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Santa Barbara County schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 15 schools in Santa Barbara County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 49.4%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1La Colina Junior High
Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified
Middle68.9%+19.5pp
2Jonata Middle
Buellton · Buellton Union Elementary
Middle58.9%+9.4pp
3Goleta Valley Junior High
Goleta · Santa Barbara Unified
Middle54.8%+5.4pp
4Lakeview Junior High
Santa Maria · Orcutt Union Elementary
Middle48.0%-1.4pp
5Carpinteria Middle
Carpinteria · Carpinteria Unified
Middle43.9%-5.5pp
6Orcutt Junior High
Santa Maria · Orcutt Union Elementary
Middle43.0%-6.4pp
7La Cumbre Junior High
Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified
Middle42.0%-7.4pp
8Vandenberg Middle
Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc Unified
Middle40.6%-8.9pp
9Kunst (Tommie) Junior High
Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Bonita
Middle32.9%-16.5pp
10Santa Barbara Junior High
Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara Unified
Middle30.8%-18.7pp
11Arellanes Junior High
Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Bonita
Middle28.8%-20.7pp
12Kermit McKenzie Intermediate
Guadalupe · Guadalupe Union Elementary
Middle26.7%-22.7pp
13Lompoc Valley Middle
Lompoc · Lompoc Unified
Middle23.5%-26.0pp
14El Camino Junior High
Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Bonita
Middle23.1%-26.4pp
15Fesler (Isaac) Junior High
Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Bonita
Middle20.3%-29.2pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CAASPP % met or exceeded standard threshold on the latest available CAASPP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Santa Barbara County, California with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the California statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full California ranking.