The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Santa Barbara County, California
15 public middle schools in Santa Barbara County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Vandenberg Middle leads the list at 2.8%, against a median of 0.5% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vandenberg Middle | Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA | 2.8%(16) |
| 2 | Orcutt Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 1.7%(8) |
| 3 | Goleta Valley Junior High | Goleta, CA | 1.0%(7) |
| 4 | Carpinteria Middle | Carpinteria, CA | 0.9%(4) |
| 5 | Lakeview Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 0.7%(3) |
| 6 | Arellanes Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 0.6%(4) |
| 7 | Santa Barbara Junior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 0.6%(3) |
| 8 | Lompoc Valley Middle | Lompoc, CA | 0.5%(4) |
| 9 | Fesler (Isaac) Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 0.4%(4) |
| 10 | La Colina Junior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 0.2%(2) |
| 11 | La Cumbre Junior High | Santa Barbara, CA | 0.2%(1) |
| 12 | Kunst (Tommie) Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 0.2%(2) |
| 13 | Kermit McKenzie Intermediate | Guadalupe, CA | 0.2%(1) |
| 14 | El Camino Junior High | Santa Maria, CA | 0.1%(1) |
| 15 | Jonata Middle | Buellton, CA | 0.0%(0) |
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