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Foothill Elementary

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Foothill Elementary ranks 649 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 413 students in Santa Barbara, part of the Goleta Union Elementary district, which is itself highly ranked statewide.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with recent proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science significantly exceeding both district and state averages. It also maintains an exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism at just 5.9%, a key indicator of a healthy school climate and family engagement. While Mountain View Elementary, a nearby school with a similar student profile, scores slightly higher on recent tests, Foothill outperforms most other comparison schools in the area, including La Patera Elementary and El Camino Elementary.

Foothill has a long history of top-tier performance, though recent data shows a slight dip in its statewide ranking. The school demonstrates effective teaching for students from various backgrounds. Its success appears to be driven by factors beyond funding, as it achieves excellent results with a student-teacher ratio and per-student spending similar to other local schools. The wide range of performance across schools within the Goleta Union Elementary district highlights Foothill's position as a leading institution.

413

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,182

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 Ribera Dr.
Santa Barbara, CA 93111-1808

(805) 681-1268

District: Goleta Union Elementary

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

La Colina Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Goleta Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg58%

California avg41%

649^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Goleta Union Elementary

295^th of 1,543Goleta Union 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
2025	90.2	649 of 5857	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	401 of 5869	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	425 of 5859	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	405 of 5883	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	416 of 5789	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	347 of 5662	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	198 of 5692	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	346 of 5614	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	448 of 5611	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	346 of 5530	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	526 of 5390	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	414 of 5377	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	532 of 5314	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	80.2	993 of 5193	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	814 of 5113	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	85.2	742 of 5113	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.8	838 of 4818	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	70.9	1295 of 4822	73.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	967 of 4809	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	644 of 5597	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	488 of 5612	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	746 of 5609	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	830 of 5635	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	353 of 5492	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	341 of 5413	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	887 of 5107	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	335 of 5107	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	430 of 5087	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	876 of 5084	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	1298 of 4963	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	368 of 4830	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	512 of 5517	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	150 of 5363	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	780 of 5173	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	330 of 5084	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	655 of 5628	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	94.4	324 of 5643	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	300 of 5638	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	257 of 5663	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	515 of 5510	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	405 of 5431	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	310 of 2598	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	105 of 2651	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	135 of 2661	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	97 of 2726	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	82 of 2834	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	91 of 2737	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science71%+39 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 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)	% DTP (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/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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	711 Ribera Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1268	413	19	21.7	17.7%	208 (50.4%)	2 (0.5%)	111 (26.9%)	26 (6.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (14.3%)	90.2	649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		94.3	401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	248													71.4	71.4	79.6	59.3	79.1	82.5	74.7	85.2	51.7	73.8	68.4	69.0			$34,182	$34,182	$00
El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	5020 San Simeon Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 692-5574	350	17	20.5	46.6%	57 (16.3%)	3 (0.9%)	260 (74.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	44.3	2924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		42.9	2998^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	74	21.6	22.7	22.1	51.0	18.2	35.8	27.5	31.8	29.5	13.7	25.0	19.0	20.0	20.0	45.1	39.6	43.3	54.6	44.9	47.1	35.2	16.7	33.3	35.1			$35,540	$34,886	$654
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	5465 Queen Anne Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1284	351	18	19.5	16.8%	212 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (19.7%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.4%)	95.1	316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.4	229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	87													60.3	60.3	91.7	85.7	76.3	81.6	83.4	83.3	73.8	66.1	86.8	76.5			$39,393	$37,014	$2,379
Kellogg Elementary	Public	K-6	475 Cambridge Ave.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1277	369	17	21.7	24.9%	176 (47.7%)	1 (0.3%)	129 (35.0%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	84.8	930^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%		78.9	1203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	273													53.9	53.9	77.8	63.4	70.0	71.9	70.7	66.7	58.5	47.5	55.4	56.6			$36,996	$36,996	$00
Hollister Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Anita Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1271	393	21	18.7	44.5%	124 (31.6%)	3 (0.8%)	203 (51.7%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	75	1369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.7	1377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	8													46.7	46.7	61.0	41.9	71.1	62.2	59.2	56.1	46.5	62.2	55.6	55.2			$37,717	$36,714	$1,003
Santa Barbara Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 Stow Canyon Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-6522	269	12	22.2	24.5%	157 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (26.4%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	68	1689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		57.4	2173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	484													48.6	51.2	59.5	53.9	54.3	54.6	59.1	59.5	46.2	42.9	31.8	46.2			$27,536	$27,068	$468
Vieja Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	434 Nogal Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-1239	313	15	20.8	28.1%	173 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	112 (35.8%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	82.7	1037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		90.7	653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	384													60.5	60.5	52.6	67.6	65.1	85.4	67.9	46.0	59.5	55.8	85.4	62.0			$20,900	$19,648	$1,252
La Patera Elementary	Public	K-6	555 North La Patera Ln.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1280	369	20	18.4	45.0%	119 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (56.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	54.7	2330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		67.1	1725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	605													45.3	45.3	37.7	52.3	49.1	59.3	49.8	34.0	34.1	39.6	37.3	36.4			$38,847	$38,250	$597
Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	3970-A La Colina Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2974	279	16	17.4	42.3%	109 (39.1%)	2 (0.7%)	138 (49.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.5%)	82.3	1059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.4	1022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	37													51.1	51.1	71.1	61.5	64.4	78.4	68.6	65.8	51.3	44.4	75.7	58.5	93.2	93.2	$27,846	$26,560	$1,286
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Hope Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-5333	267	14	19.0	25.8%	151 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (34.1%)	13 (4.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	88.8	724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.9	580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	144													70.7	70.7	61.0	73.5	73.2	79.5	71.6	61.0	52.9	78.1	71.8	66.5			$24,289	$22,986	$1,303

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Elementary

Is Foothill Elementary a good school?

Foothill Elementary ranks 649^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Foothill Elementary in?

Goleta Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary?

Students at Foothill Elementary are 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Colina Junior High

How many students attend Foothill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Foothill Elementary.

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