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Harding University Partnership

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Harding University Partnership ranks 2331 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harding University Partnership is a public elementary school (grades K-6) serving 364 students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of improvement, having climbed from the bottom quartile of state rankings a decade ago to now performing above average.

The school excels in several key areas, particularly given that it serves a high-need community. Its mathematics proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, and it has achieved an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%, which is much better than the district average. Harding shows exceptional strength in supporting specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and homeless students, outperforming many nearby schools with similar demographics like McKinley Elementary. While its overall academic performance is now comparable to schools like Monroe Elementary, its dramatic upward trajectory is unique.

When compared to other local options, Harding's story is compelling. It performs comparably to Adelante Charter, which serves a similar student population, though it trails higher-spending schools like Hope Elementary in a different district. While challenges remain, such as science scores lagging behind strong performers like Washington Elementary, Harding's consistent gains and effective support systems make it a standout choice for families in Santa Barbara.

364

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,680

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Robbins St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-4734

(805) 965-8994

District: Santa Barbara Unified

Students who attend Harding University Partnership usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

White:

16.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

California avg41%

2,331^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	54.6	2331 of 5857	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2943 of 5869	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2899 of 5859	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	3942 of 5883	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3555 of 5789	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4351 of 5662	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	4291 of 5692	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	4763 of 5614	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	4831 of 5611	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	4431 of 5530	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	1245 of 3162	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	918 of 3245	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	29.6	2644 of 3311	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	2309 of 3275	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2035 of 3246	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2608 of 5597	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	2771 of 5612	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	2800 of 5609	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	3686 of 5635	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3939 of 5492	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4175 of 5413	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	1936 of 5107	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2421 of 5107	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2378 of 5087	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	3384 of 5084	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2823 of 4963	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3487 of 4830	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.3	68 of 335	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	2084 of 5460	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2841 of 5517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2639 of 5363	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	3170 of 5264	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	2361 of 5173	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	3329 of 5084	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	2045 of 5628	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	2902 of 5643	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2826 of 5638	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3846 of 5663	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	2946 of 5510	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4073 of 5431	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	1175 of 2635	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1154 of 2420	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)80th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Harding is an excellent school. Standardized tests do not tell the whole story. Harding has an excellent curriculum (including the Literacy Collaborative!), highly skilled and devoted teachers, and a wonderful student body. I'm very skeptical of how this site is ranking schools, this site is certainly no reflection of the level of education provided at Harding and is serving only to promote self segregation. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

I love Harding Elementary. The teachers are excellent and the principle is fantastic. She is passionate about the school and the kids. We are new this year and we couldn't be happier. My son who is advanced is being challenged, my son who struggles with reading is getting all the help he needs (and has improved a ton). We are really impressed. Close Quote

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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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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							$19,172	$2,435	$16,737
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				$16,295	$1,350	$14,945
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
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							$15,047	$1,808	$13,239
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding University Partnership

How many students attend Harding University Partnership?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Harding University Partnership.

What schools do graduates of Harding University Partnership attend?

Students who attend Harding University Partnership usually go on to attend:

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

Is Harding University Partnership a good school?

Harding University Partnership ranks 2331^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harding University Partnership?

Students at Harding University Partnership are 77% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Harding University Partnership in?

Santa Barbara Unified

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