Middle school (grades 6-8) · Santa Maria, CA

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

Federal NCES profile for Kunst (Tommie) Junior High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 060558011436
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0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
39
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#2 of 6
middle schools in Santa Maria · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
16.3:1
small classes for California
60.6%
free-lunch eligible

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High has class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kunst (Tommie) Junior High ranks #2 of 6 middle schools in Santa Maria, CA.

School address

Santa Maria, CA 93458
District: Santa Maria-Bonita · California

NCES ID 060558011436 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High held near 1,028 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 56.0 → 55.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 060558011436 · Santa Maria, CA Middle · MID · TRAD

912 enr · 16.3:1 · 60.6% lunch · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary (1,177 students)

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High held near 1,028 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 56.0 → 55.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Kunst (Tommie) Junior High reports 912 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Kunst (Tommie) Junior High compares

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▼ 24% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 60.6% ▲ 9% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 912 top 13% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
912
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
60.6%
free-lunch eligible - 9% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 14% in California - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
45.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,207
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 304 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
52
in-school suspensions + 78 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 93.5%
Asian 2.6%
White 2.5%
Two or More 0.9%
African American 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.4, Kunst (Tommie) Junior High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Santa Maria-Bonita reports $16,207 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Kunst (Tommie) Junior High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bruce (Robert) Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Alvin Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kunst (Tommie) Junior High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Santa Maria-Bonita · 5 sibling schools

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Similar middle schools in Santa Maria

5 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Fesler (Isaac) Junior High
Standard public school
974 students 19.1:1 students per teacher
El Camino Junior High
Standard public school
830 students 18.4:1 students per teacher
Arellanes Junior High
Standard public school
668 students 22.3:1 students per teacher
Orcutt Junior High
Standard public school
464 students 21.1:1 students per teacher
Lakeview Junior High
Standard public school
463 students 24.4:1 students per teacher

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~912 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

How many students attend Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High has 912 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Santa Maria, CA. CCD year-over-year: 1,030 (2022-23) → 1,028 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

The student-teacher ratio at Kunst (Tommie) Junior High is 16.3:1, which is 24% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

60.6% of students at Kunst (Tommie) Junior High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

The largest demographic group at Kunst (Tommie) Junior High is Hispanic or Latino at 93.5% of enrollment, in Santa Maria, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kunst (Tommie) Junior High rank among middle schools in Santa Maria?

By Resource Investment Index, Kunst (Tommie) Junior High ranks #2 of 6 middle schools in Santa Maria, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Santa Maria on the city page.

What other schools are in Santa Maria-Bonita?

Besides Kunst (Tommie) Junior High, Santa Maria-Bonita also operates Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary (1,177 students), Bruce (Robert) Elementary (1,050 students), and Alvin Elementary (998 students). See the Santa Maria-Bonita district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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