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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93460

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Schools

364

Students

Districts

Top rankedSanta Ynez Valley Charter2080^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Santa Ynez Valley Charter up 763 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 93460 has three elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 overall: Santa Ynez Valley Charter serves K–8, Santa Ynez Elementary serves grades 1–8, and College Elementary serves kindergarten only; together they enroll 364 students. Only two schools have 2024–2025 test scores, and College Elementary has no test-score entries. The clearest finding is that Santa Ynez Elementary had the strongest available 2024–2025 results, leading the other scored school in all three subjects.

Santa Ynez Elementary stood out most in ELA: 61% of students met the standard, compared with 46% at Santa Ynez Valley Charter, a 16-point difference. It also led in math, 40% to 34% (6 points), and science, 46% to 42% (3 points). The charter had lower ELA and math results than the state by 3 points in each subject, but its science result was 10 points above the state; both schools were above the state in science. College Elementary is notable for attendance rather than test scores: its 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 29%, versus 18% statewide.

Santa Ynez Elementary remained above the state in 2025–2026 ELA and math, but its advantage narrowed: ELA was 55% versus 49% statewide, and math was 40% versus 38%. Science shifted from 13 points above the state in 2024–2025 to 3 points below in 2025–2026. Results also vary by grade: the school’s grade 5 ELA was 38%, while grade 6 was 65%. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 61st percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 73rd percentile the prior year; the charter was at the 51st percentile in 2024–2025. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 46% at Santa Ynez Elementary, 21% at Santa Ynez Valley Charter, and 36% at College Elementary; these are context, not an explanation for results. The two scored schools had student–teacher ratios of 14.1 and 15.7, respectively.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Ynez Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Tyndall St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	Santa Ynez Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7360	189	12	15.7	20.6%	72 (38.1%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (44.4%)	59.9	2080^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.2%		45.8	2843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%	763	34.8		35.5	50.0	51.4	47.8	66.7	50.0		52.4	50.0	45.7	30.4	50.0	50.0		45.2	≥ 95%		$16,521	$00	$16,521
Santa Ynez Elementary	Public	1-8	3325 Pine St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	College Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7310	147	10	14.1	45.6%	54 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	55.7	2283^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	60.8%		70.8	1564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%	719	25.0	39.1	33.3	47.6	55.6	37.5	65.0	61.1	60.9	55.2	47.6	44.4	33.3	40.0	36.8	34.8	39.7			$2,307	$709	$1,598
College Elementary	Public	K	3525 Pine St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	College Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7300	28	2	14.0	35.7%	15 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																		85%	0%	$2,307	$709	$1,598

Cities Near Zip Code 93460

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Ynez	1.51 mi	4	229^th
Solvang	2.27 mi	4	234^th
Los Olivos	2.86 mi	2	94^th
Buellton	6.73 mi	3	203^rd
Gaviota	12.58 mi	1

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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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