Top 10 Elementary Schools in Santa Maria, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Santa Maria based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 25.4% Exceeded Standard, compared to 13.5% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Joe Nightingale Elementary Orcutt Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	58.8	32.1%	55.7%	11.3%	6.8%
2	Pine Grove Elementary Orcutt Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	54.1	28.1%	51.6%	10.7%	1.8%
3	Patterson Road Elementary Orcutt Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	48.0	16.1%	39.4%	15.8%	6.0%
4	Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita	Santa Barbara	44.1	14.6%	37.9%	10.3%	0.7%
5	Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita	Santa Barbara	43.2	10.4%	27.9%	11.7%	1.3%
6	Bill Libbon Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita	Santa Barbara	41.9	7.7%	27.3%	18.9%	0.4%
7	Ralph Dunlap Elementary Orcutt Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	41.7	13.0%	33.0%	12.4%	3.0%
8	Benjamin Foxen Elementary Blochman Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	41.4	19.3%	41.8%	4.7%	2.3%
9	Jiménez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita	Santa Barbara	39.8	12.3%	30.3%	11.6%	0.4%
10	Sanchez (David J.) Elementary Santa Maria-Bonita	Santa Barbara	39.2	8.8%	26.4%	6.1%	1.4%

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