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Canalino Elementary

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Canalino Elementary ranks 2257 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Canalino Elementary is a public K-5 school in Carpinteria, California, serving 483 students as part of the Carpinteria Unified School District. The school generally performs better than the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with its White and English Language Learner students ranking among the top in California. However, Canalino's science scores and its Hispanic and low-income student performance lag behind state averages.

One notable challenge for Canalino is a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.8% to 20.4% in the past year, which is higher than the state average. The school also spends significantly more per student ($22,936) compared to the state, yet has a higher student-teacher ratio (20.1) than nearby Summerland Elementary (13.6) and Carpinteria Family (18.6). This suggests the need for the district to evaluate its resource allocation and ensure Canalino has the appropriate staffing and support to address its diverse student needs.

Canalino's proximity to other Carpinteria Unified schools, such as Aliso Elementary and Carpinteria Family, presents an opportunity for the district to closely coordinate educational strategies across these neighboring campuses. Additionally, the significant performance gaps between Canalino's White students and its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic students highlight the need for the school and district to focus on addressing equity and providing targeted support for underperforming subgroups.

471

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,936

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 Linden Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93013-1414

(805) 684-4141

District: Carpinteria Unified

Students who attend Canalino Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carpinteria Middle
High:	Carpinteria Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

White:

33.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Carpinteria Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,257^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	55.8	2257 of 5857	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	2283 of 5869	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2793 of 5859	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	2719 of 5883	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	763 of 1417	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	3399 of 5789	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3493 of 5662	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.0	2971 of 5692	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	3074 of 5614	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	3498 of 5611	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	3121 of 5530	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	3963 of 5390	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3682 of 5377	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	3148 of 5314	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	2484 of 5193	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.1	3323 of 5113	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.0	2779 of 5113	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.9	3061 of 4818	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.8	2150 of 4822	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.2	2088 of 4809	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	806 of 2227	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	777 of 3162	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.6	1373 of 3245	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	728 of 3311	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	34.0	417 of 602	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	956 of 3275	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	1533 of 3246	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	2353 of 5597	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2185 of 5612	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2581 of 5609	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	2095 of 5635	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	620 of 1267	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	3298 of 5492	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3127 of 5413	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	2125 of 5107	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	2025 of 5107	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	2857 of 5087	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	2531 of 5084	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	2938 of 4963	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2950 of 4830	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	2216 of 5460	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	2107 of 5517	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	2916 of 5363	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	2481 of 5264	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	482 of 1110	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	3523 of 5173	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3253 of 5084	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	2076 of 5628	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	2244 of 5643	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	2838 of 5638	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3215 of 5663	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	751 of 1272	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	3215 of 5510	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3521 of 5431	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.2	100 of 140	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	774 of 2598	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1018 of 2651	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1080 of 2661	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1153 of 2726	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	1832 of 2834	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1811 of 2737	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2023)29th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Listening30%+5 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Reading6%~ state avg

Overall5%-5 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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 Canalino Elementary

What schools do graduates of Canalino Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canalino Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carpinteria Middle
High : Carpinteria Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Canalino Elementary?

Students at Canalino Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 33% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Canalino Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Canalino Elementary.

Is Canalino Elementary a good school?

Canalino Elementary ranks 2257^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Canalino Elementary in?

Carpinteria Unified

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