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Adams Elementary

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Adams Elementary ranks 2056 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 469 students in the Santa Barbara Unified district, performing solidly above average for a school where nearly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.4%, which is much better than most nearby schools like McKinley Elementary (18.1%) and the district average (19.2%), and this strong attendance likely supports its academics. Adams achieves higher test scores in English, Math, and Science than several schools with similar student populations, such as Santa Barbara Community Academy, and it does so while spending less per student than peers like Monroe Elementary.

While Adams is a relative strength within its district, there is a notable performance gap between schools in Santa Barbara Unified and those in the neighboring Hope Elementary district, which generally have higher rankings. Parents may also note that the school shows particular strength in science and has shown consistent improvement over the past decade, though performance in fourth-grade math is an area that lags behind other grades.

469

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,680

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 Las Positas Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3739

(805) 563-2515

District: Santa Barbara Unified

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Cumbre Junior High
High:	San Marcos Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.6%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg44%

California avg41%

2,056^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Santa Barbara Unified

665^th of 1,543Santa Barbara Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	2056 of 5857	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	2123 of 5869	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	1764 of 5859	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2970 of 5883	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	2085 of 5789	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1817 of 5662	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.9	1432 of 5692	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	60.8	1957 of 5614	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	2331 of 5611	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.4	3569 of 5530	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	976 of 2227	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	554 of 2585	78.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	1092 of 3162	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	681 of 3245	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	1364 of 3311	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1648 of 3275	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	1115 of 3246	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	2205 of 5597	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	2301 of 5612	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	2134 of 5609	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	3410 of 5635	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	1877 of 5492	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1869 of 5413	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1711 of 5107	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	2139 of 5107	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	1510 of 5087	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	3031 of 5084	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	1596 of 4963	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	1343 of 4830	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	1874 of 5460	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	1868 of 5517	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	1320 of 5363	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	37.8	3191 of 5264	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1959 of 5173	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	1537 of 5084	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1865 of 5628	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	1960 of 5643	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	1535 of 5638	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	2570 of 5663	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	2220 of 5510	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1726 of 5431	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	115 of 118	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1232 of 2847	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1046 of 2635	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	746 of 2598	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	269 of 2651	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.9	52 of 2661	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	761 of 2726	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	392 of 2834	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	439 of 2737	84.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+7 vs school

Military Connected (2024)3rd percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2701 Las Positas Rd.	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2515	469	28	16.6	64.4%	97 (20.7%)	2 (0.4%)	331 (70.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	60.3	2056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		58.5	2123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	67	40.9	40.9	46.6	54.6	51.5	53.9	51.9	56.9	41.8	36.4	35.9	42.0							$17,680	$15,960	$1,720
Santa Barbara Community Academy	Public	K-6	850 Portesuello Ave.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-2081	221	13	17.5	82.4%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	28	4128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		28.1	4107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	21	23.9	23.9	36.7	37.9	33.3	21.4	32.6	33.3	27.6	19.6	23.3	25.2							$24,598	$23,832	$766
Peabody Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3018 Calle Noguera	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Peabody Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-1172	780	35	22.2	42.7%	361 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	352 (45.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	88.6	738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.5	786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	48	57.7	57.7	69.1	70.7	71.2	74.8	71.4	64.6	59.8	64.9	64.5	63.5
Harding University Partnership	Public	K-6	1625 Robbins St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 965-8994	364	21	16.9	78.0%	61 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	279 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	54.6	2331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		43.7	2943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	612	24.6	24.6	64.3	57.1	41.9	38.3	48.9	67.4	40.5	33.9	42.9	44.9							$24,765	$22,618	$2,147
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Hope Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-5333	267	14	19.0	25.8%	151 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (34.1%)	13 (4.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	88.8	724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.9	580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	144	70.7	70.7	61.0	73.5	73.2	79.5	71.6	61.0	52.9	78.1	71.8	66.5							$24,289	$22,986	$1,303
Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	3970-A La Colina Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2974	279	16	17.4	42.3%	109 (39.1%)	2 (0.7%)	138 (49.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.5%)	82.3	1059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.4	1022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	37	51.1	51.1	71.1	61.5	64.4	78.4	68.6	65.8	51.3	44.4	75.7	58.5	93.2				93.2		$27,846	$26,560	$1,286
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1990 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2062	463	26	17.5	55.1%	175 (37.8%)	6 (1.3%)	224 (48.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.0%)	65	1839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		64.4	1859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	20	42.3	42.3	56.1	49.0	53.9	54.0	53.4	49.1	52.9	32.7	48.7	46.2	89.5	96.5		93.0	91.2	91.2	$18,356	$17,554	$802
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	431 Flora Vista Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-7023	315	19	16.2	69.2%	63 (20.0%)	3 (1.0%)	211 (67.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	47	2766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		46.4	2772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	6	40.5	40.5	45.5	34.2	46.0	46.7	43.1	34.1	34.2	40.5	33.3	35.3							$24,765	$22,618	$2,147
Vieja Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	434 Nogal Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-1239	313	15	20.8	28.1%	173 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	112 (35.8%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	82.7	1037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		90.7	653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	384	60.5	60.5	52.6	67.6	65.1	85.4	67.9	46.0	59.5	55.8	85.4	62.0							$20,900	$19,648	$1,252
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	290 Lighthouse Rd.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 965-6653	477	29	16.4	41.1%	231 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	165 (34.6%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.8%)	75.6	1348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.5	1268^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	80	40.6	40.6	52.7	82.0	55.1	61.5	62.1	63.0	75.4	41.2	48.7	56.4	97.4		97.4				$21,374	$20,344	$1,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Cumbre Junior High
High : San Marcos Senior High

What district is Adams Elementary in?

Santa Barbara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Adams Elementary.

Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks 2056^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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