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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Santa Barbara County, California

Across Santa Barbara County, California, 91 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Cold Spring Elementary leads the list at 98.5%, against a median of 35.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
91
Santa Barbara County, California
Top % Proficient
98.5%
Median % Proficient
35.9%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CACold Spring ElementaryElementary5.9%18898.5%
2Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union ElementaryElementary5.1%35390.3%
3Mountain View ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary16.8%35179.2%
4Ballard ElementarySolvang, CABallard ElementaryElementary10.6%11375.9%
5Foothill ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary17.7%41374.1%
6Vieja Valley ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary28.1%31371.0%
7Monte Vista ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary25.8%26770.3%
8Isla Vista ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary47.6%41866.2%
9La Colina Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle41.5%83262.2%
10Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary42.3%27960.7%
11Dos Pueblos Senior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh43.9%2,14957.7%
12Hollister ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary44.5%39357.5%
13Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary41.1%47757.5%
14Kellogg ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary24.9%36957.3%
15Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary66.9%69555.8%
16Jonata MiddleBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryMiddle55.4%16853.4%
17Los Olivos ElementaryLos Olivos, CALos Olivos ElementaryElementary18.9%15953.3%
18Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary91.0%42453.2%
19Solvang ElementarySolvang, CASolvang ElementaryElementary38.2%60252.8%
20Ellwood ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary43.6%30352.0%
21Goleta Valley Junior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle45.6%73151.2%
22Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary58.7%56951.2%
23La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary45.0%36950.6%
24Santa Ynez ElementarySanta Ynez, CACollege ElementaryElementary45.6%14749.2%
25Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary55.1%46348.1%
26Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force Base, CALompoc UnifiedElementary28.4%37348.1%
27Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary42.2%42947.9%
28Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary64.4%46946.8%
29Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary62.4%47145.0%
30Santa Barbara CharterGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary24.5%26944.3%
31Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary40.8%49842.5%
32Patterson Road ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary60.9%66242.1%
33Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary78.7%31542.1%
34San Marcos Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh58.0%1,92641.3%
35Benjamin Foxen ElementarySanta Maria, CABlochman Union ElementaryElementary44.8%21041.2%
36Ernest Righetti HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh55.5%2,41641.0%
37Orcutt Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryMiddle55.0%46440.5%
38Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary94.2%86939.5%
39Carpinteria MiddleCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedMiddle72.3%43739.5%
40Monroe ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary69.2%31538.5%
41Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary78.0%36438.0%
42Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSolvang, CASanta Ynez Valley Union HighHigh27.1%80138.0%
43Pioneer Valley HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh71.9%3,08036.9%
44Lakeview Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryMiddle72.4%46336.4%
45El Camino ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary46.6%35036.4%
46Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryElementary56.8%37735.9%
47Cabrillo HighLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedHigh48.3%1,06033.4%
48Ralph Dunlap ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary56.2%50233.3%
49Carpinteria Senior HighCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedHigh65.3%59332.3%
50Miguelito ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary69.9%63431.8%
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