Is Alice Shaw Elementary a good school?

Alice Shaw Elementary ranks 3471 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alice Shaw Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 526 students attended Alice Shaw Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alice Shaw Elementary?

Students at Alice Shaw Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Alice Shaw Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alice Shaw Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lakeview Junior High High : Ernest Righetti High

Alice Shaw Elementary

Summary:

Alice Shaw Elementary is a public elementary school located in Santa Maria, California, serving 511 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Orcutt Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 584 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Alice Shaw Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 8.8% in 2017-2018 to 25.3% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district average of 15.3%. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 36.55% of students proficient or better in ELA and 26.55% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 46.82% and 38.51%, respectively. The school struggles to support certain student subgroups, particularly White students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide cohorts, while performing relatively better for Hispanic students.

Interestingly, the nearby Ralph Dunlap Elementary, Joe Nightingale Elementary, and Pine Grove Elementary, which are also part of the Orcutt Union Elementary School District, consistently outperform Alice Shaw Elementary on key metrics. This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Alice Shaw through targeted interventions, collaboration with higher-performing schools, and leveraging the expertise and resources within the district.

Detail:

Public K-6

759 Dahlia Pl.
Santa Maria, CA 93455-2931

(805) 938-8850

District: Orcutt Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3471^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,574

Students who attend Alice Shaw Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeview Junior High
High:	Ernest Righetti High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.6

Number of students: 526

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alice Shaw Elementary ranks worse than 59.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Orcutt Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.56. (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 (68.3%), White (24.1%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alice Shaw Elementary is 24.6, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Orcutt Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Alice Shaw Elementary employs 21.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alice Shaw Elementary is $6,574, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Orcutt Union Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alice Shaw Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alice Shaw Elementary 3471^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alice Shaw Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Orcutt Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Orcutt Union Elementary 584^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alice Shaw Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	66.19	1435^th	4809	70.2%
2005	69.69	1354^th	4822	71.9%
2006	72.35	1243^rd	4818	74.2%
2007	71.89	1284^th	5113	74.9%
2008	73.79	1247^th	5113	75.6%
2009	66.37	1615^th	5193	68.9%
2010	55.58	2244^th	5314	57.8%
2011	48.29	2703^rd	5377	49.7%
2012	40.20	3253^rd	5390	39.6%
2013	29.76	4062^nd	5530	26.5%
2015	37.90	3142^nd	5611	44.0%
2016	41.30	2997^th	5614	46.6%
2017	44.05	2859^th	5692	49.8%
2018	51.73	2468^th	5662	56.4%
2019	49.70	2612^th	5789	54.9%
2022	33.83	3545^th	5883	39.7%
2023	36.78	3372^nd	5874	42.6%
2024	35.56	3471^st	5862	40.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.96	468^th	3246	85.6%
2019	55.83	971^st	3275	70.4%
2022	27.60	2776^th	3311	16.2%
2023	28.04	2668^th	3250	17.9%
2024	39.16	1883^rd	3160	40.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.07	1328^th	2420	45.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.56	2458^th	5084	51.7%
2019	54.81	2085^th	5173	59.7%
2022	35.50	3376^th	5264	35.9%
2023	36.89	3326^th	5374	38.1%
2024	32.72	3723^rd	5511	32.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.20	2361^st	5413	56.4%
2019	48.44	2584^th	5492	52.9%
2022	36.06	3261^st	5635	42.1%
2023	33.76	3437^th	5617	38.8%
2024	35.91	3339^th	5605	40.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	33.04	1304^th	2128	38.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.37	2429^th	5431	55.3%
2019	49.86	2462^nd	5510	55.3%
2022	32.15	3604^th	5663	36.4%
2023	41.18	2981^st	5650	47.2%
2024	35.50	3371^st	5636	40.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.74	2059^th	4830	57.4%
2019	54.22	2024^th	4963	59.2%
2022	38.45	3020^th	5084	40.6%
2023	44.52	2589^th	5098	49.2%
2024	41.69	2844^th	5102	44.3%

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Rank History for White students at Alice Shaw Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.08	1820^th	2737	33.5%
2019	34.76	2017^th	2834	28.8%
2022	15.64	2373^rd	2726	12.9%
2023	22.91	2151^st	2662	19.2%
2024	24.45	2106^th	2647	20.4%

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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 Alice Shaw Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	357	3	17	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	447
1989	375	4	15	81	3	n/a	n/a	0	478
1990	380	7	26	108	26	n/a	n/a	0	547
1991	432	5	21	132	4	n/a	n/a	0	594
1992	435	8	21	136	10	n/a	n/a	0	610
1993	426	12	22	149	3	n/a	n/a	0	612
1994	425	20	24	117	9	n/a	n/a	0	595
1995	391	11	28	133	8	n/a	n/a	0	571
1996	391	11	28	133	8	n/a	n/a	0	571
1997	392	19	38	114	6	n/a	n/a	0	569
1998	396	16	33	142	2	n/a	n/a	0	589
1999	409	15	36	146	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
2000	395	14	29	157	10	n/a	n/a	0	605
2001	371	4	30	172	16	n/a	n/a	6	599
2002	385	18	31	200	8	n/a	n/a	1	643
2003	385	18	31	200	8	n/a	n/a	1	643
2004	359	15	27	192	5	n/a	n/a	1	599
2005	324	21	25	197	5	n/a	n/a	0	572
2006	328	24	23	231	3	n/a	n/a	0	609
2007	309	20	36	239	1	n/a	n/a	0	605
2008	302	17	31	238	1	n/a	n/a	0	589
2009	286	12	32	228	2	3	34	0	597
2010	302	9	41	260	1	2	15	0	630
2011	254	14	48	267	0	2	18	0	603
2012	260	8	44	283	2	4	21	0	622
2013	250	5	37	327	0	3	29	0	651
2014	232	0	32	332	0	3	26	0	625
2015	241	1	29	321	1	3	39	0	635
2016	231	2	21	332	2	3	51	0	642
2017	215	5	14	351	0	2	50	0	637
2018	206	5	6	339	0	2	52	0	610
2019	188	2	7	328	0	1	51	0	577
2020	171	3	7	333	0	1	50	0	565
2021	150	3	7	334	0	1	43	0	538
2022	132	5	5	306	0	1	36	0	485
2023	120	9	6	345	0	1	30	0	511
2024	127	4	4	359	1	0	31	0	526

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 Alice Shaw Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	17.0	26.2	n/a
1989	478	19.0	25.1	n/a
1990	547	21.0	26.0	n/a
1991	594	21.5	27.6	n/a
1992	610	21.8	27.9	17.9
1993	612	24.0	25.5	19.3
1994	595	23.0	25.9	24.7
1995	571	21.4	26.7	27.3
1996	571	21.4	26.7	27.3
1997	569	25.4	22.4	25.7
1998	589	28.9	20.4	27.3
1999	608	28.9	21.0	26.2
2000	605	29.5	20.5	24.1
2001	599	29.9	20.0	27.3
2002	643	29.0	22.2	24.9
2003	643	29.0	22.2	24.9
2004	599	26.6	22.5	24.1
2005	572	26.0	22.0	25.3
2006	609	27.0	22.6	27.6
2007	605	27.0	22.4	26.8
2008	589	29.0	20.3	33.8
2009	597	27.0	20.6	39.4
2010	630	22.5	28.0	42.7
2011	603	n/a	n/a	42.5
2012	622	23.4	26.5	n/a
2013	651	24.0	27.1	50.4
2014	625	22.5	27.7	51.7
2015	635	22.0	28.8	47.9
2016	642	22.0	29.1	54.7
2017	637	23.5	27.1	49
2018	610	23.3	26.1	53.8
2019	577	22.5	25.6	54.6
2020	565	n/a	n/a	58.1
2021	538	21.4	25.1	52.6
2022	485	18.4	26.3	48.7
2023	511	20.3	25.0	52.6
2024	526	21.3	24.6	60.1

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 Alice Shaw Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	17.0	26.2	n/a
1989	478	19.0	25.1	n/a
1990	547	21.0	26.0	n/a
1991	594	21.5	27.6	n/a
1992	610	21.8	27.9	17.9
1993	612	24.0	25.5	19.3
1994	595	23.0	25.9	24.7
1995	571	21.4	26.7	27.3
1996	571	21.4	26.7	27.3
1997	569	25.4	22.4	25.7
1998	589	28.9	20.4	27.3
1999	608	28.9	21.0	26.2
2000	605	29.5	20.5	24.1
2001	599	29.9	20.0	27.3
2002	643	29.0	22.2	24.9
2003	643	29.0	22.2	24.9
2004	599	26.6	22.5	24.1
2005	572	26.0	22.0	25.3
2006	609	27.0	22.6	27.6
2007	605	27.0	22.4	26.8
2008	589	29.0	20.3	33.8
2009	597	27.0	20.6	39.4
2010	630	22.5	28.0	42.7
2011	603	n/a	n/a	42.5
2012	622	23.4	26.5	n/a
2013	651	24.0	27.1	50.4
2014	625	22.5	27.7	51.7
2015	635	22.0	28.8	47.9
2016	642	22.0	29.1	54.7
2017	637	23.5	27.1	49
2018	610	23.3	26.1	53.8
2019	577	22.5	25.6	54.6
2020	565	n/a	n/a	58.1
2021	538	21.4	25.1	52.6
2022	485	18.4	26.3	48.7
2023	511	20.3	25.0	52.6
2024	526	21.3	24.6	60.1

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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