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Sanchez (David J.) Elementary Primary School
804 West Liberty St
Santa Maria CA, 93458, Santa Barbara County
Phone: 805-361-4625
Ranking: 
(5,478 out of 6,930, bottom 21%)*
(5,478 out of 6,930, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 31 | 30 | NA | NA | 21 | 30 | 33 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 870 | 852 | 834 | 784 | 749 | 674 | 661 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 159 | 18.3% | 129 | 15.1% | 132 | 15.8% | 135 | 17.2% | 137 | 18.3% | 101 | 15.0% | 96 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 127 | 14.6% | 160 | 18.8% | 150 | 18.0% | 133 | 17.0% | 118 | 15.8% | 99 | 14.7% | 95 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 150 | 17.2% | 131 | 15.4% | 127 | 15.2% | 118 | 15.1% | 95 | 12.7% | 95 | 14.1% | 105 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 122 | 14.0% | 116 | 13.6% | 114 | 13.7% | 93 | 11.9% | 96 | 12.8% | 105 | 15.6% | 103 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 13.3% | 110 | 12.9% | 95 | 11.4% | 95 | 12.1% | 102 | 13.6% | 102 | 15.1% | 77 | 11.6% |
| Grade 5: | 100 | 11.5% | 102 | 12.0% | 112 | 13.4% | 102 | 13.0% | 112 | 15.0% | 80 | 11.9% | 93 | 14.1% |
| Grade 6: | 96 | 11.0% | 104 | 12.2% | 104 | 12.5% | 108 | 13.8% | 89 | 11.9% | 92 | 13.6% | 92 | 13.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 442 | 50.8% | 423 | 49.6% | 403 | 48.3% | 383 | 48.9% | 358 | 47.8% | 323 | 47.9% | 310 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 428 | 49.2% | 429 | 50.4% | 431 | 51.7% | 401 | 51.1% | 391 | 52.2% | 351 | 52.1% | 347 | 52.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 854 | 98.2% | 841 | 98.7% | 820 | 98.3% | 774 | 98.7% | 733 | 97.9% | 658 | 97.6% | 638 | 96.5% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.5% |
| White: | 9 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 592 | 68.0% | 732 | 85.9% | NA | NA | 639 | 81.5% | 569 | 76.0% | 519 | 77.0% | 553 | 83.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 10.5% | 63 | 7.4% | NA | NA | 81 | 10.3% | 118 | 15.8% | 96 | 14.2% | 80 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.52 | 27.93 | 28.27 | NA | NA | 35.67 | 20.20 | 20.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 322.2 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 328.1 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 325.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 329.3 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 329.6 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 329.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 327.4 | 357.3 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 349 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.8 | 350.3 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.5 | 347.5 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 355.3 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 356 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 346.1 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.6 | 351.7 | 379.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.6 | 303.8 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 305.5 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.2 | 307 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 306.3 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 314.8 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.4 | 306.6 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 308.8 | 345.7 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 340.5 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 345.9 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 344.2 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 351.7 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 370.7 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 359.5 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.6 | 361.6 | 399.0 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 330 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.8 | 334.8 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 338.7 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 337.1 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 337.1 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 346.3 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 339.7 | 374.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 350 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.5 | 360.3 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.6 | 360.5 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.9 | 365.1 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 360.8 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.1 | 374.6 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 369.5 | 394.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 323.4 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 326.1 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 329.3 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 333.7 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 331.5 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 331.4 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 336.4 | 365.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 337.3 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 340.5 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 342.6 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 351.3 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 357.4 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.7 | 354.4 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.3 | 359.9 | 393.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.8 | 316.2 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.2 | 321.8 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 319.6 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 322.5 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 323.7 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 325 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 325.5 | 366.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.5 | 321.6 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 330.4 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 333.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 335.3 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 334.4 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 336.7 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 334.3 | 363.0 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 331.9 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 333.5 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 331.7 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 338.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 341 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 342.2 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.0 | 337.4 | 366.5 |
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* Sanchez (David J.) Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.