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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Santa Barbara County, California, drawn from 15 qualifying public middle schools. La Colina Junior High leads the list at 68.9%, against a median of 40.6% 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 (Reading)

68.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

40.6%

BEST IN READING · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	La Colina Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	832	68.9%
2	Jonata Middle	Buellton, CA	Buellton Union Elementary	Middle	168	58.9%
3	Goleta Valley Junior High	Goleta, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	731	54.8%
4	Lakeview Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	463	48.0%
5	Carpinteria Middle	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria Unified	Middle	437	43.9%
6	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	464	43.0%
7	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	426	42.0%
8	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	565	40.6%
9	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	912	32.9%
10	Santa Barbara Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	512	30.8%
11	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	668	28.8%
12	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	Guadalupe Union Elementary	Middle	585	26.7%
13	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	744	23.5%
14	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	830	23.1%
15	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	974	20.3%

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