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Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

Santa Maria-Bonita Santa Maria Santa Barbara County 93458
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,716 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
867 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
92%
Teachers
38 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.2%
White 0.5%
Asian 0.1%
Other 2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard4.9%
Met Standard14.2%
Below Standard80.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.9% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.8% exceeded — about the same. 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 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
4.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
19.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+0.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,716
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 106 1.9% 12.3% 24.5% 61.3% 14.2%
4th 112 10.7% 15.2% 25.0% 49.1% 25.9%
5th 110 1.8% 18.2% 23.6% 56.4% 20.0%
6th 99 5.0% 12.1% 22.2% 60.6% 17.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 110 4.5% 13.6% 30.9% 50.9% 18.2%
4th 112 6.3% 26.8% 37.5% 29.5% 33.0%
5th 110 3.6% 9.1% 30.9% 56.4% 12.7%
6th 99 5.0% 6.1% 16.2% 72.7% 11.1%