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Isla Vista Elementary

Q: Is Isla Vista Elementary a good school?

Isla Vista Elementary ranks 924 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Isla Vista Elementary is a consistently strong K-6 public school serving 418 students in the vibrant, diverse community of Goleta, part of the high-performing Goleta Union Elementary district.

The school stands out for achieving excellent academic results while supporting a diverse student body, with nearly half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its students consistently score well above state averages in English and Math, and the school maintains an impressive record of steady, year-over-year performance. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.1%, which is far better than the state average and suggests a highly engaged school community. Compared to nearby schools with similar demographics like Hollister Elementary and Brandon Elementary, Isla Vista posts stronger proficiency rates in core subjects.

While excelling in many areas, the school has an opportunity to grow in Science, where its scores trail behind some district peers like Foothill Elementary and Vieja Valley Elementary. Overall, Isla Vista Elementary represents a compelling balance of equity and excellence, delivering reliable, high-quality education within its diverse community.

418

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,219

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6875 El Colegio Rd.
Goleta, CA 93117-4317

(805) 685-4418

District: Goleta Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

White:

24.9%

Asian:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg58%

California avg41%

924^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	85.0	924 of 5857	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	750 of 5869	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	1008 of 5859	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	916 of 5883	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	1177 of 5789	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	1248 of 5662	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	1206 of 5692	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	1365 of 5614	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	1424 of 5611	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	58.4	2211 of 5530	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	1856 of 5390	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.9	1912 of 5377	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	2037 of 5314	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.7	2625 of 5193	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	3159 of 5113	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	2625 of 5113	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	2366 of 4818	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.6	2858 of 4822	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.8	3081 of 4809	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	1579 of 3162	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.4	232 of 3245	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	324 of 3311	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	64.3	700 of 3275	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	685 of 3246	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	868 of 5597	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	704 of 5612	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	936 of 5609	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	1154 of 5635	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	990 of 5492	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	1404 of 5413	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	863 of 5107	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	482 of 5107	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	967 of 5087	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	824 of 5084	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	1012 of 4963	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1357 of 4830	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	1038 of 5460	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	806 of 5517	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	965 of 5363	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	1198 of 5264	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	942 of 5173	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1689 of 5084	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	941 of 5628	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	774 of 5643	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	1037 of 5638	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	710 of 5663	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	1298 of 5510	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	1059 of 5431	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1300 of 2847	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	25 of 2598	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	17 of 2651	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	53 of 2661	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	35 of 2726	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	122 of 2834	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	66 of 2737	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, July 5, 2019

i went here from k-2 grade in the 90s. all i remember was me and my friends were bullied by these other kids who had a crazy kid in their group bit another kids finger off. Close Quote

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Isla Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6875 El Colegio Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 685-4418	418	21	19.9	47.6%	104 (24.9%)	6 (1.4%)	196 (46.9%)	69 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)	85	924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		89	750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	174													46.0	46.0	64.3	67.4	63.9	77.1	68.3	66.1	64.6	60.9	57.4	62.1	97.0					$21,219	$625	$20,594
Ellwood Elementary	Public	K-6	7686 Hollister Ave.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 571-3774	303	17	17.8	43.6%	97 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (53.1%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	61.8	1975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		71.6	1517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	458													46.5	46.5	48.8	40.0	53.5	70.0	54.0	48.8	35.0	41.9	40.4	41.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	97.1	95.6	$20,375	$625	$19,750
Brandon Elementary	Public	K-6	195 Brandon Dr.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 571-3770	429	21	20.4	42.2%	162 (37.8%)	3 (0.7%)	206 (48.0%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	72.6	1492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		62.3	1968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	476													55.3	55.3	41.7	38.6	70.7	70.8	57.6	58.3	43.9	50.0	52.3	50.8						$20,375	$625	$19,750
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						$21,095	$625	$20,470
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						$7,677	$786	$6,891
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						$20,250	$625	$19,625
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						$20,253	$625	$19,628
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						$20,568	$625	$19,943
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						$21,365	$625	$20,740
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						$20,290	$625	$19,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Isla Vista Elementary

Is Isla Vista Elementary a good school?

Isla Vista Elementary ranks 924^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Isla Vista Elementary in?

Goleta Union Elementary

How many students attend Isla Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Isla Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Isla Vista Elementary?

Students at Isla Vista Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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