📍 2715 W. Main St., Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, 93458
Bonita Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shanee Bayne. It is part of the Santa Maria-Bonita school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Bonita Elementary enrolls 540 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Two or more races and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 535 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
499 of the school's 540 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bonita Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bonita Elementary is one of 21 schools in Santa Maria-Bonita, based in Santa Maria, California. The district serves 17,408 students district-wide and employs 777 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 540 students, Bonita Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.