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

10 public high schools in Santa Barbara County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Dos Pueblos Senior High leads the list at 57.4%, against a median of 36.3% 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
10
Santa Barbara County, California
Top % Proficient
57.4%
Median % Proficient
36.3%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Dos Pueblos Senior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh43.9%2,14957.4%
2Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSolvang, CASanta Ynez Valley Union HighHigh27.1%80143.7%
3San Marcos Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh58.0%1,92643.3%
4Ernest Righetti HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh55.5%2,41641.3%
5Carpinteria Senior HighCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedHigh65.3%59336.4%
6Pioneer Valley HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh71.9%3,08036.3%
7Cabrillo HighLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedHigh48.3%1,06035.5%
8Santa Barbara Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh61.7%1,92430.1%
9Santa Maria HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh76.1%3,14329.3%
10Lompoc HighLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedHigh76.7%1,59322.3%
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