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Hope Elementary

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Hope Elementary ranks 1059 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hope Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 279 students in Santa Barbara, part of the highly-ranked Hope Elementary district.

The school stands out for its strong and equitable academic results, particularly in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, where it ranks in the state's 92nd percentile. It has shown remarkable improvement, cutting chronic absenteeism by two-thirds over three years to 8.2%. While performing well in English and Math, Science scores are an area for growth, especially in 5th grade. The school invests more per student than many neighbors, which correlates with its strong outcomes for all learners.

Compared to nearby schools, Hope's balanced excellence is notable. Within its own district, Monte Vista Elementary has higher overall scores but serves a less economically diverse population. Schools in the Santa Barbara Unified district, like Roosevelt Elementary, have similar student demographics but significantly lower performance, while Foothill Elementary in Goleta Union Elementary outperforms Hope but serves a much more affluent community.

279

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,846

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3970-A La Colina Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-2597

(805) 563-2974

District: Hope Elementary

Students who attend Hope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

La Colina Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

White:

39.1%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg65%

California avg41%

1,059^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	82.3	1059 of 5857	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	1022 of 5869	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	848 of 5859	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	592 of 5883	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	1154 of 5789	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	936 of 5662	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.1	1082 of 5692	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	738 of 5614	86.9%	★★★★☆
2015	89.4	643 of 5611	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	706 of 5530	87.2%	★★★★☆
2012	86.2	662 of 5390	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	907 of 5377	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	85.3	717 of 5314	86.5%	★★★★☆
2009	87.9	590 of 5193	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	86.5	676 of 5113	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	91.1	456 of 5113	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	90.8	442 of 4818	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	520 of 4822	89.2%	★★★★☆
2004	90.3	497 of 4809	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	1045 of 5597	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	1076 of 5612	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	838 of 5609	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	480 of 5635	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	1308 of 5492	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1041 of 5413	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	995 of 5107	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	1465 of 5107	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	978 of 5087	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	718 of 5084	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	2313 of 4963	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1755 of 4830	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	435 of 5460	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	1127 of 5517	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	882 of 5363	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	442 of 5264	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	1527 of 5173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	1619 of 5084	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	1057 of 5628	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	1035 of 5643	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	864 of 5638	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	678 of 5663	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	1101 of 5510	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	1005 of 5431	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	314 of 2598	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	145 of 2651	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	295 of 2661	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	148 of 2726	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	409 of 2834	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	339 of 2737	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science51%+18 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 (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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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						$17,680	$15,960	$1,720
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
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						$24,598	$23,832	$766
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
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	$18,356	$17,554	$802
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hope Elementary?

Students at Hope Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Hope Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Colina Junior High

Is Hope Elementary a good school?

Hope Elementary ranks 1059^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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