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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 15 public middle schools serving 7,165 students in Santa Maria, CA.

The top ranked public middle schools in Santa Maria, CA are Orcutt Academy Charter, Benjamin Foxen Elementary School and Orcutt Junior High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Santa Maria, CA public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 46% statewide average). Middle schools in Santa Maria have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of California public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).