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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 97.0%, against a median of 36.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
91
Santa Barbara County, California
Top % Proficient
97.0%
Median % Proficient
36.4%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CACold Spring ElementaryElementary5.9%18897.0%
2Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union ElementaryElementary5.1%35390.7%
3Mountain View ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary16.8%35179.8%
4Ballard ElementarySolvang, CABallard ElementaryElementary10.6%11373.6%
5Foothill ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary17.7%41373.2%
6Monte Vista ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary25.8%26769.6%
7Vieja Valley ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary28.1%31367.9%
8Isla Vista ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary47.6%41865.7%
9La Colina Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle41.5%83263.5%
10Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary42.3%27962.3%
11Kellogg ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary24.9%36960.6%
12Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary41.1%47758.7%
13Dos Pueblos Senior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh43.9%2,14957.4%
14Hollister ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary44.5%39357.3%
15Los Olivos ElementaryLos Olivos, CALos Olivos ElementaryElementary18.9%15957.2%
16Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary66.9%69555.7%
17Jonata MiddleBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryMiddle55.4%16852.7%
18Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary91.0%42452.3%
19Goleta Valley Junior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle45.6%73151.6%
20Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary58.7%56951.4%
21Solvang ElementarySolvang, CASolvang ElementaryElementary38.2%60251.3%
22Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary42.2%42950.6%
23Santa Ynez ElementarySanta Ynez, CACollege ElementaryElementary45.6%14750.1%
24Ellwood ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary43.6%30349.7%
25Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary55.1%46348.9%
26Santa Barbara CharterGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary24.5%26947.5%
27Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force Base, CALompoc UnifiedElementary28.4%37347.2%
28Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary64.4%46947.0%
29Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary62.4%47146.9%
30La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary45.0%36946.8%
31Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSolvang, CASanta Ynez Valley Union HighHigh27.1%80143.7%
32Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryElementary56.8%37743.4%
33San Marcos Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh58.0%1,92643.3%
34Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary40.8%49843.3%
35Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary78.0%36443.0%
36Benjamin Foxen ElementarySanta Maria, CABlochman Union ElementaryElementary44.8%21041.5%
37Ernest Righetti HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh55.5%2,41641.3%
38Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary78.7%31540.8%
39Patterson Road ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary60.9%66240.7%
40Orcutt Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryMiddle55.0%46440.3%
41Carpinteria MiddleCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedMiddle72.3%43739.0%
42Monroe ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary69.2%31538.9%
43Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary94.2%86938.7%
44Lakeview Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryMiddle72.4%46338.2%
45El Camino ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary46.6%35037.9%
46Carpinteria Senior HighCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedHigh65.3%59336.4%
47Pioneer Valley HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh71.9%3,08036.3%
48Cabrillo HighLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedHigh48.3%1,06035.5%
49La Cumbre Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle84.5%42633.9%
50Olga L. Reed ElementaryLos Alamos, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary95.9%17033.4%
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