Family Partnership Charter, Santa Maria CA

Original Research by School Decision on Family Partnership Charter

Family Partnership Charter serves a small K-12 student body in Santa Maria with a student population split roughly evenly between white and Hispanic students, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school operates as a charter and reports enrollment across a full grade span from kindergarten through twelfth grade, though the high school grades form a notably larger cohort than the elementary and middle years.

Academic performance data from the 2024-25 school year shows a profile with meaningful gaps in mathematics and science but relative strength in English language arts. In English, measured proficiency across all tested grades sits at a level above the midpoint among Santa Barbara County districts. By contrast, mathematics proficiency runs substantially lower, and science proficiency is weaker still, with only a small share of students meeting state benchmarks in grade eight science. English language arts shows an upward arc from third grade into the middle grades, peaking in fifth grade, then holding firm through eighth grade. Mathematics performance dips more steeply into middle grades, with sixth and seventh grade showing the lowest rates. The pattern suggests the school faces specific challenges translating early elementary literacy gains into mathematical reasoning and science application in the middle grades.

The school sits in Santa Maria, a mid-sized Central Coast city anchored by agriculture, with Vandenberg Space Force Base and healthcare as additional economic drivers. The city is mid-walkable, with downtown anchored by commercial corridors and the Santa Maria Town Center mall; daily life is largely car-dependent, though the city has an extensive park system and public bus network. Housing values in the area sit slightly below the California state median, and the city is on a strong growth trajectory with substantial residential development underway, including affordable housing, senior communities, and mixed-use projects.

No data on graduation rate, attendance, chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, or English learner enrollment was available for this school. The grade band and charter status may account for some of these gaps. School website information was not provided, so details on program offerings, course breadth, or instructional approach are not included here. A parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand how it approaches math and science instruction, what academic supports exist for students below proficiency, and how it structures the transition from elementary to middle and high school, where performance declines are evident in the data.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 57 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 636%

School 36% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 347%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 765%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 563%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income69%40 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income79%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income24%Higher-income62%38 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income43%26 pp gap