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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Santa Barbara County, California

91 public schools in Santa Barbara County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cold Spring Elementary leads the list at 96.2%, against a median of 43.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
91
Santa Barbara County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
96.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
43.9%
BEST IN READING · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CACold Spring ElementaryElementary18896.2%
2Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union ElementaryElementary35390.8%
3Mountain View ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary35183.4%
4Ballard ElementarySolvang, CABallard ElementaryElementary11377.5%
5Foothill ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary41374.7%
6Monte Vista ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary26771.6%
7Kellogg ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary36970.7%
8La Colina Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle83268.9%
9Dos Pueblos Senior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh2,14968.6%
10Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary27968.5%
11Isla Vista ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary41868.3%
12Vieja Valley ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary31367.9%
13Los Olivos ElementaryLos Olivos, CALos Olivos ElementaryElementary15964.2%
14Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary47762.1%
15Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSolvang, CASanta Ynez Valley Union HighHigh80161.3%
16Santa Ynez ElementarySanta Ynez, CACollege ElementaryElementary14761.1%
17Ernest Righetti HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh2,41660.5%
18Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary69559.5%
19Hollister ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary39359.2%
20Santa Barbara CharterGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary26959.1%
21Jonata MiddleBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryMiddle16858.9%
22Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary42957.5%
23Solvang ElementarySolvang, CASolvang ElementaryElementary60256.9%
24San Marcos Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh1,92655.9%
25Goleta Valley Junior HighGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle73154.8%
26Ellwood ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary30354.0%
27Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary46353.4%
28Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force Base, CALompoc UnifiedElementary37352.4%
29Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryElementary37752.0%
30Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary46951.9%
31Benjamin Foxen ElementarySanta Maria, CABlochman Union ElementaryElementary21051.5%
32Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary49850.8%
33Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary42450.6%
34Pioneer Valley HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh3,08050.1%
35Carpinteria Senior HighCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedHigh59350.0%
36Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary47149.8%
37La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary36949.8%
38Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary56949.3%
39Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary36448.9%
40Lakeview Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryMiddle46348.0%
41El Camino ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary35044.9%
42Santa Barbara Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedHigh1,92444.9%
43Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary31544.8%
44Santa Maria HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union HighHigh3,14344.5%
45Cabrillo HighLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedHigh1,06044.4%
46Carpinteria MiddleCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedMiddle43743.9%
47Monroe ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary31543.1%
48Orcutt Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryMiddle46443.0%
49La Cumbre Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle42642.0%
50Patterson Road ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary66241.6%
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