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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Santa Barbara County, California

47 public elementary schools in Santa Barbara County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Crestview Elementary leads the list at -29.0%, against a median of -13.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
47
Santa Barbara County, California
Best Enrollment change
-29.0%
Median Enrollment change
-13.2%
FASTEST DECLINING · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force Base, CALompoc Unified525373-29.0%
2Cleveland ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified353254-28.0%
3Monroe ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified422315-25.4%
4Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc Unified664498-25.0%
5Leonora Fillmore ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc Unified624469-24.8%
6Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified554424-23.5%
7Ellwood ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary394303-23.1%
8McKinley ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified371293-21.0%
9Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified584463-20.7%
10Olga L. Reed ElementaryLos Alamos, CAOrcutt Union Elementary212170-19.8%
11Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria Unified388315-18.8%
12Santa Barbara Community AcademySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified270221-18.1%
13Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified581477-17.9%
14Clarence Ruth ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc Unified598495-17.2%
15Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified562469-16.5%
16Kellogg ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary434369-15.0%
17Mary Buren ElementaryGuadalupe, CAGuadalupe Union Elementary862738-14.4%
18Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union Elementary410353-13.9%
19Ralph Dunlap ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary583502-13.9%
20Sanchez (David J.) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita759654-13.8%
21Monte Vista ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope Elementary308267-13.3%
22La Canada ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc Unified624541-13.3%
23Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyLompoc, CALompoc Unified459398-13.3%
24Foothill ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union Elementary476413-13.2%
25Alice Shaw ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary610530-13.1%
26Battles (Washington) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita884769-13.0%
27Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita987869-12.0%
28Oakley (Calvin C.) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita964849-11.9%
29Isla Vista ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary473418-11.6%
30Adam (William Laird) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita983874-11.1%
31Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria Unified527471-10.6%
32Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope Elementary312279-10.6%
33Taylor (Ida Redmond) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita934849-9.1%
34Vieja Valley ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope Elementary343313-8.7%
35Hollister ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union Elementary427393-8.0%
36Fairlawn ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita771716-7.1%
37Santa Barbara CharterGoleta, CASanta Barbara Unified287269-6.3%
38Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary741695-6.2%
39Bonita ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita570535-6.1%
40Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita313298-4.8%
41Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union Elementary396377-4.8%
42Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified375364-2.9%
43Liberty ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita887865-2.5%
44Miller (Isaac) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita904883-2.3%
45Rice (William) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita902887-1.7%
46La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary375369-1.6%
47Benjamin Foxen ElementarySanta Maria, CABlochman Union Elementary212210-0.9%
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