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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Santa Barbara County, California

15 public middle schools in Santa Barbara County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. La Colina Junior High leads the list at 41.5%, against a median of 79.7% 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

Best % FRL

41.5%

Median % FRL

79.7%

LOWEST POVERTY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	La Colina Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	832	41.5%
2	Goleta Valley Junior High	Goleta, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	731	45.6%
3	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	565	52.0%
4	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	464	55.0%
5	Jonata Middle	Buellton, CA	Buellton Union Elementary	Middle	168	55.4%
6	Carpinteria Middle	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria Unified	Middle	437	72.3%
7	Lakeview Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	463	72.4%
8	Santa Barbara Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	512	79.7%
9	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	744	82.0%
10	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	426	84.5%
11	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	912	87.5%
12	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	Guadalupe Union Elementary	Middle	585	87.9%
13	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	668	93.1%
14	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	974	94.5%
15	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	830	97.0%

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