Santa Ynez Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
450 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
164 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
42%
Teachers
10 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
54.9%
White
34.8%
Black
0.6%
Other
9.8%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.8% |
| Met Standard | 28.3% |
| Below Standard | 48.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Santa Ynez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.8% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 40.0% exceeded — 17.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
22.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
51.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-1.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.9%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
450
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 16 | 31.3% | 25.0% | 56.3% |
| 4th | 14 | 21.4% | 28.6% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 20 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% |
| 6th | 16 | 18.8% | 50.0% | 68.8% |
| 7th | 21 | 14.3% | 38.1% | 52.4% |
| 8th | 26 | 26.9% | 34.6% | 61.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 16 | 25.0% | 31.3% | 56.3% |
| 4th | 14 | 35.7% | 7.1% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 20 | 10.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| 6th | 15 | 26.7% | 20.0% | 46.7% |
| 7th | 21 | 23.8% | 14.3% | 38.1% |
| 8th | 26 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 30.8% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.6