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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMPOC UNIFIED·NCES 062241008882
Miguelito Elementary
1600 West Olive Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436 · (805) 742-2440 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
443 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 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
43%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
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.7pp since 2014
Math
24.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 21.4% | 23.8% | 41.9% |
| Math | 9.7% | 15.2% | 28.0% | 47.1% |
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 | 34.3% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 26.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 34.2% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 40.5% |
| 2017-18 | 51.3% | 35.9% |
| 2016-17 | 53.7% | 40.1% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Miguelito Elementary
Miguelito Elementary's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguelito Elementary this school | 634 | 69.9% | 30.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary Visalia | 618 | 68.4% | 38.4% |
| Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary Paso Robles | 682 | 69.4% | 35.8% |
| Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental Chino | 643 | 67.0% | 51.1% |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary Vista | 579 | 69.1% | 47.0% |
| James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes | 562 | 69.0% | 57.2% |
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 Miguelito Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,437 of 5,151 | #41 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #3,771 of 5,172 ▼ 292 | #44 of 66 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,511 of 5,172 ▼ 570 | #40 of 66 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,330 of 5,116 | #39 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,129 of 5,915 | #21 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,603 of 5,352 | #58 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #3,268 of 5,354 | #31 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #2,960 of 5,625 | #34 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #867 of 1,139 | #9 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
634
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 634 | 25 | 25.4:1 | 70% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 72% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 27 | 23.9:1 | 64% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 26 | 24.0:1 | 69% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 70% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 67% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 61% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 43% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 19 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miguelito Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (614 to 634); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Miguelito Elementary
Among the schools in Lompoc, California, is Miguelito Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 634 students in kindergarten through 6. The school is 36% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Lompoc Unified has a total of 16 schools and 8,896 students, Miguelito Elementary among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Miguelito Elementary is 73%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Santa Barbara County is about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Miguelito Elementary are from different groups.
Miguelito Elementary reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 25.4:1. The school's 25.4:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 70% of students at Miguelito Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Miguelito Elementary would score about 38.6%. It scores 30.5%, 8.1 points below that figure.
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 poverty rate is about 9%. Across Santa Barbara County, 129 public schools serve about 66,191 students.
Lompoc Valley Middle sits about 0.7 miles from Miguelito Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Miguelito Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Miguelito Elementary's location as Suburb: Small.
The school's size has been steady, with 623 students in 2020-21 and 634 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.0:1 to 25.4:1 over the same years.
Miguelito Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- Arthur Hapgood ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Lompoc Valley MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Vandenberg MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 541 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
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- La Honda STEAM AcademyElementary · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Lompoc Valley Middle0.7 mi · 744
- Clarence Ruth Elementary0.8 mi · 495
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day1.1 mi · 31
- Mission Valley1.1 mi · 61
- Lompoc High1.2 mi · 1,593
- La Canada Elementary1.5 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Miguelito ElementaryHow many students attend Miguelito Elementary?
Miguelito Elementary enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-06.
Is Miguelito Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miguelito Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Miguelito Elementary have?
Miguelito Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Miguelito Elementary?
Student demographics at Miguelito Elementary are roughly 18% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Miguelito Elementary in?
Miguelito Elementary is part of Lompoc Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.