Pioneer Valley High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 3,080 students
Santa Maria High
901 South Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Grades
9–12
High
Students
3,143
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Santa Maria Joint Union High
Santa Barbara County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,321 California high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Santa Maria High
Santa Maria High is a public high school in Santa Maria, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Santa Maria Joint Union High. The school is located in a midsize city in Santa Barbara County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 3,143 students were enrolled, with about 21.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,321 California high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 3,143 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Santa Maria Joint Union High
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- NCES school ID
- 063567006084
Schools near Santa Maria High
All 42 schools in Santa Maria →
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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.