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Carpinteria Family

Q: Is Carpinteria Family a good school?

Carpinteria Family ranks 1035 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carpinteria Family is a small, highly-rated public elementary school serving just 45 students in grades K-5 within the Carpinteria Unified School District, consistently outperforming both its district and the state in academic achievement.

This school stands out for its strong academic results, especially in science, and its efficient use of resources. With a student body where over a third qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Carpinteria Family achieves proficiency rates well above the Carpinteria Unified average—for example, 65.6% of students are proficient in math compared to 38.4% district-wide. It also maintains a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than both the district and state. While it spends less per student than nearby schools like Summerland Elementary or Aliso Elementary, it delivers superior academic outcomes, suggesting a very effective learning environment.

When looking at the broader area, Carpinteria Family serves as a strong public option. It significantly outperforms larger district schools such as Canalino Elementary and has shown consistent high performance for over a decade. It's important to note that while it excels within its district, schools in more affluent neighboring areas like Cold Spring Elementary and Montecito Union have higher test scores and spending. A point of attention is that math proficiency dips in 5th grade, indicating a potential area for continued focus as students advance.

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,945

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 Linden Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93013-1414

(805) 684-4141

District: Carpinteria Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2012 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,035^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	82.7	1035 of 5857	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	431 of 5869	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	775 of 5859	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	1153 of 5883	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	580 of 5789	90.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	810 of 5662	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	1079 of 5692	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.5	1554 of 5611	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	95.2	98 of 5530	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	932 of 5390	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	95.2	111 of 5377	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	704 of 5314	86.8%	★★★★☆

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Carpinteria Family

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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
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
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 Carpinteria Family

Is Carpinteria Family a good school?

Carpinteria Family ranks 1035^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carpinteria Family?

Students at Carpinteria Family are 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Carpinteria Family?

In the 2024-25 school year, 45 students attended Carpinteria Family.

What district is Carpinteria Family in?

Carpinteria Unified

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