Elementary · California

Orcutt School for Independent Study

AlternativeMostly virtual

Orcutt School for Independent Study, a public elementary school in Santa Maria, California: grades k–8, 44 students, 21.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Orcutt Union Elementary.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
44
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Students per teacher
21.8
Grades
K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 98% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

29%proficient

−13.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

35 students tested, grades 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

California: 38%

15%proficient

−7.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

33 students tested, grades 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
District school · Alternative
Instruction
Mostly virtual
Area
Midsize suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Orcutt Union Elementary.

Location

Address
1220 Oak Knoll Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93455
Phone
(805)960-5572
City or town
Orcutt

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Ralph Dunlap ElementaryFree meals for all
K–650226.433%33%
Pine Grove ElementaryFree meals for all
K–656925.949%53%
Patterson Road ElementaryFree meals for all
K–666226.742%37%
Alice Shaw ElementaryFree meals for all
K–653024.739%31%
Joe Nightingale ElementaryFree meals for all
K–669526.759%52%
Bill Libbon ElementaryFree meals for all
K–683423.531%22%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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