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Aliso Elementary

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Aliso Elementary ranks 3022 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3022^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aliso Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 315 students in the Carpinteria Unified School District, an area with notable economic diversity that is reflected in its schools' academic profiles.

Academically, Aliso's overall test scores place it in the middle range statewide, but it performs below other elementary schools in its own district, such as Summerland Elementary and Carpinteria Family. A key factor is that Aliso serves a much higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds than those higher-performing schools. This pattern is seen across the district, where schools with lower poverty rates tend to have higher test scores. Despite this challenge, Aliso shows particular strength in supporting its English Language Learners and students in special education, with their performance ranking above the school's overall average.

Notable trends include a significant drop in proficiency rates between 3rd and 5th grade, suggesting a need for targeted support in the upper elementary years. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, while improved since the pandemic, remains higher than most district peers. Aliso spends more per student than some better-performing schools in the area, which may reflect the additional resources required to serve its high-need population. Compared to elite nearby schools like Montecito Union, Aliso operates with significantly different resources and student demographics, highlighting the varied educational landscape within the broader community.

315

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,510

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4545 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93013-1811

(805) 684-4539

District: Carpinteria Unified

Students who attend Aliso Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carpinteria Middle
High:	Carpinteria Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

White:

11.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,022^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Carpinteria Unified

463^rd of 1,543Carpinteria 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	42.7	3022 of 5857	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	3002 of 5869	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3642 of 5859	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	3120 of 5883	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	706 of 1417	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	2019 of 5789	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	1705 of 5662	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	1743 of 5692	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	2013 of 5614	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	2264 of 5611	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	1678 of 5530	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	1264 of 5390	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	1550 of 5377	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	1207 of 5314	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	1421 of 5193	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	51.6	2283 of 5113	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	1521 of 5113	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	58.7	1792 of 4818	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.6	1849 of 4822	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.4	2042 of 4809	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	933 of 2227	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	1055 of 3162	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	976 of 3245	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	801 of 3311	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	118 of 602	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	377 of 3275	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	229 of 3246	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3145 of 5597	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3377 of 5612	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3581 of 5609	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3424 of 5635	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	652 of 1267	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	1755 of 5492	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	1466 of 5413	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	2404 of 5107	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	2771 of 5107	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2976 of 5087	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	2302 of 5084	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	1123 of 4963	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	745 of 4830	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	2770 of 5460	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	2851 of 5517	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3199 of 5363	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	2063 of 5264	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	273 of 1110	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	916 of 5173	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	672 of 5084	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2713 of 5628	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2450 of 5643	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	3445 of 5638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2600 of 5663	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	584 of 1272	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	2238 of 5510	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	1944 of 5431	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	12.8	116 of 130	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1176 of 2847	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	1240 of 2635	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	1275 of 2420	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2022)11th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening47%+22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Writing21%+4 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading0%-8 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aliso Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Carpinteria Ave.	Carpinteria	93013	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 684-4539	315	16	19.6	78.7%	35 (11.1%)	2 (0.6%)	271 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	42.7	3022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		42.9	3002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	20	10.5				10.5	47.4				47.4	21.1				21.1	0.0				0.0	22.0	22.0	50.0	55.6	29.2		44.8	48.0	38.3	16.0		34.0		$24,510	$3,349	$21,161
Carpinteria Family	Public	K-5	1480 Linden Ave.	Carpinteria	93013	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 684-4141	45	2	22.5	35.6%	33 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (22.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	82.7	1035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		94	431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	604																					54.6	54.6	75.0		63.6		65.6	91.7		36.4		65.6		$17,945	$539	$17,406
Canalino Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 Linden Ave.	Carpinteria	93013	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 684-4141	471	24	19.6	62.4%	157 (33.3%)	1 (0.2%)	297 (63.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	55.8	2257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		55.1	2283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	26	11.9	2.3	0.0		4.7	54.8	4.7	32.6		30.5	11.9	14.0	2.3		9.4	16.7	2.3	0.0		6.3	28.4	28.4	64.4	37.2	51.4		49.8	66.1	38.5	37.3		45.8		$22,936	$3,034	$19,902
Summerland Elementary	Public	K-5	135 Valencia Ave.	Summerland	93067	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-1011	51	3	17.0	25.5%	38 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	88	779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%					(n/a)																					54.6	54.6			63.6		72.7			81.8		81.8		$28,159	$599	$27,560
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Aliso Elementary

Is Aliso Elementary a good school?

Aliso Elementary ranks 3022^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aliso Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Aliso Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Aliso Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aliso Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carpinteria Middle
High : Carpinteria Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Aliso Elementary?

Students at Aliso Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Aliso Elementary in?

Carpinteria Unified

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