Other / mixed grade configuration · Orcutt, CA
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria
Federal NCES profile for Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.
The verdict
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 82% of California schools.
- 34
- Resource Index · Typical
- 25.5:1
- large classes for California
- 55.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 153
- students enrolled
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria has class sizes larger than 82% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 060204214265 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-11 students YoY
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria shrank from 152 students in 2022-23 to 141 in 2023-24 (-7.2%).
Teacher FTE added 6.1 → 6.8 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-11 students YoY 060204214265 · Orcutt, CA Other · SMALL · CHARTER
153 enr · 25.5:1 · 55.9% lunch · RII 34
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria shrank from 152 students in 2022-23 to 141 in 2023-24 (-7.2%). Teacher FTE added 6.1 → 6.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria compares
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 25.5:1 | ▲ 19% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.9% | ▲ 1% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 153 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 62.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 52.0, Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
District finance for Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District reports $18,730 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Similar other schools in Orcutt
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Nationwide other 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 (~153 students)
Frequently asked questions about Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria
How many students attend Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria?
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria has 153 students enrolled. It is a public school in Orcutt, CA. CCD year-over-year: 152 (2022-23) → 141 (2023-24), down 11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria?
The student-teacher ratio at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is 25.5:1, which is 19% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 62% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria?
55.9% of students at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria?
The largest demographic group at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is Hispanic or Latino at 62.7% of enrollment, in Orcutt, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria?
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical 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).
What other schools are in Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District?
None; Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District is a single-school charter district, and Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is its only campus.