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.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Colina Junior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 68.9% | no change |
| 2 | Jonata Middle | Buellton, CA | 58.9% | no change |
| 3 | Goleta Valley Junior High | Goleta, CA | 54.8% | no change |
| 4 | Lakeview Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 48.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Carpinteria Middle | Carpinteria, CA | 43.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Orcutt Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 43.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | La Cumbre Junior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 42.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Vandenberg Middle | Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA | 40.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Kunst (Tommie) Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 32.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Santa Barbara Junior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 30.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Arellanes Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 28.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Kermit McKenzie Intermediate | Guadalupe, CA | 26.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Lompoc Valley Middle | Lompoc, CA | 23.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | El Camino Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 23.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Fesler (Isaac) Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 20.3% | 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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