The highest-performing public high schools in reading 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 in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Dos Pueblos Senior High leads the list at 68.6%, against a median of 50.1% 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.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dos Pueblos Senior High | Goleta, CA | 68.6% | no change |
| 2 | Santa Ynez Valley Union High | Solvang, CA | 61.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | Ernest Righetti High | Santa Maria, CA | 60.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | San Marcos Senior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 55.9% | no change |
| 5 | Pioneer Valley High | Santa Maria, CA | 50.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Carpinteria Senior High | Carpinteria, CA | 50.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Santa Barbara Senior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 44.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Santa Maria High | Santa Maria, CA | 44.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Cabrillo High | Lompoc, CA | 44.4% | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Lompoc High | Lompoc, CA | 31.4% | no change |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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