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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Santa Barbara County, California

Across Santa Barbara County, California, 13 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. La Colina Junior High leads the list at 49.0%, against a median of 84.1% 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 Largest group

49.0%

Median Largest group

84.1%

MOST DIVERSE · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	La Colina Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	832	49.0% White (408)	49.0%(408)	0.2%(2)	40.0%(333)	3.3%(27)
2	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	464	53.7% Hispanic (249)	31.3%(145)	1.7%(8)	53.7%(249)	2.8%(13)
3	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	565	57.7% Hispanic (326)	28.7%(162)	2.8%(16)	57.7%(326)	4.4%(25)
4	Lakeview Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	463	69.5% Hispanic (322)	21.2%(98)	0.7%(3)	69.5%(322)	2.8%(13)
5	Carpinteria Middle	Carpinteria, CA	437	78.0% Hispanic (341)	18.5%(81)	0.9%(4)	78.0%(341)	0.7%(3)
6	Santa Barbara Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	512	83.0% Hispanic (425)	12.7%(65)	0.6%(3)	83.0%(425)	0.6%(3)
7	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc, CA	744	84.1% Hispanic (626)	8.6%(64)	0.5%(4)	84.1%(626)	2.8%(21)
8	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	426	89.9% Hispanic (383)	8.0%(34)	0.2%(1)	89.9%(383)	0.7%(3)
9	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	912	93.4% Hispanic (852)	2.5%(23)	0.2%(2)	93.4%(852)	2.6%(24)
10	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	668	94.5% Hispanic (631)	2.5%(17)	0.6%(4)	94.5%(631)	2.1%(14)
11	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	585	97.6% Hispanic (571)	1.0%(6)	0.2%(1)	97.6%(571)	0.5%(3)
12	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	974	98.0% Hispanic (954)	0.6%(6)	0.4%(4)	98.0%(954)	0.5%(5)
13	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	830	98.8% Hispanic (820)	0.5%(4)	0.1%(1)	98.8%(820)	0.5%(4)

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