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

66 public elementary schools in Santa Barbara County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Cold Spring Elementary leads the list at 97.0%, against a median of 38.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
66
Santa Barbara County, California
Top % Proficient
97.0%
Median % Proficient
38.8%
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%
9Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary42.3%27962.3%
10Kellogg ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary24.9%36960.6%
11Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary41.1%47758.7%
12Hollister ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary44.5%39357.3%
13Los Olivos ElementaryLos Olivos, CALos Olivos ElementaryElementary18.9%15957.2%
14Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary66.9%69555.7%
15Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary91.0%42452.3%
16Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary58.7%56951.4%
17Solvang ElementarySolvang, CASolvang ElementaryElementary38.2%60251.3%
18Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary42.2%42950.6%
19Santa Ynez ElementarySanta Ynez, CACollege ElementaryElementary45.6%14750.1%
20Ellwood ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary43.6%30349.7%
21Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary55.1%46348.9%
22Santa Barbara CharterGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary24.5%26947.5%
23Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force Base, CALompoc UnifiedElementary28.4%37347.2%
24Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary64.4%46947.0%
25Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary62.4%47146.9%
26La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary45.0%36946.8%
27Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryElementary56.8%37743.4%
28Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary40.8%49843.3%
29Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary78.0%36443.0%
30Benjamin Foxen ElementarySanta Maria, CABlochman Union ElementaryElementary44.8%21041.5%
31Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary78.7%31540.8%
32Patterson Road ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary60.9%66240.7%
33Monroe ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary69.2%31538.9%
34Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary94.2%86938.7%
35El Camino ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary46.6%35037.9%
36Olga L. Reed ElementaryLos Alamos, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary95.9%17033.4%
37Alice Shaw ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary76.4%53033.2%
38Ralph Dunlap ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary56.2%50233.1%
39Cleveland ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary80.7%25431.6%
40JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYSanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary80.7%1,17730.9%
41Miguelito ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary69.9%63430.5%
42Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary58.3%39829.4%
43Santa Barbara Community AcademySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary82.4%22128.8%
44Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary95.3%29828.2%
45Cuyama ElementaryNew Cuyama, CACuyama Joint UnifiedElementary77.6%10726.4%
46Sanchez (David J.) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary96.2%65426.2%
47Bill Libbon ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary87.9%83425.4%
48Arthur Hapgood ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary76.6%76825.1%
49Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary84.2%91722.5%
50Taylor (Ida Redmond) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary85.7%84921.4%
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