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How has Kellogg Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLETA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061551001973
Kellogg Elementary
475 Cambridge Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 · (805) 681-1277 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
92 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
63%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
70.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
56.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.0% | 28.7% | 14.9% | 14.4% |
| Math | 33.5% | 23.1% | 24.7% | 18.7% |
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 | 70.7% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 52.9% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 66.1% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 67.9% |
| 2018-19 | 74.7% | 67.1% |
| 2017-18 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.5% | 70.4% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Kellogg Elementary
Kellogg Elementary's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg Elementary this school | 369 | 24.9% | 60.6% |
| Naples Elementary Long Beach | 338 | 25.7% | 80.5% |
| Mary E. Silveira Elementary San Rafael | 412 | 26.0% | 53.4% |
| Peach Hill Academy Moorpark | 420 | 26.2% | 62.3% |
| Foskett Ranch Elementary Lincoln | 415 | 23.9% | 48.2% |
| North Park Elementary Valencia | 441 | 25.4% | 68.5% |
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 Kellogg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #1,089 of 5,151 | #10 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,222 of 5,172 ▲ 130 | #10 of 66 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #713 of 5,172 ▲ 433 | #7 of 66 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #278 of 5,116 | #8 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #4,059 of 5,915 | #45 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,964 of 5,352 | #40 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,447 of 5,354 | #4 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #4,972 of 5,625 | #62 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #2,025 of 3,837 | #16 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
369
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 369 | 17 | 21.7:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | N/A | N/A | 25% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 23 | 20.0:1 | 15% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kellogg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (434 to 369); teachers down 19% (21 to 17).
About Kellogg Elementary
Kellogg Elementary is an elementary school in Goleta, California, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 369 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 21% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Goleta Union Elementary has 9 schools; together they serve 3,395 students.
At Kellogg Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Santa Barbara County residents are about 48% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kellogg Elementary is 21.7:1, based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Kellogg Elementary counts 25% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 68% for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kellogg Elementary is -4.3 points: 60.6% actual, 64.9% predicted.
In Santa Barbara County, the median household earns about $98,161 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Santa Barbara County, 129 public schools serve about 66,191 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mountain View Elementary, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kellogg Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Kellogg Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Kellogg Elementary enrolled 368; in 2024-25, 369. Students per teacher increased from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 21.7 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Kellogg Elementary. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Goleta Union Elementary
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Isla Vista ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Foothill ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Hollister ElementaryElementary · 393 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
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Isla Vista ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- La Patera ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Ellwood ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Other Kellogg Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kellogg Elementary. Kellogg Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Kellogg Elementary SchoolHuntington, WV · 328 students
- Kellogg Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 299 students
- Kellogg Elementary SchoolHICKORY CORNERS, MI · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Elementary0.6 mi · 351
- Santa Barbara Charter0.8 mi · 269
- Goleta Valley Junior High0.8 mi · 731
- Foothill Elementary1.2 mi · 413
- La Patera Elementary1.5 mi · 369
- El Camino Elementary1.5 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Kellogg ElementaryHow large is Kellogg Elementary?
Kellogg Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Kellogg Elementary serve?
Kellogg Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Kellogg Elementary have?
Kellogg Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kellogg Elementary?
At Kellogg Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 35% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Kellogg Elementary in?
Kellogg Elementary is part of Goleta Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.