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Solvang Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Solvang.

Solvang’s School Grade A better than 86% of California school districts

Students
602
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,709
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Solvang Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 31% less per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8M, about $13,254 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Solvang. Grade by grade →

K–8Solvang ElementaryThis district
9–12Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSanta Ynez Valley Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency53%
State average 33.1% · 346 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 46.7% · 346 students tested

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Santa Ynez Valley 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
$14,709 per student · 31% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 31%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 37%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
607’20
595’21
593’22
621’23
602’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 58%White 33%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <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.

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.