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Blochman Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Sisquoc and Garey.

Sisquoc’s Schools page →

Students
210
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,818
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
The gist

What stands out about Blochman Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Sisquoc 158Garey 28

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sisquoc. Grade by grade →

K–8Benjamin Foxen ElementaryThis district
9–123 high schoolsSanta Maria Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 33.1% · 119 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 46.7% · 119 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Santa Maria Joint 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 2024
$16,818 per student · 21% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 44%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 55%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
173’20
177’21
189’22
192’23
210’24

Up 21.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 47%White 46%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Benjamin Foxen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Maria
210 students21:1

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.