Ralph Dunlap Elementary School

Ralph Dunlap Elementary School

Public Elementary School | Grade K-6
1220 Oak Knoll Rd,  Santa Maria, CA
Orcutt Union Elementary School District
3.5
469 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Liz Herbstreith
Student Teacher Ratio
26:1
Math Proficiency
31%
Reading Proficiency
42%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
42%
Math Proficiency
31%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
26:1
Teachers
18
Full Time Teachers
18
Teachers in First or Second Year
16.6%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
9.8%
State Average
17.9%
Science
5%
State Average
9.9%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
1,576:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.2%
Female
47.8%
Hispanic
51.2%
White
35.2%
Two or more races
8.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
3.6%
Native American
<1%
Black
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
3.5 4 Reviews
5.0 parent
9/11/2020
We love this school! Teacher and staff are amazing. School families have great participation.
2.0 parent
2/8/2019
While Dunlap attempts to provide quality education to its students, it misses the mark in including students with differences in school wide and grade level education, especially at the lower grades.
5.0 other
4/4/2015
Ralph Dunlap School is amazing. My family has lived in Orcutt for 50 years and three generations have attended Ralph Dunlap School. The faculty and staff are wonderful and caring. I am a mom and grandmother and the first generation to graduate from Dunlap and consider myself a great witness to the s...
2.0 parent
2/27/2014
All schools have issues and this one does too. I believe in honesty amongst the principal and parents when bad things happen but this school just tries to cover it up. Not letting the parents know what has gone on. Most of the teachers are great teachers, a few should be replaced but can't because o...

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