Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED·NCES 060141406016
Cleveland Elementary
123 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 · (805) 963-8873 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
205 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
35.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.8pp since 2014
Math
29.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.4% | 25.4% | 23.1% | 41.0% |
| Math | 11.6% | 18.1% | 25.4% | 44.9% |
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 | 35.8% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.5% | 22.6% |
| 2021-22 | 20.7% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 19.7% | 16.1% |
| 2017-18 | 23.5% | 16.3% |
| 2016-17 | 19.0% | 14.5% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Cleveland Elementary
Cleveland Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Elementary this school | 254 | 80.7% | 31.6% |
| Cresson Elementary Norwalk | 243 | 82.3% | 53.5% |
| Los Altos Elementary San Diego | 263 | 82.1% | 27.6% |
| Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy Los Angeles | 265 | 82.3% | N/A |
| Alpaugh Elementary Alpaugh | 249 | 78.7% | 11.5% |
| Mariano Castro Elementary Mountain View | 248 | 82.7% | 16.3% |
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 Cleveland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,317 of 5,151 | #39 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,251 of 5,172 ▼ 221 | #38 of 66 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #3,347 of 5,172 ▲ 624 | #39 of 66 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.7pp | #188 of 5,116 | #3 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #5,100 of 5,915 | #61 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #11 of 5,352 | #2 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #4,631 of 5,354 | #47 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,124 of 5,625 | #27 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #686 of 3,837 | #2 of 47 |
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
254
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 254 | 18.1 | 14.1:1 | 81% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 16.3 | 15.5:1 | 76% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 21.1 | 11.5:1 | 77% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 76% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 88% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 55% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (353 to 254); teachers up 20% (15 to 18.1).
About Cleveland Elementary
Cleveland Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Santa Barbara, California. It reported 254 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 45% lower.
The 20 schools in Santa Barbara Unified enroll 12,247 students altogether, Cleveland Elementary among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Cleveland Elementary is 91%. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 3% White. Santa Barbara County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Cleveland Elementary has a ratio of 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County is 13 points lower.
Cleveland Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of California public elementary schools.
Cleveland Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.6%) and its predicted rate (32.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Santa Barbara County, home to about 443,701 people, the median household earns about $98,161 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Santa Barbara County number 129, with about 66,191 students.
Franklin Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from Cleveland Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Cleveland Elementary is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Cleveland Elementary as City: Small.
Enrollment was 254 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 283. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.7:1 to 14.1:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Cleveland Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other Cleveland Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Cleveland Elementary. Cleveland Elementary is the 19th largest of the 23.
- Cleveland ElementaryStockton, CA · 587 students
- Cleveland ElementaryLakewood, CA · 450 students
- Cleveland ElementaryOakland, CA · 376 students
- Cleveland ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 300 students
- Cleveland ElementaryClayton, NC · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary0.4 mi · 424
- Adelante Charter0.5 mi · 306
- Santa Barbara Junior High1.0 mi · 512
- Cold Spring Elementary1.1 mi · 188
- Santa Barbara Senior High1.3 mi · 1,924
- La Cuesta Continuation High1.5 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About Cleveland ElementaryHow large is Cleveland Elementary?
Cleveland Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Cleveland Elementary serve?
Cleveland Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleveland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cleveland Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cleveland Elementary?
Student demographics at Cleveland Elementary are roughly 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cleveland Elementary in?
Cleveland Elementary is part of Santa Barbara Unified.
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