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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Santa Barbara County, California, drawn from 66 qualifying public elementary schools. Cold Spring Elementary leads the list at 96.2%, against a median of 42.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
66
Santa Barbara County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
96.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
42.3%
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%
8Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary27968.5%
9Isla Vista ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary41868.3%
10Vieja Valley ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope ElementaryElementary31367.9%
11Los Olivos ElementaryLos Olivos, CALos Olivos ElementaryElementary15964.2%
12Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary47762.1%
13Santa Ynez ElementarySanta Ynez, CACollege ElementaryElementary14761.1%
14Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary69559.5%
15Hollister ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary39359.2%
16Santa Barbara CharterGoleta, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary26959.1%
17Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary42957.5%
18Solvang ElementarySolvang, CASolvang ElementaryElementary60256.9%
19Ellwood ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary30354.0%
20Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary46353.4%
21Crestview ElementaryVandenberg Air Force Base, CALompoc UnifiedElementary37352.4%
22Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union ElementaryElementary37752.0%
23Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary46951.9%
24Benjamin Foxen ElementarySanta Maria, CABlochman Union ElementaryElementary21051.5%
25Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary49850.8%
26Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary42450.6%
27Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary47149.8%
28La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary36949.8%
29Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary56949.3%
30Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary36448.9%
31El Camino ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union ElementaryElementary35044.9%
32Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria UnifiedElementary31544.8%
33Monroe ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary31543.1%
34Patterson Road ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary66241.6%
35Olga L. Reed ElementaryLos Alamos, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary17041.2%
36Alice Shaw ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary53038.6%
37Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary86938.5%
38JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYSanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary1,17737.4%
39Cleveland ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary25435.8%
40Miguelito ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary63434.3%
41Ralph Dunlap ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union ElementaryElementary50233.2%
42Santa Barbara Community AcademySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary22132.6%
43Bill Libbon ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary83431.4%
44Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary39831.2%
45Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary29829.8%
46Cuyama ElementaryNew Cuyama, CACuyama Joint UnifiedElementary10729.6%
47La Honda STEAM AcademyLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary53128.6%
48La Canada ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary54128.0%
49Leonora Fillmore ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc UnifiedElementary46926.6%
50Sanchez (David J.) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-BonitaElementary65425.9%
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