Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUELLTON UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060633010661
Oak Valley Elementary
595 Second St., Buellton, CA 93427 · (805) 688-6992 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- A+Three-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
20.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
214 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 102% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oak Valley Elementary→Jonata Middle
Based on grade levels within Buellton Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.0pp since 2014
Math
50.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 16 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 | 25.3% | 26.6% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| Math | 25.3% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 22.1% |
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 | 52.0% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 32.4% |
| 2018-19 | 59.1% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 49.3% |
| 2016-17 | 63.4% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Oak Valley Elementary
Oak Valley Elementary's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Elementary this school | 377 | 56.8% | 43.4% |
| Juanamaria Elementary Ventura | 397 | 55.9% | 40.6% |
| Junipero Serra Elementary Ventura | 418 | 54.1% | 43.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary Simi Valley | 401 | 55.1% | 37.7% |
| Sierra House Elementary South Lake Tahoe | 418 | 58.9% | 49.4% |
| Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy Lompoc | 398 | 58.3% | 29.4% |
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 Oak Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,200 of 5,151 | #27 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,544 of 5,172 ▲ 1,427 | #18 of 66 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,892 of 5,172 ▲ 681 | #22 of 66 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.3pp | #133 of 5,116 | #2 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,965 of 5,915 | #43 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,464 of 5,352 | #34 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #1,930 of 5,354 | #14 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #3,613 of 5,625 | #42 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #3,347 of 3,837 | #41 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
377
+25 (+7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 57% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 45% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | N/A | N/A | 42% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (396 to 377); teachers unchanged (18 to 18).
About Oak Valley Elementary
Oak Valley Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Buellton, California. Enrolled students number 377 students, in kindergarten through 5.
The district for Oak Valley Elementary is Buellton Union Elementary, with 2 schools and 545 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Oak Valley Elementary, at 51%. The remaining students are 38% White and 8% multiracial. For comparison, Santa Barbara County is about 48% Hispanic. Oak Valley Elementary's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 20.9 students per teacher and 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%. The rate at public schools in Santa Barbara County averages 68%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Oak Valley Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Oak Valley Elementary is 2.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Barbara County show that the median household income is $98,161, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Oak Valley Elementary is one of 129 public schools in the county.
Jonata Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Oak Valley Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.8% on proficiency, and Oak Valley Elementary is below that at 43.4%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Oak Valley Elementary's enrollment grew from 352 in 2020-21 to 377 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.6:1 to 20.9:1.
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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 Buellton
- Jonata MiddleMiddle · 168 students
- Olive Grove Charter - BuelltonCombined · 34 students
Other Oak Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Valley Elementary. Oak Valley Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Oak Valley ElementaryTulare, CA · 562 students
- Oak Valley Elementary SchoolWENONAH, NJ · 337 students
- OAK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Jonata Middle0.5 mi · 168
- Olive Grove Charter - Buellton1.4 mi · 34
- Solvang Elementary4.0 mi · 602
- Ballard Elementary5.4 mi · 113
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High6.1 mi · 801
- Refugio High6.1 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Valley Elementary?
Oak Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Oak Valley Elementary serve?
Oak Valley Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Valley Elementary?
At Oak Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Oak Valley Elementary in?
Oak Valley Elementary is part of Buellton Union Elementary.
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