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.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060204214265Charter school
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
85
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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.

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

25.5:1
Leaner classes than 4% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
153
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
55.9%
free-lunch eligible - 1% 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
25.5:1
students per teacher - 19% above state mean
Top 82% in California - lower ratio than 18% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
32.0%
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
$18,730
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 77 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 62.7%
White 28.8%
Two or More 5.9%
Asian 1.3%
African American 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 62.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.0/100

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.

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.

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.