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Santa Barbara County Community

Q: How many students attend Santa Barbara County Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 27 students attended Santa Barbara County Community.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Santa Barbara County Community?

Students at Santa Barbara County Community are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

Public Grades 5-12

Summary

Santa Barbara County Community is a very small, non-traditional high school serving grades 5-12 with only 27 students, operated by the Santa Barbara County Office of Education and located near the juvenile court, indicating it serves students with specialized or alternative educational needs.

This school is defined by an exceptionally high level of resources paired with significant challenges. It spends over $68,000 per student—more than triple the amount of nearby comprehensive high schools like Dos Pueblos Senior High—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 6.7 to 1 to provide intensive support. Despite this investment, recent data shows no students tested as proficient in core subjects, and chronic absenteeism is severe at 75.5%, far higher than the state average and most other local schools.

When compared to other schools in the area, the differences are stark. While San Marcos Senior High ranks in the 74th percentile statewide, Santa Barbara County Community has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile. Its outcomes also differ from other alternative schools; for instance, La Cuesta Continuation High has even higher absenteeism but shows some academic proficiency, and the nearby Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court school has a much lower absenteeism rate. This suggests the challenges here are complex and extend beyond the classroom, requiring solutions that address broader life circumstances for its high-need student population.

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$69,428

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

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:

96.3%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2005 → 25th in 2013

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2005

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (76% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 49 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg0%

California avg41%

2,750^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	4.3	2750 of 2761	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	2780 of 2783	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	2701 of 2715	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	2495 of 2497	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	2466 of 2477	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	2363 of 2379	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	2196 of 2259	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	2188 of 2236	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	2092 of 2179	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	1998 of 2063	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	1956 of 2005	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	1931 of 1999	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	1783 of 1804	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1768 of 1777	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	1271 of 1478	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2390 of 2395	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	2386 of 2388	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	2207 of 2213	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2533 of 2542	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	2578 of 2579	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	2357 of 2369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	16.1	1829 of 2426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	1748 of 2354	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	1879 of 2367	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	1834 of 2281	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1761 of 2238	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	1498 of 2117	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.7	1245 of 2063	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.4	1462 of 1968	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	1512 of 1901	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Santa Barbara County Community

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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 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
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
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 Community

What district is Santa Barbara County Community in?

Santa Barbara County Office of Education

How many students attend Santa Barbara County Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 27 students attended Santa Barbara County Community.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Barbara County Community?

Students at Santa Barbara County Community are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.