Is La Canada Elementary a good school?

La Canada Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Canada Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 550 students attended La Canada Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Canada Elementary?

Students at La Canada Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of La Canada Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Canada Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lompoc Valley Middle High : Lompoc High

La Canada Elementary

Summary:

La Canada Elementary is a public elementary school in Lompoc, California, serving 592 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La Canada Elementary faces significant challenges in supporting its diverse student population and improving academic outcomes. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 43.3% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, La Canada consistently performs below the Lompoc Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 26.01% of students proficient or better in ELA and 15.34% in Mathematics. The school struggles to support its Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking particularly low compared to other California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Lompoc Unified School District, such as Crestview Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary, La Canada Elementary consistently performs worse academically. Additionally, Manzanita Public Charter, a charter school outside the district, significantly outperforms La Canada in academic achievement. These comparisons suggest that La Canada Elementary may need targeted interventions and support to address its challenges and improve outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

621 West North Ave.
Lompoc, CA 93436-4009

(805) 742-2250

District: Lompoc Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5099^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,819

Students who attend La Canada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lompoc Valley Middle
High:	Lompoc High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 550

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Canada Elementary ranks worse than 87% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Lompoc Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.15. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.2%), White (8%), Asian (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lompoc Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Canada Elementary is 22.9. 5 elementary schools in the Lompoc Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Canada Elementary is $7,819, which is the 3^rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Lompoc Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Canada Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Canada Elementary 5099^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Canada Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lompoc Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lompoc Unified 1202^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Canada Elementary

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Rank History for all students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.22	2796^th	4809	41.9%
2005	29.88	3287^th	4822	31.8%
2006	32.01	3170^th	4818	34.2%
2007	31.86	3441^st	5113	32.7%
2008	26.74	3848^th	5113	24.7%
2009	30.93	3637^th	5193	30.0%
2010	29.86	3865^th	5314	27.3%
2011	28.94	4066^th	5377	24.4%
2012	29.60	3975^th	5390	26.3%
2013	27.77	4213^th	5530	23.8%
2015	24.36	4188^th	5611	25.4%
2016	37.72	3238^th	5614	42.3%
2017	44.08	2857^th	5692	49.8%
2018	45.33	2815^th	5662	50.3%
2019	46.16	2810^th	5789	51.5%
2022	30.99	3795^th	5883	35.5%
2023	28.61	4013^th	5874	31.7%
2024	17.15	5099^th	5862	13.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.98	787^th	3246	75.8%
2019	27.56	2665^th	3275	18.6%
2022	45.38	1442^nd	3311	56.4%
2023	51.12	1133^rd	3250	65.1%
2024	39.38	1864^th	3160	41.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.60	1199^th	2420	50.5%
2024	20.39	2375^th	2634	9.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.04	2105^th	5084	58.6%
2019	54.59	2096^th	5173	59.5%
2022	40.89	2930^th	5264	44.3%
2023	31.92	3743^rd	5374	30.3%
2024	20.42	4752^nd	5511	13.8%

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Rank History for Female students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.21	2422^nd	5413	55.3%
2019	49.58	2523^rd	5492	54.1%
2022	36.89	3205^th	5635	43.1%
2023	29.50	3818^th	5617	32.0%
2024	19.50	4743^rd	5605	15.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.50	1734^th	2128	18.5%
2019	18.13	2441^st	2585	5.6%
2022	49.00	829^th	2227	62.8%

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Rank History for Male students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.90	3059^th	5431	43.7%
2019	42.31	2894^th	5510	47.5%
2022	26.57	4082^nd	5663	27.9%
2023	29.21	3846^th	5650	31.9%
2024	17.08	4972^nd	5636	11.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.45	2138^th	4830	55.7%
2019	55.23	1959^th	4963	60.5%
2022	38.82	2991^st	5084	41.2%
2023	36.86	3152^nd	5098	38.2%
2024	22.75	4293^rd	5102	15.9%

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Rank History for White students at La Canada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	36.83	1940^th	2834	31.5%

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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 La Canada Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	236	42	50	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1989	244	50	68	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1990	292	53	87	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1991	328	67	84	142	4	n/a	n/a	0	625
1992	338	71	95	152	10	n/a	n/a	0	666
1993	323	79	86	171	15	n/a	n/a	0	674
1994	297	79	93	185	14	n/a	n/a	0	668
1995	308	65	95	193	14	n/a	n/a	0	675
1996	308	65	95	193	14	n/a	n/a	0	675
1997	311	72	84	223	9	n/a	n/a	0	699
1998	302	66	87	230	8	n/a	n/a	0	693
1999	298	72	81	257	8	n/a	n/a	0	716
2000	282	75	55	266	10	n/a	n/a	0	688
2001	257	79	57	313	9	n/a	n/a	0	715
2002	234	63	42	328	12	n/a	n/a	0	679
2003	234	63	42	328	12	n/a	n/a	0	679
2004	243	53	40	349	14	n/a	n/a	0	699
2005	211	64	45	396	11	n/a	n/a	0	727
2006	179	62	43	392	11	n/a	n/a	0	687
2007	163	48	24	392	11	n/a	n/a	66	704
2008	151	49	29	378	8	n/a	n/a	0	615
2009	160	54	29	436	7	4	70	0	760
2010	112	34	26	485	5	2	36	0	700
2011	102	33	32	483	4	1	27	0	682
2012	89	31	33	487	7	1	19	0	667
2013	86	37	29	496	11	1	20	0	680
2014	87	37	28	485	10	2	15	0	664
2015	79	26	29	520	7	2	11	0	674
2016	71	25	28	500	5	2	11	0	642
2017	70	25	27	497	4	2	13	0	638
2018	68	25	21	488	3	2	17	0	624
2019	76	20	19	500	3	1	16	0	635
2020	73	15	16	523	1	1	24	0	653
2021	62	11	18	525	1	0	18	0	635
2022	54	13	19	492	1	0	18	0	597
2023	55	14	21	484	0	0	18	0	592
2024	44	10	23	463	1	0	9	0	550

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 La Canada Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	416	19.2	21.6	n/a
1989	466	24.5	19.0	n/a
1990	544	27.7	19.6	n/a
1991	625	26.7	23.4	n/a
1992	666	27.1	24.5	18.3
1993	674	29.7	22.7	43.5
1994	668	28.0	23.9	36.4
1995	675	29.6	22.8	45.2
1996	675	29.6	22.8	45.2
1997	699	31.8	22.0	45.6
1998	693	34.6	20.0	34.2
1999	716	37.8	18.9	49.2
2000	688	37.8	18.2	46.2
2001	715	37.0	19.3	51.2
2002	679	38.5	17.6	50.2
2003	679	38.5	17.6	50.2
2004	699	36.0	19.4	54.6
2005	727	35.5	20.5	58.7
2006	687	35.0	19.6	65.1
2007	704	34.6	20.3	75.4
2008	615	36.0	17.1	79.5
2009	760	36.9	19.5	66.3
2010	700	31.0	22.5	72
2011	682	n/a	n/a	74.8
2012	667	32.4	20.5	n/a
2013	680	32.2	21.1	84.1
2014	664	28.0	23.7	86
2015	674	30.0	22.4	85.3
2016	642	28.0	22.9	82.7
2017	638	27.0	23.6	84
2018	624	27.0	23.1	84.5
2019	635	26.0	24.4	85.4
2020	653	n/a	n/a	87.9
2021	635	28.0	22.6	84.7
2022	597	28.5	20.9	79.9
2023	592	28.1	21.0	78
2024	550	24.0	22.9	87.3

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 La Canada Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	416	19.2	21.6	n/a
1989	466	24.5	19.0	n/a
1990	544	27.7	19.6	n/a
1991	625	26.7	23.4	n/a
1992	666	27.1	24.5	18.3
1993	674	29.7	22.7	43.5
1994	668	28.0	23.9	36.4
1995	675	29.6	22.8	45.2
1996	675	29.6	22.8	45.2
1997	699	31.8	22.0	45.6
1998	693	34.6	20.0	34.2
1999	716	37.8	18.9	49.2
2000	688	37.8	18.2	46.2
2001	715	37.0	19.3	51.2
2002	679	38.5	17.6	50.2
2003	679	38.5	17.6	50.2
2004	699	36.0	19.4	54.6
2005	727	35.5	20.5	58.7
2006	687	35.0	19.6	65.1
2007	704	34.6	20.3	75.4
2008	615	36.0	17.1	79.5
2009	760	36.9	19.5	66.3
2010	700	31.0	22.5	72
2011	682	n/a	n/a	74.8
2012	667	32.4	20.5	n/a
2013	680	32.2	21.1	84.1
2014	664	28.0	23.7	86
2015	674	30.0	22.4	85.3
2016	642	28.0	22.9	82.7
2017	638	27.0	23.6	84
2018	624	27.0	23.1	84.5
2019	635	26.0	24.4	85.4
2020	653	n/a	n/a	87.9
2021	635	28.0	22.6	84.7
2022	597	28.5	20.9	79.9
2023	592	28.1	21.0	78
2024	550	24.0	22.9	87.3

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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