Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUELLTON UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060633000551
Jonata Middle
301 Second St., Buellton, CA 93427 · (805) 688-4222 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
93 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 56 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buellton Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.1pp since 2014
Math
45.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.4% | 40.5% | 31.0% | 10.1% |
| Math | 23.3% | 22.0% | 26.4% | 28.3% |
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 | 58.9% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 46.8% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 31.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 37.3% |
| 2018-19 | 76.7% | 70.3% |
| 2017-18 | 83.2% | 74.8% |
| 2016-17 | 80.1% | 69.8% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Jonata Middle
Jonata Middle's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonata Middle this school | 168 | 55.4% | 52.7% |
| Dairyland Elementary Chowchilla | 216 | 58.3% | 45.3% |
| Lemoore University Elementary Charter Lemoore | 155 | 61.9% | 46.3% |
| Carl Hankey Middle Mission Viejo | 181 | 49.7% | 60.3% |
| Riverview Middle Helendale | 141 | 45.4% | 29.3% |
| Mammoth Middle Mammoth Lakes | 243 | 47.3% | 38.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Jonata Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #314 of 1,224 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #329 of 1,227 ▼ 33 | #3 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #342 of 1,227 ▼ 53 | #2 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #248 of 1,214 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #1,298 of 1,377 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #887 of 1,329 | #11 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
168
-33 (-16%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 168 | 8.4 | 20.0:1 | 55% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 8 | 21.7:1 | 60% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 7.5 | 22.5:1 | 53% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 9 | 22.3:1 | 39% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 8.2 | 20.6:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 38% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | N/A | N/A | 35% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 37% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 20 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonata Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (168 to 168); teachers up 3% (8.2 to 8.4).
About Jonata Middle
The public middle school Jonata Middle is located in Buellton, California. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 168 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 75% below the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
Buellton Union Elementary oversees Jonata Middle and 1 other school, with 545 students in total.
At Jonata Middle, 54% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 38% White and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jonata Middle scores 56%.
Staffing at Jonata Middle comes to 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. Jonata Middle counts 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
Among California public middle schools, Jonata Middle outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jonata Middle is 5.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 52.7%. Predicted: 47.1%.
For the population of Santa Barbara County, the median household earns about $98,161 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Jonata Middle shares Santa Barbara County with 128 other public schools.
Jonata Middle's nearest public school is Oak Valley Elementary (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jonata Middle places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Jonata Middle is Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 16%, from 201 to 168. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.3:1 to 20.0:1.
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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 Buellton Union Elementary
- Oak Valley ElementaryElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Buellton
- Oak Valley ElementaryElementary · 377 students
- Olive Grove Charter - BuelltonCombined · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Valley Elementary0.5 mi · 377
- Olive Grove Charter - Buellton0.9 mi · 34
- Solvang Elementary3.5 mi · 602
- Ballard Elementary5.0 mi · 113
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High5.7 mi · 801
- Refugio High5.7 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Jonata MiddleHow many students attend Jonata Middle?
Jonata Middle enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jonata Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jonata Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jonata Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jonata Middle is approximately 20.0:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jonata Middle?
At Jonata Middle, the student body is approximately 38% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Jonata Middle in?
Jonata Middle is part of Buellton Union Elementary.
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