Cold Spring Elementary

Cold Spring Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus in Santa Barbara, California, operated by Cold Spring Elementary. The school caters to 188 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 60% below typical.

Cold Spring Elementary is the operating authority for Cold Spring Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cold Spring Elementary records that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cold Spring Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Barbara County (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cold Spring Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 76.0%; Cold Spring Elementary posts 98.5%, +22.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Santa Barbara County indicate the typical household earns roughly $98,161 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Cold Spring Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cleveland Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cold Spring Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.1%.

Cold Spring Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cold Spring Elementary has edged up 11%, going from 170 students in 2018 to 188 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 9% to 5% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cold Spring Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.