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B−

Lompoc Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Lompoc.

Lompoc’s School Grade B− better than 47% of California school districts

Students
8,896
Schools
16
Spent per student
$16,502
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$7.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lompoc Unified School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.2M, about $811 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lompoc. Grade by grade →

K–66 schoolsThis district
7–8Lompoc Valley MiddleThis district
9–12Lompoc HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 4,427 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 46.7% · 4,425 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 86.2% · 720 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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 2024
$16,502 per student · 22% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 62%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
9,230’20
9,183’21
9,060’22
8,955’23
8,896’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 72%White 18%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 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.