Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93458

Summary:

The 93458 zip code area of Santa Maria, California is home to 11 schools, all part of the Santa Maria-Bonita school district. This district is ranked 1401 out of 1568 districts in California and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The schools in this area include 9 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, with no high schools or alternative schools.

Within this group of schools, a few stand out as performing better than others. Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary has the highest overall performance, with 39.32% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 23.03% proficient or better in Mathematics. Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary also performs very well, with 42.48% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 36.32% in Mathematics. Additionally, Sanchez (David J.) Elementary has strong performance, with 30.12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.88% in Mathematics.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing schools, such as Bruce (Robert) Elementary and Bonita Elementary. Additionally, the schools in this area have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.78% to 93.03%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. This appears to be correlated with lower academic performance, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic factors on student achievement.

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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)	% Polio (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 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6700	856	37	23.1	91.5%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	838 (97.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	14.2	5372^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	8.4%		12.1	5570^th of 5874 public elementary schools	5.2%	198								9.5		9.5	17.7	20.2	16.7	19.8			18.7	31.2	17.5	10.6	7.7			16.9							$7,132
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 West El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7800	779	45	17.1	90.9%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	769 (98.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2469^th of 2777 public middle schools	11.1%		17.3	2413^th of 2802 public middle schools	13.9%	56									6.3	6.3					25.1	22.5	23.8					9.8	11.0	10.4							$9,079
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 North Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	746	33	22.3	93.0%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	738 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18.4	4986^th of 5862 public elementary schools	14.9%		25.8	4284^th of 5874 public elementary schools	27.1%	702								16.8		16.8	17.8	19.4	22.8	28.1			22.1	16.5	14.6	16.0	26.3			18.4	96.5			97.4			$7,152
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	854	36	23.4	91.7%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	834 (97.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	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
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	951	44	21.7	83.0%	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	921 (96.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	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
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	834	34	24.8	82.0%	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	811 (97.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	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
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4625	652	27	23.7	76.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (98.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25.2	4347^th of 5862 public elementary schools	25.8%		29.8	3906^th of 5874 public elementary schools	33.5%	441								18.0		18.0	27.5	18.8	40.9	31.9			30.1	31.7	20.5	23.6	13.3			21.9	95.1	95.1	97.0	98.0	96.0	98.0	$7,295
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-5800	1,030	56	18.3	61.1%	29 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	960 (93.2%)	30 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	27.7	1909^th of 2777 public middle schools	31.3%		22.1	2174^th of 2802 public middle schools	22.4%	265									15.0	15.0					35.5	30.6	32.9					19.5	17.9	18.7							$8,708
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 West Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4530	873	45	19.5	69.8%	29 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	804 (92.1%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	11.6	5568^th of 5862 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.7	5257^th of 5874 public elementary schools	10.5%	311								9.6		9.6	13.6	13.0	19.8	19.9			16.5	21.7	12.0	11.5	9.9			13.7	97.9			97.9			$7,468
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4340	938	41	22.9	57.8%	37 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	863 (92.0%)	29 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	28.4	4068^th of 5862 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.6	3929^th of 5874 public elementary schools	33.1%	139	8.6	12.2	3.9	13.2	8.5	22.5	11.1	21.2	17.9	19.7	28.7	19.4	34.8	46.9	53.7	55.0	39.3	30.5	26.5	13.6	21.4	21.9	25.0	23.0	96.6	97.2		96.6	97.9	97.2	$7,020
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	540	25	21.4	92.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	535 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	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

Cities Near Zip Code 93458

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Maria	0.49 mi	39	643^rd
Orcutt	6.17 mi	2
Nipomo	6.41 mi	5	325^th
Guadalupe	7.75 mi	3	806^th
Arroyo Grande	11.99 mi	8	323^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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