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If you had an hour of school board time for Brandon Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLETA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061551006622
Brandon Elementary
195 Brandon Dr., Goleta, CA 93117 · (805) 571-3770 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
181 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
50.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.4% | 30.2% | 20.4% | 22.0% |
| Math | 24.0% | 26.8% | 25.6% | 23.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 42.3% |
| 2021-22 | 52.9% | 43.1% |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | 59.6% |
| 2017-18 | 59.5% | 57.4% |
| 2016-17 | 53.4% | 52.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brandon Elementary
Brandon Elementary's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Elementary this school | 429 | 42.2% | 50.6% |
| Discovery Bay Elementary Discovery Bay | 417 | 41.2% | 61.5% |
| Bay View Elementary Santa Cruz | 394 | 45.2% | 44.1% |
| Lakewood Elementary Modesto | 395 | 42.5% | 61.3% |
| Arroyo West Elementary Moorpark | 385 | 40.5% | 51.8% |
| Richard Henry Dana Elementary Dana Point | 461 | 46.2% | 52.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brandon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,676 of 5,151 | #18 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,534 of 5,172 ▲ 507 | #17 of 66 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #1,499 of 5,172 ▲ 91 | #17 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,313 of 5,116 | #9 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #3,291 of 5,915 | #37 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,169 of 5,352 | #27 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,661 of 5,354 | #7 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #4,247 of 5,625 | #54 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #817 of 1,139 | #8 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 41% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 20 | 19.0:1 | 38% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | N/A | N/A | 43% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 55% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (412 to 429); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Brandon Elementary
At 195 Brandon Dr. in Goleta, California, Brandon Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 429 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Brandon Elementary is among 9 schools run by Goleta Union Elementary, which serves 3,395 students.
Enrollment at Brandon Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share in Santa Barbara County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. By the diversity index, Brandon Elementary comes in at 62%.
The count of teachers at Brandon Elementary is 21 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Santa Barbara County is 68%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.8%.
Santa Barbara County census figures show that median household income is about $98,161, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 129 public schools operate in Santa Barbara County, serving about 66,191 students.
The closest other public school is Ellwood Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Brandon Elementary ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 50.6% versus a 57.4% average.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 380 to 429. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.0:1 to 20.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goleta Union Elementary
- Isla Vista ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Foothill ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Hollister ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Kellogg ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- La Patera ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Goleta
- Dos Pueblos Senior HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Goleta Valley Junior HighMiddle · 731 students
- Isla Vista ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Kellogg ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- La Patera ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Ellwood ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Other Brandon Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brandon Elementary. Brandon Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Brandon ElementaryBrandon, MS · 743 students
- Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon, SD · 728 students
- Brandon Elementary SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 386 students
- Brandon ElementaryBRANDON, MN · 107 students
- Brandon ElementaryBrandon, WI · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Ellwood Elementary0.6 mi · 303
- Dos Pueblos Senior High0.9 mi · 2,149
- Isla Vista Elementary2.1 mi · 418
- La Patera Elementary2.7 mi · 369
- Santa Barbara Charter3.4 mi · 269
- Goleta Valley Junior High3.4 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon ElementaryHow large is Brandon Elementary?
Brandon Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Brandon Elementary serve?
Brandon Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brandon Elementary is approximately 20.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brandon Elementary?
At Brandon Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Brandon Elementary public or private?
Brandon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Goleta Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.