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Adelante Charter

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Adelante Charter ranks 1757 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Adelante Charter is a K-6 elementary school serving 306 students in Santa Barbara, California, and it stands out for its remarkable and rapid improvement from a 1-star to a 4-star school over the past six years.

The school is particularly effective in supporting its students, achieving math and English scores that exceed the state average and doing so with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many neighboring schools. For example, its math proficiency of 57.7% is notably higher than that of nearby McKinley Elementary (21.1%) and Cleveland Elementary (29.7%), which serve similar student populations. This strong academic performance is achieved with moderate per-student spending, especially when compared to much higher spending at schools like Montecito Union.

While the school excels in core subjects, it has identified science as an area for continued growth. As part of the Adelante Charter District, the school benefits from a supportive district framework while maintaining the flexibility to implement programs that have driven its impressive upward trajectory, making it a compelling option for families in the area.

306

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,329

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1102 East Yanonali St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3167

(805) 966-7392

District: Adelante Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

13.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 58 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

California avg41%

1,757^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 58 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

392^nd of 1,543Adelante Charter District 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	66.6	1757 of 5857	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	2710 of 5869	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	3851 of 5859	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3902 of 5883	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1083 of 1417	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5079 of 5789	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	1894 of 3162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	820 of 3245	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	32.3	2424 of 3311	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	451 of 602	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	2509 of 3275	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	2044 of 5597	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	3053 of 5612	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4503 of 5609	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4082 of 5635	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	930 of 1267	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4602 of 5492	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	1118 of 5107	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	2265 of 5107	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	3069 of 5087	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3407 of 5084	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4544 of 4963	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	257 of 335	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	326 of 356	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1455 of 5460	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.9	3068 of 5517	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3958 of 5363	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4800 of 5264	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1035 of 1110	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4905 of 5173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	1397 of 5628	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	2158 of 5643	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	3060 of 5638	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3267 of 5663	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	875 of 1272	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5074 of 5510	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.7	2233 of 2834	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2023)23rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2019)21st percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Listening27%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

Writing15%~ state avg

Overall9%~ state avg

Reading7%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Adelante Charter

What district is Adelante Charter in?

Adelante Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Adelante Charter?

Students at Adelante Charter are 82% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Adelante Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Adelante Charter.

Is Adelante Charter a good school?

Adelante Charter ranks 1757^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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