Summary
Kellogg Elementary serves 369 students in grades K–6 in Goleta, in the Goleta Union Elementary district, which SchoolDigger places in the 81st statewide percentile. The school’s 2025–2026 proficiency results rank third among 10 nearby schools in English language arts, math, and science. The clearest finding is that math is its standout strength compared with the state, while science—though strong—has the smallest lead.
In 2025–2026, proficiency at Kellogg Elementary was 69% in math, 75% in ELA, and 54% in science. Those results were 31, 26, and 18 percentage points above state results, respectively; compared with the district, the leads were 15 points in math, 13 in ELA, and 5 in science. The school also exceeded nearby-school averages by 18 points in math, 16 in ELA, and 9 in science. Within the school, grade 5 was a relative dip: math proficiency was 55%, versus 81% in grade 4, and ELA was 66%, versus 86% in grade 4. Even so, grade 5 results were above state and district averages.
Results have moved differently by subject: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 5 points, math rose 3, and science fell 4; the science lead over the state narrowed by 10 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Kellogg Elementary rose from 80 to 89 over the same recent ranking period, earning four stars; only Mountain View Elementary and Foothill Elementary ranked higher nearby in 2025–2026. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21.7, among the higher ratios nearby, while chronic absenteeism was 2% in 2025–2026, below the district and state. The school reported 25% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; California provides free school meals to all students statewide. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students climbed from the 34th to the 84th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, close to its overall 89th percentile. Its Hispanic Students percentile reached 70, an improvement but still below the overall result.
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