Enrollment
159
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS OLIVOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062292003504
Los Olivos Elementary
2540 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos, CA 93441 · (805) 688-4025 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- CThree-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
14.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
30 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
64.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.8pp since 2014
Math
51.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.6% | 31.6% | 22.1% | 13.7% |
| Math | 24.2% | 27.4% | 29.5% | 18.9% |
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 | 64.2% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 62.4% | 58.4% |
| 2020-21 | 70.1% | 73.2% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 61.3% |
| 2017-18 | 74.3% | 62.4% |
| 2016-17 | 73.8% | 55.7% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Olivos Elementary this school | 159 | 18.9% | 57.2% |
| Liberty Elementary Petaluma | 162 | 19.1% | 78.9% |
| Cayucos Elementary Cayucos | 185 | 23.2% | 60.5% |
| Mountain Elementary Soquel | 143 | 14.7% | 63.0% |
| River Montessori Elementary Charter Petaluma | 144 | 24.3% | N/A |
| Sierra Expeditionary Learning Truckee | 216 | 20.4% | N/A |
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 Los Olivos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #1,260 of 5,151 | #13 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,480 of 5,172 ▲ 709 | #15 of 66 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #1,075 of 5,172 ▲ 29 | #11 of 66 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #1,079 of 5,116 | #18 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #5,495 of 5,915 | #67 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #5,186 of 5,625 | #65 of 70 |
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
159
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 159 | 10.7 | 14.8:1 | 19% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 9.7 | 15.6:1 | 19% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 10.9 | 14.9:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 9 | 17.1:1 | 23% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 10.7 | 13.0:1 | 21% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | N/A | N/A | 11% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 13 | 24.3:1 | 7% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 9 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Olivos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (139 to 159); teachers unchanged (10.7 to 10.7).
About Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Olivos, California. The school's 159 students are in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 66% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
In federal data, the district for Los Olivos Elementary is the school itself.
White students make up a majority at Los Olivos Elementary, at 64%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Santa Barbara County is about 48% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Los Olivos Elementary total 10.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 30 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 19%. It compares with 68% for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
allk12 grades Los Olivos Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Los Olivos Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (57.2%) and its predicted rate (68.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Santa Barbara County census figures show that the median household income is $98,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Santa Barbara County is home to 129 public schools and about 66,191 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Ballard Elementary is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Los Olivos Elementary. On proficiency, Los Olivos Elementary is ahead of the 54.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
Los Olivos Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment increase, from 154 in 2020-21 to 159 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.1:1 to 14.8:1.
Community posts for Los Olivos Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
Nearby schools
- Ballard Elementary1.8 mi · 113
- Santa Ynez Elementary3.6 mi · 147
- Santa Ynez Valley Charter3.7 mi · 189
- College Elementary3.7 mi · 28
- Refugio High4.0 mi · 11
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High4.0 mi · 801
Frequently asked questions
About Los Olivos ElementaryHow large is Los Olivos Elementary?
Los Olivos Elementary enrolls approximately 159 students in grades KG-08.
Is Los Olivos Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Los Olivos Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Olivos Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Olivos Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Los Olivos Elementary?
Student demographics at Los Olivos Elementary are roughly 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Los Olivos Elementary in?
Los Olivos Elementary is part of Los Olivos Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.