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The public schools with the most improved test scores in Santa Barbara County, California

This ranking covers the public schools with the most improved test scores in Santa Barbara County, California, drawn from 91 qualifying public schools. Harding University Partnership leads the list at +21.7pp, against a median of +1.2pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
91
Santa Barbara County, California
Top 3-yr change
+21.7pp
Median 3-yr change
+1.2pp
MOST IMPROVED · SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Harding University PartnershipSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified36425.2%46.9%+21.7pp
2Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CABuellton Union Elementary37735.0%51.3%+16.3pp
3Cleveland ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified25418.1%32.8%+14.7pp
4Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified46934.2%46.9%+12.8pp
5La Colina Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified83254.4%64.9%+10.5pp
6Santa Maria HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union High3,14320.0%30.1%+10.1pp
7Monte Vista ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope Elementary26759.4%69.0%+9.7pp
8Canalino ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria Unified47138.5%47.8%+9.3pp
9Arellanes Junior HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita66812.6%21.4%+8.8pp
10Roosevelt ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified46341.4%49.8%+8.4pp
11La Cumbre Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified42630.3%38.4%+8.1pp
12Olga L. Reed ElementaryLos Alamos, CAOrcutt Union Elementary17026.6%34.5%+7.9pp
13Pioneer Valley HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union High3,08028.6%35.7%+7.1pp
14San Marcos Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified1,92639.0%45.4%+6.3pp
15Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary42948.0%54.2%+6.2pp
16Jonata MiddleBuellton, CABuellton Union Elementary16846.2%52.1%+5.9pp
17Ernest Righetti HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria Joint Union High2,41636.1%41.6%+5.5pp
18Washington ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified47754.0%59.2%+5.3pp
19Bill Libbon ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita83421.8%26.8%+5.1pp
20Oakley (Calvin C.) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita84914.4%19.2%+4.9pp
21Alice Shaw ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary53030.0%34.7%+4.7pp
22Joe Nightingale ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary69551.3%55.8%+4.4pp
23La Honda STEAM AcademyLompoc, CALompoc Unified53116.4%20.8%+4.3pp
24Aliso ElementaryCarpinteria, CACarpinteria Unified31535.2%39.4%+4.2pp
25Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyLompoc, CALompoc Unified39826.1%30.3%+4.2pp
26Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CACold Spring Elementary18891.9%95.8%+3.8pp
27Franklin ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified42447.3%51.0%+3.7pp
28Adam (William Laird) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita87414.7%18.3%+3.6pp
29Lompoc Valley MiddleLompoc, CALompoc Unified74417.0%20.6%+3.6pp
30Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary56947.8%51.3%+3.5pp
31Santa Barbara Senior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified1,92428.5%31.8%+3.3pp
32Bonita ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita53513.2%16.4%+3.2pp
33Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita86934.8%37.9%+3.1pp
34Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita29825.0%27.9%+2.8pp
35Carpinteria Senior HighCarpinteria, CACarpinteria Unified59337.8%40.4%+2.6pp
36Mary Buren ElementaryGuadalupe, CAGuadalupe Union Elementary73815.0%17.5%+2.5pp
37Rice (William) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita88713.9%16.3%+2.3pp
38Bruce (Robert) ElementarySanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita1,05013.4%15.6%+2.1pp
39Isla Vista ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary41863.2%65.2%+2.0pp
40Leonora Fillmore ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc Unified46918.0%19.6%+1.6pp
41Arthur Hapgood ElementaryLompoc, CALompoc Unified76821.5%23.1%+1.6pp
42Ballard ElementarySolvang, CABallard Elementary11370.3%71.8%+1.5pp
43JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYSanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita1,17728.7%30.2%+1.5pp
44Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union Elementary35389.7%91.2%+1.5pp
45Mountain View ElementarySanta Barbara, CAGoleta Union Elementary35178.6%79.9%+1.4pp
46Kunst (Tommie) Junior HighSanta Maria, CASanta Maria-Bonita91224.6%25.8%+1.2pp
47Santa Barbara Community AcademySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara Unified22128.1%28.9%+0.8pp
48Vieja Valley ElementarySanta Barbara, CAHope Elementary31364.2%65.0%+0.7pp
49Lakeview Junior HighSanta Maria, CAOrcutt Union Elementary46339.5%39.9%+0.5pp
50La Patera ElementaryGoleta, CAGoleta Union Elementary36942.6%43.1%+0.4pp
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