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Lompoc Valley Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Lompoc Valley is a middle school in Lompoc. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Lompoc Valley Middle in Lompoc, 18.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 25.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lompoc Valley Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 6.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (20.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 21.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 575 students tested.

All students at this school: 21% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 21%, district —, state 39%21%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 18%, district 22%, state 32%18% · −3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 17%, district 20%, state 32%17% · −4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 17%, district 26%, state 42%17% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 24%, district 27%, state 44%24% · +4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 6%, district 5%, state 15%6% · −15 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 6%, state 11%3% · −18 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 34%, district 42%, state 56%34% · +14 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 6%, district 15%, state 22%6% · −15 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 35%, district 34%, state 56%35% · +15 vs school
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 22:119:1
Teaching staff41 teachers
Avg. experience11.1 years
Fully credentialed71%
First-year teachers2%
Intern / emergency permit2.4%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $17,439, CA average $14,815$17,439 · spent at this school
Federal share$865 per student

$865 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,864 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction60%
Instruction support11%
Student services12%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,651 per pupil
2019$11,944 per pupil
2018$12,456 per pupil
2017$10,801 per pupil
2016$10,324 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic84.1%
District 70.9% · CA 56.1%
White8.6%
District 18.4% · CA 19.9%
Other5.1%
District 7.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian1.6%
District 1.4% · CA 10.2%
Black0.5%
District 1.8% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 82.0% (18pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$80K · CA $85K
Median home value$504K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+18% · CA 35%
ZIP population55,820
Median age37 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 14% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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