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Bruce (Robert) Elementary

Santa Maria-Bonita Santa Maria Santa Barbara County 93458
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,992 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
998 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
89%
Teachers
49 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.8%
White 0.9%
Asian 0.1%
Black 0.1%
Other 1.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bruce (Robert) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard3.8%
Met Standard11.9%
Below Standard84.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Bruce (Robert) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.8% of students exceeded standard while 11.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.8% exceeded — 3.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
3.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
15.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,992
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 125 1.6% 10.4% 16.0% 72.0% 12.0%
4th 123 8.1% 8.9% 20.3% 62.6% 17.1%
5th 114 3.5% 22.8% 24.6% 49.1% 26.3%
6th 134 3.0% 9.0% 27.6% 60.5% 11.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 125 2.4% 15.2% 24.0% 58.4% 17.6%
4th 127 5.5% 15.0% 28.4% 51.2% 20.5%
5th 113 4.4% 9.7% 23.9% 62.0% 14.2%
6th 135 2.2% 4.4% 21.5% 71.8% 6.7%