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Joe Nightingale Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

255 Winter Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93455 · (805) 938-8650 · Part of Orcutt Union Elementary School District

Orcutt’s School Grade B better than 62% of California school districts

Students
695
Students per teacher
27:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Joe Nightingale Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 27 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Orcutt kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Orcutt kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Joe Nightingale ElementaryYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

255 Winter Rd., Santa Maria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten114
Grade 178
Grade 2103
Grade 394
Grade 4104
Grade 596
Grade 6106
Enrollment over time
708’20
702’21
720’22
684’23
695’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%White 21%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joe Nightingale Elementary from Orcutt families.

Other schools in Orcutt Union Elementary School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Orcutt’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.