Miguelito Elementary

Miguelito Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Lompoc, California, operated by Lompoc Unified. Current enrollment sits at 634 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 36% above typical.

Across the 16 schools in Lompoc Unified (8,896 students total), Miguelito Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Miguelito Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 18% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Santa Barbara County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Miguelito Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Miguelito Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Miguelito Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Santa Barbara County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,161 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Santa Barbara County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), of which Miguelito Elementary is one.

Lompoc Valley Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Miguelito Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Miguelito Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 22.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Miguelito Elementary has rose 3%, going from 614 students in 2018 to 634 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 66% to 73% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Miguelito Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.