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What's one thing La Canada Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMPOC UNIFIED·NCES 062241002682
La Canada Elementary
621 West North Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436 · (805) 742-2250 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
472 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
28.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.0pp since 2014
Math
14.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 18.8% | 27.0% | 45.1% |
| Math | 2.3% | 11.7% | 24.4% | 61.7% |
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 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 21.1% |
| 2018-19 | 51.8% | 35.3% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 50.1% | 24.6% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 La Canada Elementary
La Canada Elementary's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Canada Elementary this school | 541 | 87.2% | 20.9% |
| Elkhorn Village Elementary West Sacramento | 557 | 85.6% | 27.0% |
| Mitchell Elementary Atwater | 528 | 86.0% | 42.8% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Escondido | 498 | 87.3% | 29.1% |
| Ward (E. W.) Elementary Downey | 543 | 87.3% | 39.7% |
| Armona Elementary Armona | 571 | 84.9% | 39.9% |
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 La Canada Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,508 of 5,151 | #52 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #4,834 of 5,172 ▼ 179 | #62 of 66 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,177 of 5,172 ▲ 29 | #48 of 66 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.4pp | #260 of 5,116 | #6 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #1,971 of 5,915 | #24 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,630 of 5,352 | #48 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #3,940 of 5,354 | #36 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #1,438 of 5,625 | #18 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #2,247 of 3,837 | #22 of 47 |
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
541
-94 (-15%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 541 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 87% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 87% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 28.2 | 21.0:1 | 78% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 85% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 27 | 23.1:1 | 84% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 83% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 75% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 51% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 26 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Canada Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (624 to 541); teachers down 11% (27 to 24).
About La Canada Elementary
La Canada Elementary is an elementary school in Lompoc, California, reachable at (805) 742-2250. It serves 541 students in kindergarten through 6.
La Canada Elementary is part of Lompoc Unified, where 16 schools serve 8,896 students.
Most students at La Canada Elementary are Hispanic: 83% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Santa Barbara County is roughly 48% Hispanic. La Canada Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
La Canada Elementary operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. La Canada Elementary reports 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 19 points above the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.4% for La Canada Elementary. The school posts 20.9%, 7.5 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Barbara County show that median household income is about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County, with a combined enrollment of about 66,191.
The closest public school, Lompoc High, is about 0.4 miles from La Canada Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, La Canada Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 635 in 2020-21 and 541 in 2024-25, a decrease of 94 students.
Community posts for La Canada Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lompoc Unified
- Lompoc HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,060 students
- Arthur Hapgood ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Lompoc Valley MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Miguelito ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- Vandenberg MiddleMiddle · 565 students
Other schools in Lompoc
- Lompoc HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,060 students
- Arthur Hapgood ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Lompoc Valley MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Miguelito ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- La Honda STEAM AcademyElementary · 531 students
Other La Canada Elementary schools
One other US public school is named La Canada Elementary. La Canada Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- La Canada ElementaryLa Canada, CA · 633 students
Nearby schools
- Lompoc High0.4 mi · 1,593
- Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc0.5 mi · 125
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day0.8 mi · 31
- Mission Valley0.8 mi · 61
- Clarence Ruth Elementary0.9 mi · 495
- La Honda STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About La Canada ElementaryHow many students attend La Canada Elementary?
La Canada Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does La Canada Elementary serve?
La Canada Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Canada Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Canada Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Canada Elementary?
At La Canada Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is La Canada Elementary in?
La Canada Elementary is part of Lompoc Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.