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Enrollment
849
Elementary
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MARIA-BONITA·NCES 060558009320
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary
1120 West Harding St., Santa Maria, CA 93458 · (805) 361-7620 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
21.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
814 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 171 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (171) is 76% larger than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
19.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
19.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.9% | 14.5% | 23.9% | 56.7% |
| Math | 4.9% | 14.2% | 29.2% | 51.7% |
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 | 19.4% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 16.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.6% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 22.4% | 11.8% |
| 2017-18 | 18.3% | 12.9% |
| 2016-17 | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary this school | 849 | 95.9% | 18.4% |
| Romero-Cruz Academy Santa Ana | 827 | 95.8% | 10.4% |
| Kamala Elementary Oxnard | 842 | 95.8% | 24.1% |
| Adam (William Laird) Elementary Santa Maria | 874 | 96.8% | 18.2% |
| Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary Santa Maria | 869 | 94.2% | 38.7% |
| Manuel Esqueda Elementary Santa Ana | 811 | 94.3% | 18.8% |
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 Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,705 of 5,151 | #58 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,393 of 5,172 ▲ 137 | #51 of 66 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #4,873 of 5,172 ▼ 57 | #61 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,683 of 5,116 | #12 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #257 of 5,915 | #10 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,529 of 5,352 | #37 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #5,227 of 5,354 | #59 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #332 of 5,625 | #9 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #2,436 of 3,837 | #28 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
849
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 849 | 40.3 | 21.1:1 | 96% (814) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 38.8 | 22.3:1 | 92% (798) |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 36.5 | 23.4:1 | 92% (783) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 36 | 23.9:1 | 94% (807) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 39.5 | 24.4:1 | 94% (907) |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 38 | 25.6:1 | 93% (906) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | N/A | N/A | 85% (710) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 84% (735) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 26 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (964 to 849); teachers up 2% (39.5 to 40.3).
About Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary is a large elementary school in Santa Maria, California, (ZIP code 93458). Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 849 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 83% bigger than that mark.
Santa Maria-Bonita operates 21 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,408 students.
Hispanic students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Santa Barbara County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary reported 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. There are 814 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 96% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Santa Barbara County report 68%.
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary is -5.0 points: 18.4% actual, 23.4% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Santa Barbara County, median household income comes to about $98,161, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 129, with about 66,191 students.
Bruce (Robert) Elementary is the nearest public school to Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 18.4% is below the 21.5% average for nearby schools.
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 859 to 849. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 23.9:1 to 21.1:1.
Oakley (Calvin C.) 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 Santa Maria-Bonita
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,177 students
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
- Fesler (Isaac) Junior HighMiddle · 974 students
- Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Kunst (Tommie) Junior HighMiddle · 912 students
Other schools in Santa Maria
- Santa Maria HighHigh · 3,143 students
- Pioneer Valley HighHigh · 3,080 students
- Ernest Righetti HighHigh · 2,416 students
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,177 students
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
Nearby schools
- Bruce (Robert) Elementary0.7 mi · 1,050
- Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary0.7 mi · 869
- El Camino Junior High0.9 mi · 830
- Fairlawn Elementary0.9 mi · 716
- Alvin Elementary1.2 mi · 998
- Kunst (Tommie) Junior High1.3 mi · 912
Frequently asked questions
About Oakley (Calvin C.) ElementaryHow many students attend Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary?
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary enrolls approximately 849 students in grades KG-06.
Is Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary have?
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
How diverse is Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary?
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary in?
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary is part of Santa Maria-Bonita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.