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El Camino Elementary

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El Camino Elementary ranks 2924 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Camino Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Barbara, California, serving 325 students in grades K-6 as part of the Goleta Union Elementary School District.

While El Camino Elementary has higher spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to district and state averages, its academic performance lags behind. On the Smarter Balanced Assessments, the percentage of El Camino students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 39.62% to 54.55%, compared to 53.65% to 70.55% for the district. In Mathematics, El Camino's proficiency rates ranged from 16.67% to 47.06%, while the district ranged from 48.95% to 60.78%. El Camino's Science performance, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also lower, with only 20% of 5th-graders proficient or better. Additionally, El Camino has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 24.9%.

Compared to nearby schools within the Goleta Union Elementary District, such as La Patera Elementary, Hollister Elementary, and Foothill Elementary, El Camino generally performs worse academically. However, El Camino's performance is better than some schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, such as Adams Elementary, which has lower proficiency rates and a higher percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch.

350

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,540

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5020 San Simeon Dr.
Santa Barbara, CA 93111-2129

(805) 692-5574

District: Goleta Union Elementary

Students who attend El Camino Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

La Colina Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

White:

16.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg55%

California avg41%

2,924^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	44.3	2924 of 5857	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	2998 of 5869	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	2534 of 5859	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2465 of 5883	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	2652 of 5789	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2669 of 5662	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.0	2924 of 5692	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	2903 of 5614	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	2496 of 5611	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	2262 of 5530	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.0	2680 of 5390	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.3	2632 of 5377	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	2304 of 5314	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.7	3064 of 5193	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	3155 of 5113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	2738 of 5113	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.5	3024 of 4818	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	2249 of 4822	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.6	2834 of 4809	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	891 of 3162	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	899 of 3275	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	31.0	2316 of 3246	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	2575 of 5597	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	2216 of 5612	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2586 of 5609	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	2174 of 5635	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	2503 of 5492	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	2348 of 5413	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3473 of 5107	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2540 of 5107	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1697 of 5087	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	1289 of 5084	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1748 of 4963	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	1857 of 4830	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3276 of 5460	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2690 of 5517	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	2257 of 5363	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2361 of 5264	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2526 of 5173	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2220 of 5084	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3067 of 5628	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3621 of 5643	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	2396 of 5638	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	2535 of 5663	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2483 of 5510	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	2926 of 5431	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Listening36%+10 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Writing29%+12 vs state

Overall22%+12 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Reading19%+11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 El Camino Elementary

How many students attend El Camino Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended El Camino Elementary.

Is El Camino Elementary a good school?

El Camino Elementary ranks 2924^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of El Camino Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Camino Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Colina Junior High

What district is El Camino Elementary in?

Goleta Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Elementary?

Students at El Camino Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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