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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Santa Barbara County, California

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Santa Barbara County, California, drawn from 15 qualifying public middle schools. Fesler (Isaac) Junior High leads the list at 14.4%, against a median of 29.4% 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 % Proficient

14.4%

Median % Proficient

29.4%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	94.5%	974	14.4%
2	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	97.0%	830	17.1%
3	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	93.1%	668	18.2%
4	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	82.0%	744	18.3%
5	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	Guadalupe Union Elementary	Middle	87.9%	585	19.0%
6	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	87.5%	912	25.8%
7	Santa Barbara Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	79.7%	512	28.3%
8	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	84.5%	426	29.4%
9	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	Lompoc Unified	Middle	52.0%	565	29.8%
10	Lakeview Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	72.4%	463	36.4%
11	Carpinteria Middle	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria Unified	Middle	72.3%	437	39.5%
12	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	Middle	55.0%	464	40.5%
13	Goleta Valley Junior High	Goleta, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	45.6%	731	51.2%
14	Jonata Middle	Buellton, CA	Buellton Union Elementary	Middle	55.4%	168	53.4%
15	La Colina Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	Middle	41.5%	832	62.2%

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