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Schools in Casmalia

Casmalia’s public schools

Orcutt Union Elementary School District and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Casmalia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Santa Maria Joint Union High
Students per teacher
22.7
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
12,694 students on the public path
In brief

Casmalia’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Casmalia’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Joe Nightingale Elementary places highest (better than 24%); Joe Nightingale Elementary lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Casmalia, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Santa Maria High, Pioneer Valley High and Ernest Righetti High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Casmalia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–66 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orcutt Union Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Casmalia

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Orcutt Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–12 · 10 schools · 4,911 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 24.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,054CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Santa Maria Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 8,930 students · 21.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,746CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Orcutt Union Elementary School District49%
State average 46.7% · 2964 students tested
Math · K–12, Orcutt Union Elementary School District35%
State average 33.1% · 2965 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District37%
State average 46.7% · 2075 students tested
Math · 9–12, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District15%
State average 33.1% · 2099 students tested

Casmalia vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Casmalia’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Casmalia—Orcutt Union Elementary K–12 · Santa Maria Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Casmalia

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Casmaliain other towns
Joe Nightingale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Maria
C−
695 students27:1Rate it →
Patterson Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Maria
662 students27:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Maria
569 students26:1Rate it →
Alice Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Maria
530 students25:1Rate it →
Ralph Dunlap Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Maria
502 students26:1Rate it →
Olga L. Reed Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Alamos
170 students24:1Rate it →
Orcutt Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Santa Maria
464 students23:1Rate it →
Lakeview Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Santa Maria
463 students24:1Rate it →
Santa Maria High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Maria
3,143 students22:1Rate it →
Pioneer Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Maria
3,080 students22:1Rate it →
Ernest Righetti High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Maria
2,416 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Casmalia’s schools

Are Casmalia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Casmalia. Orcutt Union Elementary School District and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Casmalia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Casmalia in?

Orcutt Union Elementary School District and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District.

Where do Casmalia kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Santa Maria High, Pioneer Valley High and Ernest Righetti High.

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What Casmalia families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.