Best Public Schools in Santa Barbara, California & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2022)					CAST Science (2022)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2022)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2022)								% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2701 Las Positas Rd.	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 563-2515	522	31	16.8	70.3%	85 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	403 (77.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	41.8	2970^th of 5883 public elementary schools	49.5%					(n/a)						32.0				32.0	32.5	34.3	40.0	45.6				37.8	37.0	32.4	22.7	29.4				30.5							$10,594
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-6	123 Alameda Padre Serra	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 963-8873	273	18	15.2	80.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	258 (94.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16.8	5184^th of 5883 public elementary schools	11.9%					(n/a)						3.6				3.6	23.5	14.7	11.1	28.9				20.7	12.1	25.7	3.5	17.8				15.5							$13,536
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1111 E. Mason St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 963-4283	443	25	17.8	93.9%	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	407 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	58.9	2082^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	64.6%					(n/a)						22.2				22.2	31.4	51.7	53.7	75.0				52.1	32.9	51.7	29.6	56.7				42.6							$11,654
Harding University Partnership	Public	K-6	1625 Robbins St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 965-8994	322	18	17.8	76.4%	40 (12.4%)	3 (0.9%)	269 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	29.1	3942^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	33.0%					(n/a)						23.5				23.5	15.4	23.9	41.2	48.8				32.1	25.0	6.5	14.7	27.3				18.3							$12,868
La Colina Junior High	Public	7-8	4025 Foothill Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-4506	898	40	22.3	41.9%	418 (46.5%)	5 (0.6%)	369 (41.1%)	40 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.7%)	81.6	443^rd of 2740 public middle schools	83.8%					(n/a)							49.1			49.1					67.7	54.0		60.5					50.5	46.5		48.4							$10,904
La Cuesta Continuation High	Public	9-12	710 Santa Barbara St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	115	8	14.5	95.7%	5 (4.3%)	1 (0.9%)	107 (93.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	1865^th of 2123 public high schools	12.2%					(n/a)								10.0		10.7							10.0	10.0							0.0	0.0							$23,703
La Cumbre Junior High	Public	7-8	2255 Modoc Rd.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 687-0761	491	27	18.2	87.8%	50 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	427 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	34.3	1641^st of 2740 public middle schools	40.1%					(n/a)							17.4			17.4					40.0	34.1		37.1					23.1	23.8		23.4							$12,527
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	431 Flora Vista Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-7023	328	21	15.4	68.0%	70 (21.3%)	3 (0.9%)	237 (72.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	62.6	1914^th of 5883 public elementary schools	67.5%					(n/a)						38.0				38.0	50.0	53.3	66.0	44.4				53.9	47.5	48.9	32.0	28.9				38.9	95.4	96.9	96.9	95.4	96.9	96.9	$13,266
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1990 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 563-2062	433	25	17.6	53.8%	183 (42.3%)	3 (0.7%)	208 (48.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	53.3	2377^th of 5883 public elementary schools	59.6%					(n/a)						34.0				34.0	48.7	45.1	51.9	32.8				44.5	52.0	38.0	35.2	25.0				38.3	96.2	97.4	96.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	$10,894
Santa Barbara Junior High	Public	7-8	721 E. Cota St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 963-7751	630	35	18.0	72.5%	147 (23.3%)	2 (0.3%)	449 (71.3%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	36.4	1571^st of 2740 public middle schools	42.7%					(n/a)							24.4			24.4					34.1	36.4		35.3					25.0	23.1		24.1							$11,844
Santa Barbara Senior High	Public	9-12	700 E. Anapamu St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-9101	2,178	102	21.3	57.6%	735 (33.7%)	24 (1.1%)	1,298 (59.6%)	37 (1.7%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	71 (3.3%)	48.4	967^th of 2123 public high schools	54.5%					(n/a)								27.5	22.8	25.4							33.2	33.2							23.7	23.7							$11,746
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	290 Lighthouse Rd.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 965-6653	537	30	17.9	48.0%	250 (46.6%)	5 (0.9%)	223 (41.5%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.5%)	75.3	1390^th of 5883 public elementary schools	76.4%					(n/a)						51.1				51.1	63.9	54.1	61.8	50.6				57.7	69.9	43.6	51.1	36.8				50.3	93.9	97.0		97.0	97.0	93.9	$11,839
Santa Barbara Community Academy	Public	K-6	850 Portesuello Ave.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 687-2081	220	13	17.4	76.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	30.3	3849^th of 5883 public elementary schools	34.6%					(n/a)						8.1				8.1	52.4	20.0	22.2	40.0				32.5	47.6	12.5	10.8	30.6				23.7							$11,715
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	350 Loma Alta Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-9926	244	14	18.0	74.2%	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	23.7	4480^th of 5883 public elementary schools	23.8%					(n/a)						15.0				15.0	12.0	8.8	37.5	35.9				25.4	12.0	8.8	7.5	35.9				16.7							$12,066
Alta Vista Alternative High	Public	9-12	215 E. Ortega St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	126	11	11.2	68.3%	37 (29.4%)	1 (0.8%)	78 (61.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	58.6	747^th of 2123 public high schools	64.8%					(n/a)								23.1	50.0	38.7							46.2	46.2							9.1	9.1							$17,768
Alta Vista	Public	K-8	215 E. Ortega St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	51	2	24.8	80.4%	8 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (78.4%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)										13.3								28.6								14.3
Peabody Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3018 Calle Noguera	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Peabody Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 563-1172	742	31	23.7	46.4%	321 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	357 (48.1%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	84.9	947^th of 5883 public elementary schools	83.9%					(n/a)						37.8				37.8	76.9	71.4	60.8	67.9				69.5	76.9	57.6	48.0	57.6				60.3	97.2
Adelante Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1102 E. Yanonali St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Adelante Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 966-7392	300	17	18.0	41.0%	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	257 (85.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29.6	3902^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	33.7%		23.4	1083^rd of 1417 public elementary schools	23.6%	2819	0.0	11.9	7.9	18.9	9.4	26.3				26.3	27.5	31.0	23.7	30.6				28.2	25.0	33.3	21.1	21.6				25.5	93.2		93.2	93.2		93.2
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1933 Cliff Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	109	11	10.3	52.3%	43 (39.4%)	2 (1.8%)	49 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.8%)								(n/a)								11.1	29.4	17.0							33.3	37.8							0.0	2.2
Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	3970-A La Colina Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 563-2974	272	16	17.0	42.3%	120 (44.1%)	4 (1.5%)	110 (40.4%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.3%)	92	592^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	89.9%					(n/a)						55.0				55.0	80.0	68.6	70.0	82.8				75.0	80.0	61.8	62.5	65.5				67.8							$10,470
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 N. Hope Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 687-5333	260	14	18.5	30.8%	157 (60.4%)	4 (1.5%)	79 (30.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	78.8	1241^st of 5883 public elementary schools	78.9%					(n/a)						42.9				42.9	67.5	70.0	52.4	61.3				62.8	70.0	67.5	30.0	56.7				56.0							$10,470
Vieja Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	434 Nogal Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-1239	304	15	20.2	28.6%	168 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	116 (38.2%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	87.4	832^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	85.9%					(n/a)						57.8				57.8	74.3	69.4	76.1	65.1				71.3	71.4	61.1	60.0	39.5				57.2							$10,470
Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program-South	Public	9-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93160	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-4711	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Montecito Union	Public	K-6	385 San Ysidro Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Montecito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 969-3249	375	30	12.4	5.1%	272 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.1%)	98.9	31^st of 5883 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.9	37^th of 1417 public elementary schools	97.4%	6						85.5				85.5	83.3	89.8	96.8	88.7				89.8	84.8	95.9	87.3	92.3				89.7	90.9		90.9				$31,547
Santa Barbara County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 964-4711	60	9	7.0	50.0%	8 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (80.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)																																	$74,529
Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court	Public	5-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	22	5	4.4	86.4%	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																	$3,725
Santa Barbara County Community	Public	5-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	4	2	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		8.3								0.0							$29,687
Cold Spring Elementary	Public	K-6	2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Cold Spring Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 969-2678	192	16	12.1	3.1%	145 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.0%)	99.1	17^th of 5883 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	3^rd of 1417 public elementary schools	99.8%	14						92.9				92.9	87.5	87.5	92.9	96.4				91.1	87.1	100.0	92.9	92.9				92.8							$23,655
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	711 Ribera Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 681-1268	374	23	16.2	18.7%	207 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (27.5%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.2%)	94.4	405^th of 5883 public elementary schools	93.1%					(n/a)						63.2				63.2	74.0	82.2	76.8	80.7				78.4	78.0	69.6	59.7	66.7				68.1	94.3		96.2	94.3	96.2	96.2	$14,218
Hollister Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Anita Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 681-1271	342	22	15.5	33.0%	129 (37.7%)	1 (0.3%)	177 (51.8%)	19 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	87.5	828^th of 5883 public elementary schools	85.9%					(n/a)						56.9				56.9	71.2	66.7	70.7	61.5				67.7	66.0	69.1	46.6	63.5				60.5	97.4				97.4		$14,209
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	5465 Queen Anne Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 681-1284	372	24	15.8	13.4%	211 (56.7%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (22.3%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.4%)	96.2	265^th of 5883 public elementary schools	95.5%					(n/a)						75.6				75.6	75.6	80.0	73.3	83.7				78.3	75.6	85.7	71.1	82.0				78.8							$14,229
El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	5020 San Simeon Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 692-5574	275	17	16.1	44.7%	52 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	204 (74.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	51.8	2465^th of 5883 public elementary schools	58.1%					(n/a)						25.0				25.0	65.6	32.3	40.6	32.0				43.3	68.8	37.5	28.1	32.0				42.2							$15,196
Trivium Charter School Voyage	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4597 Hollister Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Voyage District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	297	25	11.9	12.5%	199 (67.0%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (15.5%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.5%)								(n/a)						63.0	60.9	50.0	76.9	62.3	44.4	73.7	63.0	75.0	57.9	73.9	71.4	63.6	44.4	61.1	48.2	54.2	31.6	43.5	14.3	44.1	66.7	76.2	76.2	71.4	76.2	66.7
San Marcos Senior High	Public	9-12	4750 Hollister Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-4581	1,998	90	22.1	56.6%	699 (35.0%)	9 (0.5%)	1,155 (57.8%)	56 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (3.5%)	55.8	801^st of 2123 public high schools	62.3%					(n/a)								23.8	24.3	24.0							49.7	49.7							28.4	28.4							$12,018

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Summerland	6.32 mi	1
Goleta	6.71 mi	10	146^th
Carpinteria	10.45 mi	5	317^th
Oak View	23.12 mi	1	352^nd
Ojai	24.28 mi	11	468^th

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