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Kellogg Elementary

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Kellogg Elementary ranks 930 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kellogg Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving 369 students in Goleta, California, operating within the consistently strong Goleta Union Elementary district and earning a solid 4-star rating.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where over 70% of students are proficient, significantly outpacing state averages, and it boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.9%. Kellogg achieves these strong academic results while spending slightly less per student than some neighboring schools like La Patera Elementary and El Camino Elementary. However, performance in mathematics shows a notable pattern, with strong results in lower grades that dip by 5th grade, and science scores have recently declined.

When compared to nearby schools, Kellogg performs better than some with similar student populations, such as Hollister Elementary and Brandon Elementary, but trails the highest-performing schools in the area like Mountain View Elementary. A key area for improvement is ensuring consistent performance across all student groups, as there are significant gaps in achievement for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, Kellogg is a high-performing school with excellent attendance and effective teaching, especially in reading, but faces challenges in closing achievement gaps and maintaining math and science performance in upper grades.

369

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,250

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Cambridge Ave.
Goleta, CA 93117-2141

(805) 681-1277

District: Goleta Union Elementary

Students who attend Kellogg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goleta Valley Junior High
High:	Dos Pueblos Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th 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

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%

930^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	84.8	930 of 5857	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	1203 of 5869	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	811 of 5859	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	532 of 5883	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	685 of 5789	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	705 of 5662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	92.5	491 of 5692	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	576 of 5614	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	872 of 5611	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.6	843 of 5530	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	648 of 5390	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	91.7	332 of 5377	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	515 of 5314	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.8	1053 of 5193	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	857 of 5113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	79.9	980 of 5113	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	926 of 4818	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	84.5	752 of 4822	84.4%	★★★★☆
2004	88.5	569 of 4809	88.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	76.8	372 of 3275	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	440 of 3246	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	776 of 5597	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	835 of 5612	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	512 of 5609	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	275 of 5635	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	708 of 5492	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	804 of 5413	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1838 of 5107	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	2669 of 5107	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.6	975 of 5087	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	931 of 5084	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	1099 of 4963	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	1235 of 4830	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	3028 of 5460	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3615 of 5517	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	2155 of 5363	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	1366 of 5173	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	1850 of 5084	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	1091 of 5628	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1569 of 5643	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	1070 of 5638	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	815 of 5663	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	690 of 5510	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	642 of 5431	88.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	846 of 2635	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	388 of 2598	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	629 of 2651	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	208 of 2661	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	105 of 2726	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	178 of 2834	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	204 of 2737	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2019)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, August 25, 2018

went here in the mid-late 90s. they failed to diagnose me as a mentally ill kid despite showing clear signs, which led to a childhood of bullying until 12th grade and even a little after when i got things sorted out in my life. 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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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			$19,627	$1,086	$18,541
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
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	$22,377	$1,496	$20,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Kellogg Elementary

How many students attend Kellogg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Kellogg Elementary.

What district is Kellogg Elementary in?

Goleta Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kellogg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kellogg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goleta Valley Junior High
High : Dos Pueblos Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Kellogg Elementary?

Students at Kellogg Elementary are 48% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Kellogg Elementary a good school?

Kellogg Elementary ranks 930^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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