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Cold Spring Elementary

Public Grades K-6

1^st

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of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cold Spring Elementary serves 188 students in grades K–6 in Santa Barbara, California. Its 2025–2026 proficiency was 100% in English language arts (ELA), 99% in math, and 97% in science—above the state in all three subjects, with results matching its district exactly. The most important finding is that Cold Spring led nearby schools with scores reported that year in every subject.

Its advantage over local schools was substantial: among eight nearby schools with scores supplied, average proficiency was 51% in ELA, 51% in math, and 39% in science. Cold Spring’s leads over those averages were 49, 48, and 58 percentage points, respectively. Montecito Union was the closest high-scoring comparison; Cold Spring was ahead by 5 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 8 in science. One relative weak spot is sixth-grade math: Cold Spring scored 94%, compared with 100% in grades 3–5, though it remained 57 points above the state. Montecito’s sixth-grade math score was 4 points higher. The district’s overall figures match Cold Spring’s, and its schoolwide results exceed the state by 51 points in ELA and 61 points in both math and science.

Results have risen overall since 2022–2023: ELA improved by 6 percentage points, math by 6, and science by 10, though scores dipped in 2024–2025 before rising again. The school’s lead over the state also widened across the period by 4 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 4 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Cold Spring #1 of 5,804 California schools, at the 100th percentile with 5 stars; it has ranked at the 100th percentile in every supplied year since 2018–2019. Other context: the 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 13.6, second-lowest among nearby schools with data, and 6% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, also the second-lowest share among nearby schools reporting that measure. With 188 students, year-to-year test results may be sensitive to small changes in the number tested.

188

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

5.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1909

(805) 969-2678

District: Cold Spring Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (99% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school99%

District avg99%

California avg42%

1^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 968Cold Spring Elementary 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
2026	99.7	1 of 5804	100.0%	★★★★★
2025	99.4	3 of 5857	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	1 of 5869	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	5 of 5859	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	17 of 5883	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 1417	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	21 of 5789	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	19 of 5662	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	139 of 5692	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.0	158 of 5614	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	157 of 5611	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.3	159 of 5530	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	36 of 5390	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	94.9	133 of 5377	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	95.7	96 of 5314	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	95.1	158 of 5193	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.6	146 of 5113	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	98.4	35 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	97.7	68 of 4818	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	98.2	41 of 4822	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	98.0	82 of 4809	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	1 of 5612	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	5 of 5609	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	14 of 5635	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	7 of 1267	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	149 of 5492	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	43 of 5413	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	1 of 5590	100.0%	★★★★★
2025	99.2	5 of 5628	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	1 of 5643	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	21 of 5638	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	39 of 5663	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	4 of 1272	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	3 of 5510	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	19 of 5431	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	2 of 2532	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	2 of 2598	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	1 of 2651	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	5 of 2661	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	16 of 2726	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	41 of 2834	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	20 of 2737	99.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2024)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)100th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy100%+51 vs state

Mathematics99%+61 vs state

Science97%+61 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	99.7	1^st of 5804 public elementary schools	100.0%		99.4	3^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%	2													96.7	96.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.8	99.0
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%)	26.8	4234^th of 5804 public elementary schools	27.1%		33.6	3674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%	560													3.9	3.9	31.3	34.3	28.0	23.7	29.2	46.9	40.0	8.0	23.7	30.8	92.9					$28,865	$25,684	$3,181
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%)	61.2	2017^th of 5804 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.6	2034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	17													19.3	19.3	54.6	54.7	49.1	58.0	54.3	46.5	67.9	22.8	59.4	49.6						$21,929	$21,100	$829
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	99.5	3^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.9	18^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%	15													89.1	89.1	95.2	95.6	98.2	92.3	95.3	95.2	95.7	92.7	98.0	95.4						$95,763	$95,442	$321
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%)	68.1	1676^th of 5804 public elementary schools	71.1%		65	1839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%	163													47.1	47.1	52.0	50.0	54.9	60.8	54.4	60.0	48.2	45.1	43.1	49.0	89.5	96.5	93.0	91.2	91.2	$18,356	$17,554	$802
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%)	12	5460^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.9%		19.3	4893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%	567	8.3	2.7	5.5	16.7	10.8	13.7	16.7	18.9	17.8	5.6	8.1	6.9	15.8	15.8	19.4	10.8	21.1	24.2	18.8	16.7	10.8	10.5	21.2	14.6						$20,270	$19,512	$758
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%)	90.5	614^th of 5804 public elementary schools	89.4%		88	779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%	165													63.6	63.6	61.5		72.7		61.5	76.9		72.7		76.9						$23,516	$23,068	$448
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%)	67.4	1715^th of 5804 public elementary schools	70.5%		54.6	2331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%	616													51.4	51.4	50.0	32.6	68.6	54.8	50.8	76.0	32.6	54.3	50.8	53.6						$24,765	$22,618	$2,147
Peabody Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3018 Calle Noguera	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Peabody Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-1172	780	35	22.2	42.7%	361 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	352 (45.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Cold Spring Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cold Spring Elementary?

Students at Cold Spring Elementary are 79% White, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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Is Cold Spring Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cold Spring Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 5804 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cold Spring Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Cold Spring Elementary.

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