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Family Partnership Charter
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 23.1 | 16.1:1 | 41% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 23.4 | 17.1:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.8 | 16.1:1 | 38% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 32% (153) |
About Family Partnership Charter
Family Partnership Charter operates as a small school serving multiple grade levels in Santa Maria, California. Federal data show 372 students enrolled in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. Across combined schools in California, the average enrollment is about 602.
Family Partnership Charter District is the district for Family Partnership Charter.
The student body at Family Partnership Charter is 54% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Family Partnership Charter, which has 23.1. Combined schools in California have an average ratio of 18.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 41%. That is lower than the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
Census data for Santa Barbara County show the median household earns about $98,161 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Family Partnership Charter, Santa Barbara County has 129 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Family Partnership Charter is closest to Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Federal records list Family Partnership Charter as a charter school. Family Partnership Charter is classified as a virtual school.
The school shrank from 481 students in 2020-21 to 372 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 22.9:1 to 16.1:1.
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