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Santa Maria Joint Union High Schools
Santa Maria Joint Union High is a public school district in California, based in Santa Barbara County (Santa Maria). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Santa Maria Joint Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Santa Maria Joint Union High
4 of 4 schools in Santa Maria Joint Union High carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Santa Maria Joint Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Ernest Righetti High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Pioneer Valley High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Santa Maria High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Delta High (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Santa Maria Joint Union High
High schools (4)
- D- Delta High, Santa Maria
- B Ernest Righetti High, Santa Maria
- C+ Pioneer Valley High, Santa Maria
- C+ Santa Maria High, Santa Maria
Where Santa Maria Joint Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Santa Maria (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Santa Barbara County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,985 students with 420 full-time-equivalent teachers and 931 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0635670
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Orcutt Union Elementary (10 schools, 7 mi)
- Santa Maria-Bonita (21 schools, 7 mi)
- Lucia Mar Unified (19 schools, 16 mi)
- Lompoc Unified (16 schools, 20 mi)
- Atascadero Unified (12 schools, 31 mi)
- San Luis Coastal Unified (16 schools, 36 mi)
- Goleta Union Elementary (9 schools, 39 mi)
- Hope Elementary (3 schools, 46 mi)
Questions about Santa Maria Joint Union High
How many schools are in Santa Maria Joint Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Santa Maria Joint Union High, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Santa Maria Joint Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Santa Maria.
How good are the schools in Santa Maria Joint Union High?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 26.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.5%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Santa Maria Joint Union High?
8,985 students were enrolled in Santa Maria Joint Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Santa Maria Joint Union High?
Santa Maria Joint Union High is in California, based in Santa Barbara County, with its district office in Santa Maria. Its boundary covers about 566 sq mi.