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Rice (William) Elementary

Regular School · Santa Maria, CA

Rice (William) Elementary is a regular school school in Santa Maria, California, serving grades KG–06 with 887 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
887
Teachers (FTE)
40.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
22:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 847 95%
White 16 2%
Two or more races 14 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7 1%
Asian 3 0%
Total enrollment 887 460M / 427F

English Language Learners: 448 (51% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.57 grade levels
Math
+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
38 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
13
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
67
7.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 887 100%

Contact & Location

700 East Vickie Ave.

Santa Maria, CA 93454

Phone: (805)361-7740

District

Santa Maria-Bonita

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,405

District enrollment: 16,703

NCES ID

060558009321

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD