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Cleveland Elementary

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Cleveland Elementary ranks 3674 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 254 students in the Santa Barbara Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has made remarkable progress over the last decade, climbing from the state's bottom percentiles to the 37th percentile, though it still lags behind the district average in English, math, and science. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 29% of students missing too much school—a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Washington Elementary (11%) or Peabody Charter (7.9%). Performance also varies widely by grade, with sixth graders performing relatively well but fifth graders struggling significantly.

Despite having the highest per-student spending among comparable local schools at over $20,000, Cleveland's results are mixed compared to schools with similar student populations, such as Franklin Elementary. However, the school shows notable strengths, effectively teaching English Learners and Hispanic students, ranking well above average for these groups statewide. This progress highlights potential, though the school's proximity to top-ranked schools like Cold Spring Elementary underscores the ongoing work needed to close achievement gaps.

254

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,466

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-2899

(805) 963-8873

District: Santa Barbara Unified

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Barbara Junior High
High:	Santa Barbara Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg44%

California avg41%

3,674^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	33.6	3674 of 5857	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3811 of 5869	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4072 of 5859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	5184 of 5883	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5527 of 5789	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5230 of 5662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	5288 of 5692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	5248 of 5614	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	4506 of 5611	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	4737 of 5530	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.4	1253 of 2585	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	1072 of 3162	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	876 of 3245	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	2115 of 3311	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	2666 of 3275	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2069 of 3246	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3747 of 5597	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3503 of 5612	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3607 of 5609	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4649 of 5635	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	5276 of 5492	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4702 of 5413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2561 of 5107	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2613 of 5107	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3165 of 5087	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4197 of 5084	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4681 of 4963	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4417 of 4830	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	2988 of 5460	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2658 of 5517	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	3304 of 5363	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4406 of 5264	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4793 of 5173	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4624 of 5084	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3386 of 5628	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4150 of 5643	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4608 of 5638	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5111 of 5663	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5113 of 5510	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5189 of 5431	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2019)52nd percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-6	123 Alameda Padre Serra	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-8873	254	18	14.0	80.7%	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	232 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	33.6	3674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		31.5	3811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	137																					10.8	10.8	36.8	33.3	13.9	58.3	35.8	40.0	33.3	10.8	35.1	29.7	92.9					$20,466	$2,900	$17,566
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1111 East Mason St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-4283	424	25	17.0	91.0%	19 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	375 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	60.6	2034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		67	1727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	307																					20.6	20.6	54.9	42.1	41.2	64.2	50.6	68.6	47.4	38.2	55.2	51.4						$17,523	$1,309	$16,214
Adelante Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1102 East Yanonali St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Adelante Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-7392	306	17	18.4	71.6%	40 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	252 (82.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	66.6	1757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		47.4	2710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	953	14.6	12.8	5.4	2.5	9.2	50.0	28.2	13.5	12.5	27.4	25.0	23.1	5.4	5.0	15.2	8.3	16.2	2.7	0.0	6.8	27.0	27.0	58.3	46.2	56.8	47.5	52.4	52.1	84.2	46.0	50.0	57.7						$17,329	$939	$16,390
Cold Spring Elementary	Public	K-6	2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Cold Spring Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-2678	188	14	13.6	5.9%	149 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.8%)	99.4	3^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.7	1^st of 5869 public elementary schools	100.0%	2																					95.0	95.0	95.8	96.8	100.0	93.6	96.2	100.0	96.8	80.0	100.0	95.3
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	$15,971	$1,461	$14,510
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	350 Loma Alta Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9926	293	17	17.0	80.9%	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	261 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	19.3	4893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.2	5099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	206	5.6				5.6	30.6				30.6	5.6				5.6	0.0				0.0	9.4	9.4	14.7	21.2	9.4	40.7	20.6	8.3	18.2	12.5	51.9	21.1						$16,242	$1,341	$14,901
Montecito Union	Public	K-6	385 San Ysidro Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Montecito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-3249	353	29	12.0	5.1%	263 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.7%)	98.9	18^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.8	26^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	8																					79.0	79.0	91.1	89.8	93.1	88.6	90.8	86.7	96.6	90.9	90.9	91.6						$45,001	$284	$44,717
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						$17,680	$1,657	$16,023
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						$17,079	$1,231	$15,848
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						$16,029	$1,430	$14,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Cleveland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Barbara Junior High
High : Santa Barbara Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary?

Students at Cleveland Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% African American.

Is Cleveland Elementary a good school?

Cleveland Elementary ranks 3674^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cleveland Elementary in?

Santa Barbara Unified

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