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Schools in Mission Hills · Lompoc Unified School District

Mission Hills’s public schools score below 53% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Mission Hills’s districts is 21%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mission Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#545of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 11 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 22% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
4,360 students on the public path
In brief

Mission Hills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 526 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mission Hills’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,502 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mission Hills’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 47% of California school districts, #545 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (526)Better than 27%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,426 test results and a graduating class of 720 could put Mission Hills anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Mission Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,427 in math, 4,425 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mission Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyLompoc Unified School DistrictNo scores
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Mission Hills’s public schools are run by Lompoc Unified School District, which also serves Lompoc. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Lompoc Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 16 schools · 8,896 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 20.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,502CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 46.7% · 4425 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.1% · 4427 students tested

Mission Hills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mission HillsB−Lompoc Unified
LompocB−Lompoc Unified

Every school in Mission Hills

5 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).

District schools in Mission Hillsby address
Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lompoc
398 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Mission Hillsin other towns
Lompoc Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lompoc
C−
744 students18:1Rate it →
Vandenberg Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Vandenberg Air Force Base
565 students20:1Rate it →
Lompoc High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lompoc
B+
1,593 students20:1Rate it →
Cabrillo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lompoc
A
1,060 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Mission Hills’s schools

Are Mission Hills’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mission Hills children attend score below 53% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #545 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mission Hills in?

Lompoc Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 8,896 students in 16 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mission Hills kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Lompoc High and Cabrillo High.

What is Mission Hills’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Lompoc Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Mission Hills spend per student?

$16,502 in Lompoc Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.