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Enrollment
1,177
Elementary
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MARIA-BONITA·NCES 060558013869
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY
1970 South Biscayne St., Santa Maria, CA 93458 · (805) 361-4340 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,177 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
950 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 219 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (219) is 92% larger than its 8th grade class (114).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.4pp since 2015
Math
23.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2015, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 39.7% |
| Math | 9.5% | 13.6% | 26.0% | 50.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.7% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 21.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.7% | 36.5% |
| 2017-18 | 38.1% | 27.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.2% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY this school | 1,177 | 80.7% | 30.9% |
| Feaster (Mae L.) Charter Chula Vista | 1,095 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Alicante Avenue Elementary Lamont | 959 | 81.9% | 20.8% |
| Sycamore Magnet Academy Tustin | 1,085 | 87.2% | 18.8% |
| Grow Public Schools Bakersfield | 1,446 | 85.2% | N/A |
| Pioneer Delano | 1,043 | 87.4% | 41.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,404 of 5,151 | #40 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #3,987 of 5,172 ▼ 150 | #45 of 66 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #3,185 of 5,172 ▼ 386 | #38 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,820 of 5,116 | #32 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,177 | #23 of 5,915 | #1 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,472 of 5,352 | #56 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #4,716 of 5,354 | #48 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,122 of 5,625 | #26 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.5% | #224 of 1,139 | #3 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,177
+282 (+32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,177 | 46.9 | 25.1:1 | 81% (950) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 44.2 | 23.6:1 | 79% (822) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 40.9 | 22.9:1 | 58% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 895 | 37 | 24.2:1 | 78% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 37.5 | 25.8:1 | 83% (802) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 33 | 25.8:1 | 86% (733) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (969 to 1,177); teachers up 25% (37.5 to 46.9).
About JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in California, with an address in Santa Maria. A total of 1,177 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 153% larger than average.
A total of 21 schools make up Santa Maria-Bonita, with 17,408 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY is 92% Hispanic. The school is also 4% White and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY employs 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 25.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 81%. For comparison, public schools in Santa Barbara County average 68%.
The allk12 Grade for JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 32.3% and the result is 30.9%.
Santa Barbara County has these Census figures: the median household income is $98,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Santa Barbara County is home to 129 public schools and about 66,191 public school students.
The closest public school to JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY is Liberty Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 30.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY's enrollment climbed 32%, to 1,177.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Maria-Bonita
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
- Fesler (Isaac) Junior HighMiddle · 974 students
- Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Kunst (Tommie) Junior HighMiddle · 912 students
- Rice (William) ElementaryElementary · 887 students
Other schools in Santa Maria
- Santa Maria HighHigh · 3,143 students
- Pioneer Valley HighHigh · 3,080 students
- Ernest Righetti HighHigh · 2,416 students
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
- Fesler (Isaac) Junior HighMiddle · 974 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary0.4 mi · 865
- Adam (William Laird) Elementary0.9 mi · 874
- Sanchez (David J.) Elementary1.0 mi · 654
- Battles (Washington) Elementary1.4 mi · 769
- Santa Maria High1.4 mi · 3,143
- Bill Libbon Elementary1.6 mi · 834
Frequently asked questions
About JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY?
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 1,177 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY serve?
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY?
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY?
JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY is overseen by Santa Maria-Bonita in Santa Barbara County.
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