Is Dana Elementary a good school?

Dana Elementary ranks 3312 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dana Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 601 students attended Dana Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dana Elementary?

Students at Dana Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dana Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dana Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mesa Middle High : Central Coast New Technical High High : Nipomo High

Dana Elementary

Summary:

Dana Elementary is a public elementary school located in Nipomo, California, serving 600 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District, which is ranked 587 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Dana Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, and subgroup disparities. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly from 8.0% in 2018-2019 to 31.8% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district average of 15.6%. Academically, Dana Elementary underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.18% of Dana Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.26% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The school's performance across various student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, White, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, is also consistently lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby Nipomo Elementary and Lange (Dorothea) Elementary, which are also part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District, generally perform better than Dana Elementary across various academic metrics. Additionally, Dana Elementary's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2345 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3312 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. The significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates at Dana Elementary may be a contributing factor to the school's underperformance in academic assessments, suggesting that addressing attendance issues could be a crucial step in improving overall student achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

920 West Tefft St.
Nipomo, CA 93444-9624

(805) 474-3790

District: Lucia Mar Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3312^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,703

Students who attend Dana Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa Middle
High:	Central Coast New Technical High
	Nipomo High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 601

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

23.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dana Elementary ranks worse than 56.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.76. (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 (69.7%), White (23.6%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dana Elementary is 19.2, which is the 4^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Dana Elementary employs 31.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dana Elementary is $4,703. 7 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dana Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dana Elementary 3312^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dana Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lucia Mar Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucia Mar Unified 587^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dana Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	41.96	2548^th	4809	47.0%
2005	52.61	2063^rd	4822	57.2%
2006	48.49	2255^th	4818	53.2%
2007	49.85	2342^nd	5113	54.2%
2008	53.90	2166^th	5113	57.6%
2009	52.28	2346^th	5193	54.8%
2010	48.23	2673^rd	5314	49.7%
2011	51.89	2480^th	5377	53.9%
2012	46.35	2855^th	5390	47.0%
2013	56.07	2345^th	5530	57.6%
2015	35.19	3313^th	5611	41.0%
2016	39.75	3091^st	5614	44.9%
2017	36.71	3329^th	5692	41.5%
2018	48.29	2643^rd	5662	53.3%
2019	45.67	2838^th	5789	51.0%
2022	32.43	3665^th	5883	37.7%
2023	34.57	3533^rd	5874	39.9%
2024	37.76	3312^th	5862	43.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.86	1942^nd	3246	40.2%
2019	29.00	2567^th	3275	21.6%
2022	30.97	2530^th	3311	23.6%
2023	32.51	2359^th	3250	27.4%
2024	41.47	1717^th	3160	45.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.10	2355^th	2420	2.7%
2024	32.25	1687^th	2634	36.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.00	2754^th	5084	45.8%
2019	46.72	2628^th	5173	49.2%
2022	32.91	3588^th	5264	31.8%
2023	29.87	3909^th	5374	27.3%
2024	30.93	3855^th	5511	30.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	45.52	176^th	356	50.6%
2023	27.53	281^st	336	16.4%
2024	38.07	232^nd	364	36.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.61	2402^nd	5413	55.6%
2019	45.85	2735^th	5492	50.2%
2022	31.74	3600^th	5635	36.1%
2023	36.20	3279^th	5617	41.6%
2024	39.98	3062^nd	5605	45.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.77	1149^th	2128	46.0%
2019	25.55	2027^th	2585	21.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.04	2720^th	5431	49.9%
2019	45.57	2699^th	5510	51.0%
2022	33.69	3487^th	5663	38.4%
2023	32.95	3546^th	5650	37.2%
2024	35.61	3366^th	5636	40.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.42	2649^th	4830	45.2%
2019	45.05	2610^th	4963	47.4%
2022	36.21	3197^th	5084	37.1%
2023	34.47	3358^th	5098	34.1%
2024	38.50	3073^rd	5102	39.8%

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Rank History for White students at Dana Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.18	1573^rd	2737	42.5%
2019	39.14	1877^th	2834	33.8%
2022	24.35	2162^nd	2726	20.7%
2023	33.32	1903^rd	2662	28.5%
2024	36.19	1799^th	2647	32.0%

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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 Dana Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	309	3	5	173	1	n/a	n/a	0	491
1989	338	7	7	242	1	n/a	n/a	0	595
1990	366	5	10	265	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
1991	370	6	12	264	3	n/a	n/a	0	655
1992	420	8	12	295	7	n/a	n/a	0	742
1993	384	6	11	252	9	n/a	n/a	0	662
1994	378	3	14	231	3	n/a	n/a	0	629
1995	371	5	8	281	5	n/a	n/a	0	670
1996	371	5	8	281	5	n/a	n/a	0	670
1997	371	9	13	297	4	n/a	n/a	0	694
1998	352	9	16	268	6	n/a	n/a	0	651
1999	354	7	14	323	7	n/a	n/a	0	705
2000	377	7	11	319	4	n/a	n/a	0	718
2001	324	7	10	333	3	n/a	n/a	0	677
2002	340	11	9	322	5	n/a	n/a	3	690
2003	340	11	9	322	5	n/a	n/a	3	690
2004	337	9	8	327	3	n/a	n/a	15	699
2005	344	17	13	335	3	n/a	n/a	26	738
2006	317	15	15	315	1	n/a	n/a	34	697
2007	287	9	17	223	1	n/a	n/a	31	568
2008	289	7	6	231	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2009	280	2	4	242	1	1	39	0	569
2010	271	2	6	272	1	3	14	0	569
2011	270	5	7	307	0	3	11	0	603
2012	267	5	9	316	1	4	5	0	607
2013	252	6	11	320	1	3	5	0	598
2014	254	6	16	335	4	3	11	0	629
2015	238	9	13	331	1	3	16	0	611
2016	213	5	8	341	1	3	13	0	584
2017	228	1	9	350	1	2	20	0	611
2018	187	2	9	370	3	2	26	0	599
2019	177	1	9	364	5	2	25	0	583
2020	180	1	6	362	3	2	25	1	580
2021	136	1	9	350	4	1	23	0	524
2022	154	3	10	375	2	0	32	0	576
2023	153	2	8	406	2	0	29	0	600
2024	142	2	5	419	1	0	32	0	601

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 Dana Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	20.0	24.5	n/a
1989	595	23.0	25.8	n/a
1990	646	25.0	25.8	n/a
1991	655	26.5	24.7	n/a
1992	742	26.9	27.5	48.2
1993	662	26.8	24.7	46.7
1994	629	24.5	25.7	49.6
1995	670	30.0	22.3	52.8
1996	670	30.0	22.3	52.8
1997	694	27.7	25.1	55.9
1998	651	28.9	22.5	58.2
1999	705	36.3	19.4	56.9
2000	718	32.5	22.1	55.6
2001	677	33.5	20.2	59.5
2002	690	33.5	20.6	63.3
2003	690	33.5	20.6	63.3
2004	699	32.0	21.8	60.1
2005	738	33.5	22.0	50.4
2006	697	32.0	21.8	55.7
2007	568	28.0	20.3	52.7
2008	536	29.0	18.5	50.4
2009	569	30.0	18.4	50.1
2010	569	26.0	21.8	66.3
2011	603	n/a	n/a	64.5
2012	607	24.6	24.6	n/a
2013	598	23.5	25.3	64.9
2014	629	25.7	24.4	68.2
2015	611	26.0	23.5	65.3
2016	584	25.0	23.3	67.3
2017	611	26.0	23.5	59.4
2018	599	25.5	23.4	66.6
2019	583	24.0	24.2	65.9
2020	580	n/a	n/a	65.2
2021	524	26.0	20.0	81.1
2022	576	26.8	21.4	74.3
2023	600	26.2	22.8	75.5
2024	601	31.2	19.2	76.7

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 Dana Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	20.0	24.5	n/a
1989	595	23.0	25.8	n/a
1990	646	25.0	25.8	n/a
1991	655	26.5	24.7	n/a
1992	742	26.9	27.5	48.2
1993	662	26.8	24.7	46.7
1994	629	24.5	25.7	49.6
1995	670	30.0	22.3	52.8
1996	670	30.0	22.3	52.8
1997	694	27.7	25.1	55.9
1998	651	28.9	22.5	58.2
1999	705	36.3	19.4	56.9
2000	718	32.5	22.1	55.6
2001	677	33.5	20.2	59.5
2002	690	33.5	20.6	63.3
2003	690	33.5	20.6	63.3
2004	699	32.0	21.8	60.1
2005	738	33.5	22.0	50.4
2006	697	32.0	21.8	55.7
2007	568	28.0	20.3	52.7
2008	536	29.0	18.5	50.4
2009	569	30.0	18.4	50.1
2010	569	26.0	21.8	66.3
2011	603	n/a	n/a	64.5
2012	607	24.6	24.6	n/a
2013	598	23.5	25.3	64.9
2014	629	25.7	24.4	68.2
2015	611	26.0	23.5	65.3
2016	584	25.0	23.3	67.3
2017	611	26.0	23.5	59.4
2018	599	25.5	23.4	66.6
2019	583	24.0	24.2	65.9
2020	580	n/a	n/a	65.2
2021	524	26.0	20.0	81.1
2022	576	26.8	21.4	74.3
2023	600	26.2	22.8	75.5
2024	601	31.2	19.2	76.7

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Dana Elementary

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Year	Completely Immunized	Religious Exemption	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2012	97.0%	1.0%	0.0%	2.0%	98.0%	99.0%	99.0%	98.0%	98.0%
2013	98.0%	2.0%	0.0%	0.0%	98.0%	98.0%	98.0%	98.0%	98.0%
2014	93.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.0%	93.0%	93.0%	93.0%	93.0%	93.0%
2015	99.0%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%	99.0%	99.0%	99.0%	99.0%	99.0%
2016	95.0%	2.0%	0.0%	2.0%	96.0%	96.0%	98.0%	95.0%	96.0%
2017	≥98.0%	≤2.0%	≤2.0%	≤2.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%
2018	94.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.0%	94.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	95.0%	96.0%
2019	≥98.0%		≤2.0%	≤2.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%
2020	90.4%		0.0%	5.3%	96.5%		93.9%	94.7%	97.4%
2021	95.2%		0.0%	0.0%			96.4%	95.2%
2022	98.0%		0.0%	1.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dana Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$4,702

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dana Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 2838^th of 5789 Elementary schools	Ranks 3533^rd of 5874 Elementary schools	11.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dana Elementary)	47.4	17.2	30.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)	53.3	41	12.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43	5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dana Elementary)	48.7	33	15.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)	54.1	43.8	10.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (California)	50.2	45.1	5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dana Elementary)	39.4	28.6	10.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)	55.3	48.6	6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.5	43.7	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dana Elementary)	39.4	25.4	14.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)	50.2	41.9	8.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (California)	44.9	40.8	4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dana Elementary)	53.6	35	18.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)	59.8	52.6	7.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.7	46.7	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dana Elementary)	23.8	27.5	3.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)	41.6	35.5	6.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (California)	38	33.4	4.6%
5th Grade Science (Dana Elementary)	23.8	25.9	2.1%
5th Grade Science (Lucia Mar Unified)	39.2	38.2	1%
5th Grade Science (California)	31.7	31.9	0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dana Elementary)	52.8	48.3	4.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lucia Mar Unified)	54.8	51.4	3.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	44.2	4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dana Elementary)	38.2	27	11.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lucia Mar Unified)	43.4	35	8.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	33.2	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	583	600	2.9%
African American	1	2	100%
American Indian	5	2	60%
Asian	9	8	11.1%
Hispanic	364	406	11.5%
Pacific Islander	2	0	100%
White	177	153	13.6%
Two or More Races	25	29	16%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	65.9%	75.5%	9.6%

Schools Near Dana Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)			CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Dana Elementary	Public	K-6	920 West Tefft St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3790	601	31	19.2	76.7%	142 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	419 (69.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	37.8	3312^th of 5862 public elementary schools	43.5%		34.6	3533^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	39.9%	221				21.7	21.7	33.3	33.7	31.8	48.2	37.2	37.0	31.5	16.7	35.7	30.8	98.0					$4,703
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary	Public	K-6	1661 Via Alta Mesa	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3670	566	26	21.5	67.0%	230 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	307 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	41.3	3097^th of 5862 public elementary schools	47.2%		46.9	2704^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.0%	393				31.3	31.3	33.7	34.7	43.8	47.9	39.5	36.1	30.5	27.5	31.0	31.3						$4,606
Nipomo Elementary	Public	K-6	190 East Price St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3780	386	21	18.5	87.6%	69 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (78.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	27.3	4164^th of 5862 public elementary schools	29.0%		40.2	3110^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.1%	1054				17.2	17.2	19.5	29.5	37.5	40.4	32.6	14.6	19.7	21.9	28.9	21.6	95.4	96.9		96.9		$4,902
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 West Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7680	882	36	24.4	85.9%	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	853 (96.7%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	44.8	2873^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	51.0%		50.4	2511^th of 5874 public elementary schools	57.3%	362				15.7	15.7	43.7	41.8	43.9	40.7	42.5	51.0	41.9	28.7	24.6	36.3						$7,271
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 West Main St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-8290	545	28	19.4	96.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	542 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	5497^th of 5862 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.7	5599^th of 5874 public elementary schools	4.7%	102				5.1	5.1	8.5	5.8	11.7	30.7	15.1	14.7	10.0	5.2	22.7	13.6						$8,004
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7620	867	39	22.3	92.0%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	843 (97.2%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14.8	5314^th of 5862 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.8	5665^th of 5874 public elementary schools	3.6%	351				6.2	6.2	11.8	31.4	9.5	22.6	18.9	19.7	28.0	6.1	11.9	16.6	95.6			96.4		$7,438
Mary Buren Elementary	Public	K-4	1050 Peralta St.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 343-2411	727	36	20.4	90.6%	21 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	696 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12.8	5488^th of 5862 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.1	5482^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	6.7%	6	0.0	7.9	3.8			7.6	27.3			17.8	11.4	18.6			15.1						$10,340
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	998	49	20.2	89.0%	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	976 (97.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	10.7	5644^th of 5862 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.1	5650^th of 5874 public elementary schools	3.8%	6				3.8	3.8	9.4	21.4	15.7	16.4	15.7	17.4	24.1	4.6	6.0	12.6	98.1					$7,811
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 North Carlotti Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6250	876	41	21.5	83.7%	38 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	782 (89.3%)	34 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	18.2	5002^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	14.7%		19	4955^th of 5874 public elementary schools	15.6%	47				11.7	11.7	23.5	24.2	16.4	31.1	23.3	26.7	24.4	8.3	18.9	18.9	98.3		98.3		98.3	$7,949
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7740	913	42	21.8	94.1%	21 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	872 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	13	5473^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	6.6%		14.1	5394^th of 5874 public elementary schools	8.2%	79				12.1	12.1	9.7	14.6	25.2	26.1	18.8	11.2	13.6	14.8	10.9	12.7						$7,607

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