Is Santa Lucia Elementary a good school?

Santa Lucia Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Santa Lucia Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 635 students attended Santa Lucia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Lucia Elementary?

Students at Santa Lucia Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Santa Lucia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Lucia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chalone Peaks Middle High : King City High

Santa Lucia Elementary

Summary:

Santa Lucia Elementary is a public elementary school located in King City, California, serving 599 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the King City Union District, which is ranked 1394 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santa Lucia Elementary is facing significant challenges, with a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.6% in 2018-2019 to 35.2% in 2021-2022. This is notably higher than the nearby Del Rey Elementary (29.1%) and King City Arts Magnet (35.2%) schools. Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently lower than the King City Union District and the state of California averages. In 2023-2024, only 26.28% of Santa Lucia students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 25.4% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

The school's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, with Santa Lucia Elementary ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's performance for special education and disabled students is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. This may be due to the school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 94.92% in 2020-2021, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools and indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. To address these challenges, Santa Lucia Elementary will likely need targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education for the community it serves.

Detail:

Public K-5

502 Collins St.
King City, CA 93930-3233

(831) 385-3246

District: King City Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4860^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,130

Students who attend Santa Lucia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chalone Peaks Middle
High:	King City High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 635

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

2.4%

Asian:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Santa Lucia Elementary ranks worse than 82.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the King City Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.01. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Santa Lucia Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the King City Union School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.3%), White (2.4%), Asian (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Santa Lucia Elementary is 24.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the King City Union School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Santa Lucia Elementary is $11,130, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the King City Union School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Santa Lucia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Lucia Elementary 4860^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Santa Lucia Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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King City Union:

SchoolDigger ranks King City Union 1394^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Santa Lucia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.63	4365^th	4809	9.2%
2005	14.28	4381^st	4822	9.1%
2006	15.65	4310^th	4818	10.5%
2007	18.84	4387^th	5113	14.2%
2009	11.75	4924^th	5193	5.2%
2010	16.20	4839^th	5314	8.9%
2011	40.74	3194^th	5377	40.6%
2012	41.84	3145^th	5390	41.7%
2013	45.06	3001^st	5530	45.7%
2015	17.81	4858^th	5611	13.4%
2016	18.26	4767^th	5614	15.1%
2017	25.99	4171^st	5692	26.7%
2018	27.11	4070^th	5662	28.1%
2019	23.60	4481^st	5789	22.6%
2022	15.65	5304^th	5883	9.8%
2023	16.96	5154^th	5874	12.3%
2024	20.01	4860^th	5862	17.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.53	2213^th	3246	31.8%
2019	36.51	2025^th	3275	38.2%
2022	35.84	2134^th	3311	35.5%
2023	37.48	1980^th	3250	39.1%
2024	35.88	2117^th	3160	33.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.20	2190^th	2420	9.5%
2024	26.45	2035^th	2634	22.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.38	3210^th	5084	36.9%
2019	34.28	3554^th	5173	31.3%
2022	22.90	4427^th	5264	15.9%
2023	22.69	4483^rd	5374	16.6%
2024	27.91	4154^th	5511	24.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	43.06	186^th	356	47.8%
2023	38.11	209^th	336	37.8%
2024	42.90	200^th	364	45.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.38	3810^th	5413	29.6%
2019	28.62	3932^nd	5492	28.4%
2022	16.31	5060^th	5635	10.2%
2023	16.43	5014^th	5617	10.7%
2024	23.19	4409^th	5605	21.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.44	1899^th	2128	10.8%
2019	24.42	2100^th	2585	18.8%
2022	17.59	2179^th	2227	2.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.14	4097^th	5431	24.6%
2019	20.66	4605^th	5510	16.4%
2022	16.56	5069^th	5663	10.5%
2023	18.69	4852^nd	5650	14.1%
2024	18.29	4875^th	5636	13.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Santa Lucia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.55	3106^th	4830	35.7%
2019	33.72	3411^th	4963	31.3%
2022	22.03	4356^th	5084	14.3%
2023	23.52	4219^th	5098	17.2%
2024	28.91	3804^th	5102	25.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Santa Lucia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	248	12	8	490	1	n/a	n/a	0	759
1989	236	6	9	585	2	n/a	n/a	0	838
1990	250	6	7	616	0	n/a	n/a	0	879
1991	219	1	9	639	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
1992	198	3	3	593	0	n/a	n/a	0	797
1993	193	9	8	643	0	n/a	n/a	0	853
1994	143	11	7	625	1	n/a	n/a	0	787
1995	130	8	6	705	1	n/a	n/a	0	850
1996	130	8	6	705	1	n/a	n/a	0	850
1997	133	7	3	769	1	n/a	n/a	0	913
1998	121	10	1	775	1	n/a	n/a	0	908
1999	108	0	0	769	0	n/a	n/a	4	881
2000	111	1	0	775	2	n/a	n/a	0	889
2001	129	13	1	739	5	n/a	n/a	1	888
2002	51	0	4	792	1	n/a	n/a	14	862
2003	51	0	4	792	1	n/a	n/a	14	862
2004	48	1	6	770	1	n/a	n/a	6	832
2005	43	2	7	741	3	n/a	n/a	6	802
2006	31	2	8	712	7	n/a	n/a	3	763
2007	30	1	6	697	4	n/a	n/a	2	740
2008	17	1	4	499	4	n/a	n/a	0	525
2009	23	1	8	724	7	1	2	0	766
2010	14	2	6	715	4	2	4	0	747
2011	11	0	2	712	4	0	8	0	737
2012	108	0	4	602	39	0	11	0	764
2013	15	0	2	739	3	0	12	0	771
2014	14	0	0	719	3	0	8	0	744
2015	14	0	0	690	3	0	5	0	712
2016	9	1	1	684	2	0	6	0	703
2017	8	1	4	670	2	0	4	0	689
2018	7	1	4	643	2	0	6	0	663
2019	8	1	2	617	0	0	2	0	630
2020	5	0	6	597	0	0	3	0	611
2021	8	0	6	575	0	0	1	0	590
2022	8	0	4	561	0	0	0	0	573
2023	17	0	6	574	1	0	1	0	599
2024	15	1	9	605	1	0	4	0	635

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Santa Lucia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	759	31.0	24.4	n/a
1989	838	34.0	24.6	n/a
1990	879	35.0	25.1	n/a
1991	868	33.9	25.6	n/a
1992	797	34.4	23.1	52.3
1993	853	33.0	25.8	56.3
1994	787	31.6	24.9	64.8
1995	850	36.3	23.4	84.1
1996	850	36.3	23.4	84.1
1997	913	38.5	23.7	68.6
1998	908	42.5	21.4	69.6
1999	881	46.0	19.2	63.7
2000	889	45.0	19.8	69.1
2001	888	44.0	20.2	80.4
2002	862	42.0	20.5	88.3
2003	862	42.0	20.5	88.3
2004	832	41.1	20.2	74.5
2005	802	43.0	18.7	74.5
2006	763	41.5	18.4	70.5
2007	740	41.5	17.8	99.9
2008	525	34.0	15.4	0
2009	766	43.0	17.0	97.4
2010	747	31.0	24.1	80.6
2011	737	n/a	n/a	88.7
2012	764	41.0	18.6	n/a
2013	771	43.0	17.9	94.9
2014	744	36.0	20.6	96
2015	712	34.0	20.9	95.6
2016	703	31.0	22.6	95.9
2017	689	31.0	22.2	95.9
2018	663	29.5	22.4	96.7
2019	630	28.0	22.5	93
2020	611	n/a	n/a	93.8
2021	590	27.0	21.8	94.9
2022	573	26.0	22.0	94.4
2023	599	25.0	23.9	90
2024	635	26.0	24.4	89.9

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 Santa Lucia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	759	31.0	24.4	n/a
1989	838	34.0	24.6	n/a
1990	879	35.0	25.1	n/a
1991	868	33.9	25.6	n/a
1992	797	34.4	23.1	52.3
1993	853	33.0	25.8	56.3
1994	787	31.6	24.9	64.8
1995	850	36.3	23.4	84.1
1996	850	36.3	23.4	84.1
1997	913	38.5	23.7	68.6
1998	908	42.5	21.4	69.6
1999	881	46.0	19.2	63.7
2000	889	45.0	19.8	69.1
2001	888	44.0	20.2	80.4
2002	862	42.0	20.5	88.3
2003	862	42.0	20.5	88.3
2004	832	41.1	20.2	74.5
2005	802	43.0	18.7	74.5
2006	763	41.5	18.4	70.5
2007	740	41.5	17.8	99.9
2008	525	34.0	15.4	0
2009	766	43.0	17.0	97.4
2010	747	31.0	24.1	80.6
2011	737	n/a	n/a	88.7
2012	764	41.0	18.6	n/a
2013	771	43.0	17.9	94.9
2014	744	36.0	20.6	96
2015	712	34.0	20.9	95.6
2016	703	31.0	22.6	95.9
2017	689	31.0	22.2	95.9
2018	663	29.5	22.4	96.7
2019	630	28.0	22.5	93
2020	611	n/a	n/a	93.8
2021	590	27.0	21.8	94.9
2022	573	26.0	22.0	94.4
2023	599	25.0	23.9	90
2024	635	26.0	24.4	89.9

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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