Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLETA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061551008345
El Camino Elementary
5020 San Simeon Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93111 · (805) 692-5574 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
20.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
163 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 163% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
41%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
44.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
35.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.4% | 24.6% | 21.6% | 33.5% |
| Math | 13.1% | 22.0% | 26.8% | 38.1% |
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 | 44.9% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.4% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 42.1% |
| 2018-19 | 45.9% | 41.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 41.5% |
| 2016-17 | 36.8% | 38.2% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 El Camino Elementary
El Camino Elementary's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Elementary this school | 350 | 46.6% | 37.9% |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary Mountain View | 366 | 48.4% | 47.5% |
| El Verano Elementary Sonoma | 314 | 47.8% | 25.4% |
| Halecrest Elementary Chula Vista | 415 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
| Sassarini Elementary Sonoma | 281 | 45.2% | 28.6% |
| Dual Language Immersion North County Vista | 276 | 44.9% | N/A |
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 El Camino Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,674 of 5,151 | #35 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,734 of 5,172 ▲ 394 | #33 of 66 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #2,458 of 5,172 ▼ 182 | #31 of 66 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #1,034 of 5,116 | #15 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #4,278 of 5,915 | #50 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,262 of 5,352 | #28 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #3,349 of 5,354 | #32 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #4,059 of 5,625 | #46 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.8% | #38 of 1,139 | #1 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
350
+129 (+58%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 55% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 48% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | 54% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 11 | 20.8:1 | 73% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 14 | 17.9:1 | 68% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | N/A | N/A | 73% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | 49% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Camino Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (229 to 350); teachers up 55% (11 to 17).
About El Camino Elementary
El Camino Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Santa Barbara, California. Its enrollment is 350 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
El Camino Elementary is one school in a 9-school district, Goleta Union Elementary, which enrolls 3,395 students.
Federal enrollment data show El Camino Elementary is 74% Hispanic. Other groups include 16% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Staffing at El Camino Elementary comes to 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. El Camino Elementary counts 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points below the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
El Camino Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.3%.
Census data for Santa Barbara County show median household income comes to about $98,161, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 66,191, El Camino Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Hollister Elementary, is the closest to El Camino Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. El Camino Elementary ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.9% against a local average of 63.7%.
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.
Reported enrollment: 221 (2020-21) and 350 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher increased from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 20.6 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for El Camino Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Isla Vista ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Foothill ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Hollister ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Kellogg ElementaryElementary · 369 students
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- La Colina Junior HighMiddle · 832 students
- Peabody CharterElementary · 780 students
- Santa Barbara Junior HighMiddle · 512 students
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Other El Camino Elementary schools
One other US public school is named El Camino Elementary. El Camino Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- El Camino ElementaryOntario, CA · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Hollister Elementary0.6 mi · 393
- San Marcos Senior High0.6 mi · 1,926
- Foothill Elementary0.7 mi · 413
- Kellogg Elementary1.5 mi · 369
- Mountain View Elementary1.5 mi · 351
- Vieja Valley Elementary1.6 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About El Camino ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at El Camino Elementary?
El Camino Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-06.
Is El Camino Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Camino Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at El Camino Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at El Camino Elementary.
How diverse is El Camino Elementary?
El Camino Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is El Camino Elementary public or private?
El Camino 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.