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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Santa Barbara County, California

Across Santa Barbara County, California, 15 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Vandenberg Middle leads the list at -7.5pp, against a median of -0.9pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Santa Barbara County, California

Best 3-yr change

-7.5pp

Median 3-yr change

-0.9pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	Lompoc Unified	565	40.1%	32.6%	-7.5pp
2	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	974	20.7%	15.4%	-5.3pp
3	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	464	44.5%	40.3%	-4.2pp
4	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	830	20.8%	17.5%	-3.3pp
5	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	Guadalupe Union Elementary	585	21.1%	19.5%	-1.6pp
6	Goleta Valley Junior High	Goleta, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	731	53.2%	51.8%	-1.4pp
7	Carpinteria Middle	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria Unified	437	40.4%	39.0%	-1.3pp
8	Santa Barbara Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	512	29.7%	28.7%	-0.9pp
9	Lakeview Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	463	39.5%	39.9%	+0.5pp
10	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	912	24.6%	25.8%	+1.2pp
11	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	744	17.0%	20.6%	+3.6pp
12	Jonata Middle	Buellton, CA	Buellton Union Elementary	168	46.2%	52.1%	+5.9pp
13	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	426	30.3%	38.4%	+8.1pp
14	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	668	12.6%	21.4%	+8.8pp
15	La Colina Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	832	54.4%	64.9%	+10.5pp

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