Is La Cumbre Junior High a good school?

La Cumbre Junior High ranks 1641 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend La Cumbre Junior High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 491 students attended La Cumbre Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of La Cumbre Junior High?

Students at La Cumbre Junior High are 87% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of La Cumbre Junior High attend?

Students who attend La Cumbre Junior High usually go on to attend San Marcos Senior High

La Cumbre Junior High School in Santa Barbara CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details La Cumbre Junior High ranks worse than 59.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.28. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details La Cumbre Junior High has the smallest middle school student body size in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87%), White (10.2%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Cumbre Junior High is 18.2, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare La Cumbre Junior High employs 26.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Cumbre Junior High is $12,527, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District!

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SchoolDigger ranks La Cumbre Junior High 1641^st of 2740 California public middle schools. (See La Cumbre Junior High in the ranking list.)

Santa Barbara Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Barbara Unified 660^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Cumbre Junior High

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Rank History for all students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	57.46	948^th	2379	60.2%
2015	56.09	951^st	2477	61.6%
2016	48.15	1154^th	2497	53.8%
2017	57.65	921^st	2508	63.3%
2018	56.44	935^th	2480	62.3%
2019	49.53	1162^nd	2715	57.2%
2022	34.28	1641^st	2740	40.1%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.42	605^th	1364	55.6%
2019	41.17	643^rd	1442	55.4%
2022	41.98	688^th	1540	55.3%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.91	590^th	2230	73.5%
2019	61.47	694^th	2369	70.7%
2022	37.38	1425^th	2458	42.0%

Rank History for Homeless students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.17	66^th	336	80.4%

Rank History for Female students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.36	900^th	2262	60.2%
2019	50.37	1052^nd	2380	55.8%
2022	35.65	1475^th	2509	41.2%

Rank History for Disabled students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.12	503^rd	1369	63.3%
2019	48.48	574^th	1491	61.5%
2022	52.74	512^th	1531	66.6%

Rank History for Military Connected students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.84	114^th	193	40.9%

Rank History for Male students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.11	880^th	2273	61.3%
2019	46.69	1114^th	2407	53.7%
2022	32.53	1560^th	2527	38.3%

Rank History for Hispanic students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.02	601^st	2072	71.0%
2019	55.81	789^th	2213	64.3%
2022	36.04	1431^st	2359	39.3%

Rank History for White students at La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.22	49^th	1496	96.7%
2019	85.41	157^th	1602	90.2%
2022	83.93	166^th	1555	89.3%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, July 28, 2016

My son in is in the CORE knowledge program at La Cumbre and we could not be happier. He arrived mid-year and if you remember your middle school years, it is tough to be the new kid let alone during the middle of a year when friendships have been forged. Other kids welcomed him, teachers accommodated him getting him up to speed with current unit studies, office staff worked with us and his schedule, adjusting classes as we became accustomed to US schooling standards (we had been outside of the US for the former school year). Ongoing feedback from teachers, unsolicited and when asked. My son loves his school and thinks fondly of his classmates, that is a win-win when you are in middle school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for La Cumbre Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2012	61	4	7	472	4	6	554
2013	41	4	4	473	6	4	532
2014	47	4	3	475	3	5	537
2015	30	3	4	439	2	3	481
2016	33	5	4	386	2	2	432
2017	54	3	7	396	0	2	462
2018	57	5	8	459	2	4	535
2019	49	4	5	471	1	3	533
2020	42	1	5	418	0	6	472
2021	42	1	3	420	0	7	473
2022	50	2	1	427	0	11	491

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Cumbre Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	554	25.4	21.8	n/a
2013	532	24.4	21.8	87.8
2014	537	25.8	20.8	77.8
2015	481	25.0	19.2	69.2
2016	432	23.0	18.7	38
2017	462	22.7	20.3	84
2018	535	24.0	22.2	77.2
2019	533	26.0	20.5	89.5
2020	472	n/a	n/a	85
2021	473	24.3	19.4	71.2
2022	491	26.8	18.2	87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio La Cumbre Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	554	25.4	21.8	n/a
2013	532	24.4	21.8	87.8
2014	537	25.8	20.8	77.8
2015	481	25.0	19.2	69.2
2016	432	23.0	18.7	38
2017	462	22.7	20.3	84
2018	535	24.0	22.2	77.2
2019	533	26.0	20.5	89.5
2020	472	n/a	n/a	85
2021	473	24.3	19.4	71.2
2022	491	26.8	18.2	87.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for La Cumbre Junior High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$12,527

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on La Cumbre Junior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 1162^nd of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 1641^st of 2740 Middle schools	17.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Cumbre Junior High)	49	40	9%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Barbara Unified)	58.7	53	5.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (La Cumbre Junior High)	23	23.1	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Santa Barbara Unified)	50	40.8	9.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Cumbre Junior High)	50.7	34.1	16.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Barbara Unified)	55.3	46.3	9%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (La Cumbre Junior High)	45.5	23.8	21.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Santa Barbara Unified)	50	36.2	13.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (La Cumbre Junior High)	25	17.4	7.6%
8th Grade Science (Santa Barbara Unified)	41.3	36.6	4.8%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	533	473	11.3%
African American	4	1	75%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	5	3	40%
Hispanic	471	420	10.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	49	42	14.3%
Two or More Races	3	7	133.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	89.5%	71.2%	18.2%

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Harding University Partnership
	McKinley Elementary
	Monroe Elementary

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