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

Across Santa Barbara County, California, 15 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. La Colina Junior High leads the list at 62.2%, against a median of 29.4% 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 % Proficient

62.2%

Median % Proficient

29.4%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	La Colina Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	41.5%	832	62.2%
2	Jonata Middle	Buellton, CA	Buellton Union Elementary	Middle	55.4%	168	53.4%
3	Goleta Valley Junior High	Goleta, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	45.6%	731	51.2%
4	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	55.0%	464	40.5%
5	Carpinteria Middle	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria Unified	Middle	72.3%	437	39.5%
6	Lakeview Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	72.4%	463	36.4%
7	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	52.0%	565	29.8%
8	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	84.5%	426	29.4%
9	Santa Barbara Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	79.7%	512	28.3%
10	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	87.5%	912	25.8%
11	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	Guadalupe Union Elementary	Middle	87.9%	585	19.0%
12	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	82.0%	744	18.3%
13	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	93.1%	668	18.2%
14	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	97.0%	830	17.1%
15	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	94.5%	974	14.4%

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