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Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court

Public Grades 5-12

Summary

Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court is a public high school serving grades 5-12 with an enrollment of just 30 students, part of the Santa Barbara County Office of Education district, which is ranked 1561 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 2300 out of 2309 high schools. This is due to extremely low academic performance, with 0% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly lower than the state averages. The school also struggles with high dropout rates ranging from 47.6% to 61.5% and chronic absenteeism affecting 46.2% of students. Graduation rates are abysmal, ranging from 30.8% to 35%, far below the state average.

In contrast, nearby schools like Carpinteria Senior High, Dos Pueblos Senior High, and Santa Barbara Senior High significantly outperform Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court across a range of metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Despite the school's high per-student spending, the academic outcomes remain extremely poor, suggesting systemic challenges that require targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of this student population.

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$63,122

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1042

(805) 967-5307

District: Santa Barbara County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

6.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2009 → 12th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (35% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (50% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg0%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2010	7.4	2086 of 2179	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	2055 of 2063	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	1775 of 2005	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	1951 of 1999	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	1682 of 1804	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	1735 of 1777	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	1749 of 1769	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	1875 of 2133	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1743 of 2017	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1892 of 2021	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1803 of 2039	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	1929 of 1994	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1440 of 2426	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.8	1590 of 2354	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1497 of 2367	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.6	1368 of 2281	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.2	1011 of 2238	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	22.3	1440 of 2117	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.8	1341 of 2063	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.2	1417 of 1968	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	1378 of 1901	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1513 of 1653	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.6	1564 of 1814	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1594 of 1742	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.0	1717 of 1937	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1548 of 1862	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	15.2	1553 of 1880	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1565 of 1834	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Male (2019)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2019)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court	Public	5-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	31	3	10.2	90.3%	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)							0.0			0.0	$63,122	$55,166	$7,956
Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program-South	Public	9-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93160	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-4711	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Barbara County Community	Public	5-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	27	4	6.7	88.9%	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	$69,428	$69,428	$00
San Marcos Senior High	Public	9-12	4750 Hollister Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-4581	1,926	91	21.1	58.0%	616 (32.0%)	9 (0.5%)	1,165 (60.5%)	47 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (4.4%)	72.2	559^th of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		64.8	655^th of 2159 public high schools	69.7%	96		46.5	13.0	44.9		55.9	55.9		34.9	34.9	$21,272	$20,128	$1,144
Santa Barbara Senior High	Public	9-12	700 East Anapamu St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9101	1,924	99	19.4	61.7%	578 (30.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1,201 (62.4%)	32 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (4.5%)	42.7	1195^th of 2162 public high schools	44.7%		39.8	1239^th of 2159 public high schools	42.6%	44		25.2	9.5	23.8		44.9	44.9		18.7	18.7	$23,604	$22,678	$926
La Cuesta Continuation High	Public	9-12	710 Santa Barbara St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	77	9	8.4	89.6%	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	7.4	2137^th of 2162 public high schools	1.2%		9.7	2092^nd of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	45		0.0		0.0		4.0	4.0		0.0	0.0	$78,215	$76,436	$1,779
Alta Vista Alternative High	Public, Virtual	9-12	215 East Ortega St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	119	9	12.6	59.7%	35 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (58.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	25.7	1576^th of 2162 public high schools	27.1%		54.1	905^th of 2159 public high schools	58.1%	671		22.2		30.0		26.1	26.1		9.1	9.1	$21,342	$20,804	$538
Dos Pueblos Senior High	Public	9-12	7266 Alameda Ave.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 968-2541	2,149	95	22.6	43.9%	895 (41.6%)	24 (1.1%)	908 (42.3%)	132 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	181 (8.4%)	83.6	344^th of 2162 public high schools	84.1%		86.8	283^rd of 2159 public high schools	86.9%	61		46.6		46.0		68.6	68.6		45.7	45.7	$20,647	$19,878	$769
Carpinteria Senior High	Public	9-12	4810 Foothill Rd.	Carpinteria	93013	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 684-4107	593	33	18.2	65.3%	121 (20.4%)	2 (0.3%)	448 (75.5%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	57.1	890^th of 2162 public high schools	58.8%		43.8	1153^rd of 2159 public high schools	46.6%	263		29.6		29.6		50.0	50.0		30.8	30.8	$24,317	$23,636	$681

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court

What is the racial makeup of Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court?

Students at Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court?

In the 2024-25 school year, 31 students attended Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court.

What district is Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court in?

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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