High Schools in Santa Barbara County Office of Education

Summary:

The Santa Barbara County Office of Education district in California oversees two high schools: Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court and Santa Barbara County Community. Both schools are struggling, with very low statewide rankings, poor test scores, and high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients.

Neither school appears to be a standout performer. Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court ranked 2300 out of 2309 California high schools in 2024-2025, with a 0-star rating, while Santa Barbara County Community ranked 2292 out of 2309. Both schools had 0% proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, significantly lower than the state averages. Graduation rates were also low, with Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court having an 86.4% four-year graduation rate and an 8.9% dropout rate.

Despite high spending per student and low student-teacher ratios, the schools in the Santa Barbara County Office of Education district are struggling across multiple metrics. Chronic absenteeism rates were 20.4% at both schools, and free/reduced lunch rates were 90% at Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court and 71.43% at Santa Barbara County Community. Significant improvements are needed in these schools to better serve the students in this community.

District Detail

4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1042

(805) 964-4711

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 107

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	31	3	10.2	90.3%	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)				0.0		0.0	$71,949	$6,011	$65,938
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)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	27	4	6.7	88.9%	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$68,373	$00	$68,373

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program	0 mi	2
Santa Barbara Unified	0.79 mi	26	665^th
Hope Elementary	1.01 mi	3	176^th
Trivium Charter School Voyage District	1.15 mi	1
Goleta Union Elementary	1.76 mi	9	295^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.