Buellton Union Elementary School District
Serves Buellton.
Buellton’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of California school districts
What stands out about Buellton Union Elementary School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 63% of California districts
- Spends 44% more per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Debt of $16.4M, about $30,117 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 63% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Buellton. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CA
2021–2298% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Graduation rate 92% at Santa Ynez Valley Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.