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Monte Vista Elementary

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Monte Vista Elementary ranks 724 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 267 students in Santa Barbara, part of the top-performing Hope Elementary district, which ranks in the 89th percentile statewide.

The school consistently earns high marks, ranking in the 88th percentile among all California elementary schools, with particular strengths in science (70.73% proficient) and English Language Arts (71.61%). It is the highest-performing school within its own Hope Elementary district, outperforming neighboring schools like Vieja Valley Elementary and Hope Elementary in most subjects. A standout feature is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.0%, which is far better than the state average and indicates a strong, engaging school environment.

While nearby Foothill Elementary in the Goleta Union Elementary district shows slightly higher proficiency in some areas, Monte Vista maintains a significant advantage in science and serves a more economically diverse student population. The school has shown impressive and stable performance for over a decade, effectively supporting all student groups and achieving these strong results with efficient use of resources.

267

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,605

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 North Hope Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1599

(805) 687-5333

District: Hope Elementary

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

La Colina Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

34.1%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% 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 school69%

District avg65%

California avg41%

724^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Hope Elementary

176^th of 1,543Hope 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	88.8	724 of 5857	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	580 of 5869	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	905 of 5859	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	1241 of 5883	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	958 of 5789	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	1079 of 5662	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	892 of 5692	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	875 of 5614	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.5	912 of 5611	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	903 of 5530	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	967 of 5390	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	87.7	582 of 5377	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	87.2	625 of 5314	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	860 of 5193	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	86.3	687 of 5113	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	88.3	601 of 5113	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	90.3	463 of 4818	90.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	558 of 4822	88.4%	★★★★☆
2004	87.5	605 of 4809	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	1088 of 5597	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	838 of 5612	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	774 of 5609	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	967 of 5635	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	899 of 5492	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	879 of 5413	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	854 of 5107	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	845 of 5107	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	1660 of 5087	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	2742 of 5084	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4337 of 4963	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3536 of 4830	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.5	1936 of 5517	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1940 of 5264	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	4744 of 5173	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3603 of 5084	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	467 of 5628	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	460 of 5643	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	1062 of 5638	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	1483 of 5663	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	961 of 5510	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	1291 of 5431	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	281 of 2598	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	137 of 2651	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	330 of 2661	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	687 of 2726	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	294 of 2834	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	462 of 2737	83.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)65th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Science71%+38 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$19,605	$1,112	$18,493
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
Peabody Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3018 Calle Noguera	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Peabody Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-1172	780	35	22.2	42.7%	361 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	352 (45.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	88.6	738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.5	786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	48													57.7	57.7	69.1	70.7	71.2	74.8	71.4	64.6	59.8	64.9	64.5	63.5						$16,029	$1,430	$14,599
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	2701 Las Positas Rd.	Santa Barbara	93105	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2515	469	28	16.6	64.4%	97 (20.7%)	2 (0.4%)	331 (70.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	60.3	2056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		58.5	2123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	67													40.9	40.9	46.6	54.6	51.5	53.9	51.9	56.9	41.8	36.4	35.9	42.0						$15,047	$1,808	$13,239
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
Santa Barbara Community Academy	Public	K-6	850 Portesuello Ave.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-2081	221	13	17.5	82.4%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	28	4128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		28.1	4107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	21													23.9	23.9	36.7	37.9	33.3	21.4	32.6	33.3	27.6	19.6	23.3	25.2						$17,079	$1,231	$15,848
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1990 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2062	463	26	17.5	55.1%	175 (37.8%)	6 (1.3%)	224 (48.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.0%)	65	1839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		64.4	1859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	20													42.3	42.3	56.1	49.0	53.9	54.0	53.4	49.1	52.9	32.7	48.7	46.2	89.5	96.5	93.0	91.2	91.2	$15,971	$1,461	$14,510
Harding University Partnership	Public	K-6	1625 Robbins St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 965-8994	364	21	16.9	78.0%	61 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	279 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	54.6	2331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		43.7	2943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	612													24.6	24.6	64.3	57.1	41.9	38.3	48.9	67.4	40.5	33.9	42.9	44.9						$17,680	$1,657	$16,023
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Colina Junior High

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?

Hope Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 57% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks 724^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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