Alta Vista

Located at 215 East Ortega St., in Santa Barbara, California, Alta Vista is a tiny 6-8 campus that educates 2 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Santa Barbara Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 100% below typical.

Within Santa Barbara Unified, which oversees 20 schools and 12,247 students, Alta Vista is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alta Vista logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Alta Vista logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 2.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Santa Barbara County indicate median household earnings sit near $98,161, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Santa Barbara County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), of which Alta Vista is one.

La Cuesta Continuation High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Alta Vista delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 100%: 1 students in 2018 compared to 2 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 0.9:1 in 2018 to 2.7:1 today.

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