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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMPOC UNIFIED·NCES 062241007298
La Honda STEAM Academy
1213 North A St., Lompoc, CA 93436 · (805) 742-2300 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- BThree-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
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
446 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 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
27%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
28.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
12.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 21.6% | 24.7% | 46.7% |
| Math | 4.9% | 8.0% | 25.9% | 61.2% |
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 | 28.6% | 12.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 16.2% |
| 2021-22 | 20.8% | 12.1% |
| 2018-19 | 26.9% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 25.3% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 22.6% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Honda STEAM Academy
La Honda STEAM Academy's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Honda STEAM Academy this school | 531 | 84.0% | 20.3% |
| California Avenue Elementary Riverbank | 540 | 85.9% | 13.9% |
| Elkhorn Elementary Castroville | 550 | 83.5% | 20.7% |
| Thomas Law Reed Elementary Reedley | 558 | 85.7% | 44.8% |
| Mitchell Elementary Atwater | 528 | 86.0% | 42.8% |
| French Camp Elementary French Camp | 581 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
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 Honda STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #4,559 of 5,151 | #53 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #4,897 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #64 of 66 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #4,120 of 5,172 ▼ 110 | #47 of 66 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,872 of 5,116 | #15 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #2,074 of 5,915 | #26 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,473 of 5,352 | #57 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #4,097 of 5,354 | #38 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #1,766 of 5,625 | #22 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #992 of 1,139 | #11 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
531
+41 (+8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
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 | 531 | 21.2 | 25.1:1 | 84% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 84% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 22.5 | 21.6:1 | 83% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 22 | 22.3:1 | 73% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 22.2 | 23.6:1 | 89% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 85% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | N/A | N/A | 80% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 59% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 23 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Honda STEAM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (522 to 531); teachers down 5% (22.2 to 21.2).
About La Honda STEAM Academy
La Honda STEAM Academy is a medium-sized elementary school based in Lompoc, California. The school's 531 students are in kindergarten through 6.
District-wide, Lompoc Unified has 16 schools and 8,896 students.
Most students at La Honda STEAM Academy are Hispanic: 85% of enrollment. The remaining students are 10% White and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Santa Barbara County is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, La Honda STEAM Academy comes in at 27%.
Its 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 25.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Santa Barbara County average 68%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, La Honda STEAM Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for La Honda STEAM Academy is 30.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.3%.
Census estimates describe Santa Barbara County this way: median household income is about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Santa Barbara County number 129 and enroll about 66,191.
The next-closest public school is Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: La Honda STEAM Academy ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 20.3% versus a 21.8% average.
Under the NCES locale system, La Honda STEAM Academy is Suburb: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 531 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 490. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 22.3:1 to 25.1:1.
Discussions about La Honda STEAM Academy may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Canada ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc0.6 mi · 125
- Leonora Fillmore Elementary0.6 mi · 469
- La Canada Elementary0.9 mi · 541
- Lompoc High1.1 mi · 1,593
- Mission Valley1.1 mi · 61
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day1.1 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About La Honda STEAM AcademyHow large is La Honda STEAM Academy?
La Honda STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does La Honda STEAM Academy serve?
La Honda STEAM Academy serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Honda STEAM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Honda STEAM Academy is approximately 25.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Honda STEAM Academy?
At La Honda STEAM Academy, the student body is approximately 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is La Honda STEAM Academy in?
La Honda STEAM Academy is part of Lompoc Unified.
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