Santa Maria-Bonita: Santa Maria-Bonita schools score 12.5 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 2.6 points.
Santa Maria-Bonita has 17 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 32.3/100 — 12.5 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Bill Libbon Elementary at 49/100, where 9.4% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,224 per student (below the state average of $14,815). 1 school shows positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 12.1%, below the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Santa Maria-Bonita's elementary schools average 32.3/100 — 12.5 points below the state average with a −2.6pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Santa Maria-Bonita has 17 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 32.3/100 — 12.5 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -2.6pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 26.2 points — showing notable variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 12.1%, 5.8pp below the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 2.0%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Bill Libbon Elementary leads the district at 49 with 9.4% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Santa Maria-Bonita
Hidden gems: 3 schools in Santa Maria-Bonita are classified as On the Rise (2) or Growth Engine — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Santa Maria-Bonita spends $13,224 per student in current expenditures — $1,591 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Santa Maria-Bonita
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (17)
Santa Maria-Bonita has 17 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 32.3 — 12.5 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -2.6pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Bill Libbon Elementary with a Scope Score of 49 and 9.4% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Libbon Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Growth Engine | 9.4% | Developing 49/100 |
| 2 | Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Culture First | 16.2% | Developing 40/100 |
| 3 | Sanchez (David J.) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Culture First | 8.6% | Developing 39/100 |
| 4 | Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita On the Rise | 8.2% | Developing 39/100 |
| 5 | Liberty Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 5.1% | Developing 35/100 |
| 6 | Miller (Isaac) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 5.7% | Developing 34/100 |
| 7 | Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 4.8% | Developing 34/100 |
| 8 | Fairlawn Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 5.7% | Developing 33/100 |
| 9 | Bruce (Robert) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita On the Rise | 4.3% | Developing 32/100 |
| 10 | Bonita Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Culture First | 1.6% | Developing 32/100 |
| 11 | Rice (William) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 4.8% | Needs Support 29/100 |
| 12 | Alvin Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Culture First | 5.9% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 13 | Battles (Washington) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 4.7% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 14 | Jiménez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Culture First | 9.2% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 15 | Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 6.8% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 16 | Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Culture First | 8.1% | Needs Support 24/100 |
| 17 | Adam (William Laird) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita Building Momentum | 4.2% | Needs Support 23/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology