Ralph Dunlap Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 502 students
Orcutt School for Independent Study
1220 Oak Knoll Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93455
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
44
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara County
Not graded
Alternative schools serve students whose needs a regular school could not meet, and states hold them to separate accountability rules, so we don't rank them against regular schools. How we grade
About Orcutt School for Independent Study
Orcutt School for Independent Study is an alternative elementary school in Santa Maria, California, serving grades K–8. It is part of Orcutt Union Elementary. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Santa Barbara County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 44 students were enrolled, with about 21.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). The school is mostly virtual.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Alternative School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 44 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Mostly virtual
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Orcutt Union Elementary
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- NCES school ID
- 062871014591
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.