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The highest-poverty public high schools in Santa Barbara County, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Santa Barbara County, California, drawn from 12 qualifying public high schools. Maple High leads the list at 85.2%, against a median of 63.5% 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

Top % FRL

85.2%

Median % FRL

63.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Maple High	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	High	135	85.2%
2	Delta High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	291	78.7%
3	Lompoc High	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	High	1,593	76.7%
4	Santa Maria High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	3,143	76.1%
5	Pioneer Valley High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	3,080	71.9%
6	Carpinteria Senior High	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria Unified	High	593	65.3%
7	Santa Barbara Senior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	High	1,924	61.7%
8	San Marcos Senior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	High	1,926	58.0%
9	Ernest Righetti High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	2,416	55.5%
10	Cabrillo High	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	High	1,060	48.3%
11	Dos Pueblos Senior High	Goleta, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	High	2,149	43.9%
12	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Solvang, CA	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	High	801	27.1%

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