Bonita Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,172 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
545 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
96%
Teachers
27 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
99.5%
White
0.2%
Other
0.4%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.4% |
| Met Standard | 13.9% |
| Below Standard | 83.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Bonita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.4% of students exceeded standard while 13.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
2.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
16.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-4.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,172
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 1.3% | 13.0% | 14.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 2.8% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| 5th | 70 | 4.3% | 10.0% | 14.3% |
| 6th | 74 | 4.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 0.0% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| 4th | 72 | 1.4% | 12.5% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 70 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 6th | 74 | 5.4% | 13.5% | 18.9% |