Is La Honda STEAM Academy a good school?

La Honda STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 11.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Honda STEAM Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 502 students attended La Honda STEAM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of La Honda STEAM Academy?

Students at La Honda STEAM Academy are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of La Honda STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend La Honda STEAM Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Vandenberg Middle High : Cabrillo High

La Honda STEAM Academy

Summary:

La Honda STEAM Academy is an elementary school in Lompoc, California, serving 487 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, which is ranked 1202 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La Honda STEAM Academy faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, consistently underperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests, and struggles in serving certain student subgroups effectively. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.94% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 31.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 83.37% in 2022-2023, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Lompoc Unified District, such as Crestview Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary, generally outperform La Honda STEAM Academy in test scores and other metrics. Additionally, the Manzanita Public Charter school, located outside the Lompoc Unified District, significantly outperforms La Honda STEAM Academy and the district as a whole in academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

1213 North A St.
Lompoc, CA 93436-3514

(805) 742-2300

District: Lompoc Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5190^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,255

Students who attend La Honda STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Vandenberg Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 502

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

White:

10.4%

Asian:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Honda STEAM Academy ranks worse than 88.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Lompoc Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.26. (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 (83.3%), White (10.4%), Asian (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Honda STEAM Academy is 22.8, which is the 4^th best among 9 elementary schools in the Lompoc Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare La Honda STEAM Academy employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Honda STEAM Academy is $8,255, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Lompoc Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Honda STEAM Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks La Honda STEAM Academy 5190^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Honda STEAM Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Honda STEAM Academy

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Rank History for all students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.00	3781^st	4809	21.4%
2005	29.31	3327^th	4822	31.0%
2006	21.15	3910^th	4818	18.8%
2007	20.59	4248^th	5113	16.9%
2008	19.65	4366^th	5113	14.6%
2009	12.09	4905^th	5193	5.5%
2010	23.34	4345^th	5314	18.2%
2011	10.94	5174^th	5377	3.8%
2012	12.13	5119^th	5390	5.0%
2013	11.25	5244^th	5530	5.2%
2015	20.01	4622^nd	5611	17.6%
2016	20.77	4553^rd	5614	18.9%
2017	17.10	4945^th	5692	13.1%
2018	16.54	4961^st	5662	12.4%
2019	18.36	4963^rd	5789	14.3%
2022	14.93	5366^th	5883	8.8%
2023	18.03	5048^th	5874	14.1%
2024	16.26	5190^th	5862	11.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.11	2517^th	3246	22.5%
2019	18.32	3240^th	3275	1.1%
2022	23.91	3004^th	3311	9.3%
2023	36.61	2037^th	3250	37.3%
2024	55.21	925^th	3160	70.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.73	2116^th	2420	12.6%
2024	16.49	2590^th	2634	1.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.36	4519^th	5084	11.1%
2019	24.77	4240^th	5173	18.0%
2022	20.69	4602^nd	5264	12.6%
2023	19.96	4704^th	5374	12.5%
2024	20.62	4734^th	5511	14.1%

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Rank History for Female students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.88	4997^th	5413	7.7%
2019	18.03	4793^rd	5492	12.7%
2022	19.64	4747^th	5635	15.8%
2023	23.81	4354^th	5617	22.5%
2024	18.95	4801^st	5605	14.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.55	2115^th	2128	0.6%
2022	28.72	1554^th	2227	30.2%

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Rank History for Male students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.84	4497^th	5431	17.2%
2019	20.35	4633^rd	5510	15.9%
2022	12.32	5424^th	5663	4.2%
2023	14.62	5200^th	5650	8.0%
2024	15.22	5138^th	5636	8.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Honda STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.52	4215^th	4830	12.7%
2019	23.60	4137^th	4963	16.6%
2022	18.82	4594^th	5084	9.6%
2023	24.29	4169^th	5098	18.2%
2024	21.65	4359^th	5102	14.6%

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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 Honda STEAM Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	273	40	19	148	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
1989	283	44	16	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	498
1990	277	48	17	168	2	n/a	n/a	0	512
1991	270	43	14	217	2	n/a	n/a	0	546
1992	270	46	19	231	2	n/a	n/a	0	568
1993	213	31	27	247	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
1994	208	30	25	267	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1995	229	45	20	278	8	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	229	45	20	278	8	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	235	43	25	283	9	n/a	n/a	0	595
1998	233	42	22	314	8	n/a	n/a	0	619
1999	214	35	25	359	5	n/a	n/a	0	638
2000	204	29	23	368	4	n/a	n/a	0	628
2001	193	26	23	381	6	n/a	n/a	0	629
2002	142	27	15	375	6	n/a	n/a	0	565
2003	142	27	15	375	6	n/a	n/a	0	565
2004	134	27	12	373	6	n/a	n/a	2	554
2005	115	25	18	362	8	n/a	n/a	3	531
2006	108	18	19	337	6	n/a	n/a	1	489
2007	73	13	18	283	6	n/a	n/a	42	435
2008	73	8	19	291	5	n/a	n/a	0	396
2009	90	16	12	348	3	7	31	0	507
2010	71	17	12	367	3	2	10	0	482
2011	67	12	7	365	2	2	9	0	464
2012	54	12	10	366	1	2	5	0	450
2013	48	7	11	363	1	2	8	0	440
2014	51	9	12	371	0	1	8	0	452
2015	44	15	7	420	1	1	8	0	496
2016	43	18	9	420	1	0	6	0	497
2017	41	20	9	445	1	0	7	0	523
2018	40	13	15	443	2	1	8	0	522
2019	35	6	14	449	1	1	10	0	516
2020	41	3	14	445	0	2	10	0	515
2021	49	2	12	416	0	2	9	0	490
2022	46	3	14	419	1	1	11	0	495
2023	54	4	15	398	1	1	14	0	487
2024	52	4	13	418	2	2	11	0	502

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 La Honda STEAM Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	482	26.6	18.1	n/a
1989	498	25.7	19.3	n/a
1990	512	26.0	19.6	n/a
1991	546	23.3	23.4	n/a
1992	568	23.7	23.9	40.3
1993	519	26.0	20.0	59.7
1994	532	24.7	21.5	47.9
1995	580	26.7	21.7	56.9
1996	580	26.7	21.7	56.9
1997	595	28.7	20.7	59.8
1998	619	31.9	19.4	58.2
1999	638	37.1	17.2	60.3
2000	628	38.7	16.2	57
2001	629	38.8	16.2	59.3
2002	565	34.3	16.5	60.9
2003	565	34.3	16.5	60.9
2004	554	28.9	19.2	64.9
2005	531	31.4	16.9	66.9
2006	489	28.7	17.0	68.4
2007	435	24.8	17.5	75.8
2008	396	24.1	16.4	78.5
2009	507	24.6	19.1	71.4
2010	482	22.0	21.9	76.3
2011	464	n/a	n/a	80.2
2012	450	22.3	20.1	n/a
2013	440	22.1	19.8	82.3
2014	452	19.5	23.1	85
2015	496	21.0	23.6	85.3
2016	497	23.0	21.6	84.9
2017	523	22.1	23.5	86
2018	522	22.1	23.5	88.7
2019	516	22.2	23.1	82.2
2020	515	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	490	22.0	22.2	72.9
2022	495	22.0	22.5	81.6
2023	487	22.5	21.6	83.4
2024	502	22.0	22.8	83.9

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 La Honda STEAM Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	482	26.6	18.1	n/a
1989	498	25.7	19.3	n/a
1990	512	26.0	19.6	n/a
1991	546	23.3	23.4	n/a
1992	568	23.7	23.9	40.3
1993	519	26.0	20.0	59.7
1994	532	24.7	21.5	47.9
1995	580	26.7	21.7	56.9
1996	580	26.7	21.7	56.9
1997	595	28.7	20.7	59.8
1998	619	31.9	19.4	58.2
1999	638	37.1	17.2	60.3
2000	628	38.7	16.2	57
2001	629	38.8	16.2	59.3
2002	565	34.3	16.5	60.9
2003	565	34.3	16.5	60.9
2004	554	28.9	19.2	64.9
2005	531	31.4	16.9	66.9
2006	489	28.7	17.0	68.4
2007	435	24.8	17.5	75.8
2008	396	24.1	16.4	78.5
2009	507	24.6	19.1	71.4
2010	482	22.0	21.9	76.3
2011	464	n/a	n/a	80.2
2012	450	22.3	20.1	n/a
2013	440	22.1	19.8	82.3
2014	452	19.5	23.1	85
2015	496	21.0	23.6	85.3
2016	497	23.0	21.6	84.9
2017	523	22.1	23.5	86
2018	522	22.1	23.5	88.7
2019	516	22.2	23.1	82.2
2020	515	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	490	22.0	22.2	72.9
2022	495	22.0	22.5	81.6
2023	487	22.5	21.6	83.4
2024	502	22.0	22.8	83.9

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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