Is Benjamin Foxen Elementary a good school?

Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks 2293 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 189 students attended Benjamin Foxen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Foxen Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 39% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Foxen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Ernest Righetti High

Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Summary:

Benjamin Foxen Elementary is a public K-8 school in Santa Maria, California, serving 189 students as part of the Blochman Union Elementary District. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 32% to 65% in English Language Arts and 18% to 60% in Mathematics.

While Benjamin Foxen Elementary's overall performance is average, there are some interesting findings. The school's male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds tend to perform better than their female and Hispanic counterparts, suggesting the need to focus on addressing the needs of these underperforming subgroups. Additionally, some nearby schools like Joe Nightingale Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary demonstrate stronger academic results, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, which could serve as models for best practices that Benjamin Foxen Elementary could learn from.

Another area of concern is the fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates at Benjamin Foxen Elementary, which range from 1.4% to 12.2% over the past few years. This is generally lower than some nearby schools like Battles (Washington) Elementary and Olga L. Reed Elementary, but higher than others like Patterson Road Elementary and Joe Nightingale Elementary. Addressing attendance issues could be a key focus for the school to improve overall student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-8

4949 Foxen Canyon Rd.
Santa Maria, CA 93454-9666

(805) 937-1148

District: Blochman Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2293^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,231

Students who attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ernest Righetti High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 189

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

White:

39.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks better than 60.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.77. (See more...)

Compare Details Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks better than 55.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.06. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55%), White (39.2%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Foxen Elementary is 19.6. (See more...)

Compare Benjamin Foxen Elementary employs 9.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benjamin Foxen Elementary is $10,231.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin Foxen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Foxen Elementary 2293^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Benjamin Foxen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Foxen Elementary 1241^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Benjamin Foxen Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Blochman Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blochman Union Elementary 615^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benjamin Foxen Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	20.39	4263^rd	5113	16.6%
2008	68.44	1478^th	5113	71.1%
2009	61.91	1827^th	5193	64.8%
2010	49.03	2617^th	5314	50.8%
2011	80.07	996^th	5377	81.5%
2012	56.42	2242^nd	5390	58.4%
2013	57.25	2283^rd	5530	58.7%
2015	31.32	3598^th	5611	35.9%
2016	41.79	2972^nd	5614	47.1%
2017	54.50	2302^nd	5692	59.6%
2018	55.16	2277^th	5662	59.8%
2019	55.77	2265^th	5789	60.9%
2022	71.63	1549^th	5883	73.7%
2023	62.08	1951^st	5874	66.8%
2024	54.77	2293^rd	5862	60.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.43	2398^th	5084	52.8%
2019	60.49	1755^th	5173	66.1%
2022	69.14	1206^th	5264	77.1%
2023	66.65	1409^th	5374	73.8%
2024	60.93	1733^rd	5511	68.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	41.84	2961^st	5413	45.3%
2024	39.14	3126^th	5605	44.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.51	1587^th	5431	70.8%
2019	62.56	1846^th	5510	66.5%
2022	66.57	1656^th	5663	70.8%
2023	56.09	2132^nd	5650	62.3%
2024	54.28	2244^th	5636	60.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.72	2632^nd	4830	45.5%
2019	67.15	1287^th	4963	74.1%
2022	44.23	2579^th	5084	49.3%
2023	52.95	2058^th	5098	59.6%
2024	44.93	2615^th	5102	48.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.31	1224^th	2737	55.3%
2019	34.38	2031^st	2834	28.3%
2024	50.87	1380^th	2647	47.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Benjamin Foxen Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.61	776^th	1769	56.1%
2010	54.97	906^th	2179	58.4%
2011	61.17	783^rd	2236	65.0%
2012	41.61	1314^th	2259	41.8%
2013	59.40	909^th	2379	61.8%
2015	38.55	1373^rd	2477	44.6%
2016	44.29	1265^th	2497	49.3%
2017	51.91	1052^nd	2508	58.1%
2018	55.60	952^nd	2480	61.6%
2019	53.09	1080^th	2715	60.2%
2022	80.14	471^st	2740	82.8%
2023	58.99	935^th	2802	66.6%
2024	47.06	1241^st	2777	55.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.54	566^th	2230	74.6%
2024	42.24	1290^th	2575	49.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	41.24	1262^nd	2262	44.2%
2023	67.29	685^th	2547	73.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.23	629^th	2273	72.3%
2019	75.09	524^th	2407	78.2%
2023	43.95	1237^th	2558	51.6%
2024	50.43	1061^st	2547	58.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.25	717^th	2391	70.0%
2024	43.61	1169^th	2383	50.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.44	839^th	1496	43.9%
2023	49.35	757^th	1552	51.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The school is located in a beautiful rural setting with fantastic teachers, small class sizes, and innovative hands-on programs. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Benjamin Foxen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	88	2	3	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	127
1989	101	0	2	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	140
1990	103	0	0	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	142
1991	99	0	0	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	132
1992	88	0	0	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	126
1993	91	0	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	123
1994	103	2	0	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	140
1995	110	2	0	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	146
1996	110	2	0	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	146
1997	92	0	1	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	141
1998	68	0	2	36	12	n/a	n/a	0	118
1999	41	0	1	26	58	n/a	n/a	0	126
2000	37	2	0	27	44	n/a	n/a	0	110
2001	33	0	0	25	39	n/a	n/a	0	97
2002	10	0	1	25	44	n/a	n/a	3	83
2003	10	0	1	25	44	n/a	n/a	3	83
2004	12	0	0	21	47	n/a	n/a	0	80
2005	18	1	2	23	38	n/a	n/a	0	82
2006	33	0	1	24	17	n/a	n/a	1	76
2007	24	1	3	12	44	n/a	n/a	1	85
2008	25	n/a	1	13	52	n/a	n/a	0	91
2009	37	0	0	22	30	1	2	0	92
2010	66	0	0	8	12	0	13	0	99
2011	67	0	3	39	8	0	12	0	129
2012	72	0	0	47	7	4	10	0	140
2013	70	0	0	40	4	3	11	0	128
2014	105	0	1	16	12	0	0	0	134
2015	84	0	1	40	6	2	0	0	133
2016	63	4	1	85	4	0	16	0	173
2017	84	0	2	98	5	0	8	0	197
2018	91	0	1	107	4	0	9	0	212
2019	91	0	1	109	3	0	8	0	212
2020	92	0	0	107	3	0	6	0	208
2021	71	0	0	94	2	0	6	0	173
2022	80	2	0	87	3	0	4	1	177
2023	74	1	1	104	1	0	7	1	189

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Benjamin Foxen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	127	6.0	21.1	n/a
1989	140	6.0	23.3	n/a
1990	142	5.7	24.9	n/a
1991	132	5.7	23.1	n/a
1992	126	5.8	21.7	36.5
1993	123	4.7	26.2	41.5
1994	140	5.0	28.0	37.1
1995	146	5.0	29.2	27.4
1996	146	5.0	29.2	27.4
1997	141	6.0	23.5	43.3
1998	118	4.0	29.5	46.6
1999	126	6.0	21.0	46.8
2000	110	4.6	23.9	52.7
2001	97	5.3	18.3	58.8
2002	83	4.5	18.4	67.5
2003	83	4.5	18.4	67.5
2004	80	5.0	16.0	65
2005	82	5.0	16.4	70.7
2006	76	5.0	15.2	61.3
2007	85	5.0	17.0	60.7
2008	91	5.5	16.5	61.5
2009	92	5.0	16.7	68.5
2010	99	4.5	22.0	63.6
2011	129	n/a	n/a	45.7
2012	140	7.2	19.4	n/a
2013	128	6.2	20.6	53.1
2014	134	7.0	19.1	59.7
2015	133	7.0	19.0	62.4
2016	173	8.0	21.6	64.7
2017	197	8.5	23.1	58.4
2018	212	8.7	24.2	57.5
2019	212	9.0	23.5	54.2
2020	208	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	173	9.0	19.2	55.5
2022	177	9.0	19.6	46.9
2023	189	9.6	19.6	48.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Benjamin Foxen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	127	6.0	21.1	n/a
1989	140	6.0	23.3	n/a
1990	142	5.7	24.9	n/a
1991	132	5.7	23.1	n/a
1992	126	5.8	21.7	36.5
1993	123	4.7	26.2	41.5
1994	140	5.0	28.0	37.1
1995	146	5.0	29.2	27.4
1996	146	5.0	29.2	27.4
1997	141	6.0	23.5	43.3
1998	118	4.0	29.5	46.6
1999	126	6.0	21.0	46.8
2000	110	4.6	23.9	52.7
2001	97	5.3	18.3	58.8
2002	83	4.5	18.4	67.5
2003	83	4.5	18.4	67.5
2004	80	5.0	16.0	65
2005	82	5.0	16.4	70.7
2006	76	5.0	15.2	61.3
2007	85	5.0	17.0	60.7
2008	91	5.5	16.5	61.5
2009	92	5.0	16.7	68.5
2010	99	4.5	22.0	63.6
2011	129	n/a	n/a	45.7
2012	140	7.2	19.4	n/a
2013	128	6.2	20.6	53.1
2014	134	7.0	19.1	59.7
2015	133	7.0	19.0	62.4
2016	173	8.0	21.6	64.7
2017	197	8.5	23.1	58.4
2018	212	8.7	24.2	57.5
2019	212	9.0	23.5	54.2
2020	208	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	173	9.0	19.2	55.5
2022	177	9.0	19.6	46.9
2023	189	9.6	19.6	48.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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