Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLETA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061551001974
La Patera Elementary
555 North La Patera Ln., Goleta, CA 93117 · (805) 681-1280 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
166 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 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
57%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
49.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.8pp since 2014
Math
36.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 25.8% | 23.4% | 26.8% |
| Math | 15.8% | 20.6% | 25.8% | 37.8% |
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 | 49.8% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 57.4% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.1% | 36.2% |
| 2018-19 | 53.7% | 41.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 38.3% |
| 2016-17 | 45.5% | 46.1% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 La Patera Elementary
La Patera Elementary's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Patera Elementary this school | 369 | 45.0% | 46.8% |
| Campo Elementary Campo | 359 | 47.4% | 20.2% |
| Hollister Elementary Santa Barbara | 393 | 44.5% | 57.3% |
| Arroyo West Elementary Moorpark | 385 | 40.5% | 51.8% |
| Jamul Elementary Jamul | 386 | 45.9% | 33.8% |
| Kings Beach Elementary Kings Beach | 362 | 45.0% | 48.7% |
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 La Patera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,942 of 5,151 | #26 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #2,604 of 5,172 ▼ 721 | #31 of 66 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #2,051 of 5,172 ▼ 615 | #28 of 66 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #3,210 of 5,116 | #37 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #4,060 of 5,915 | #46 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #371 of 5,352 | #15 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #2,157 of 5,354 | #20 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #4,136 of 5,625 | #48 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #3,683 of 3,837 | #46 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
+53 (+17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 45% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 45% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 61% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 40% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 26 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Patera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (375 to 369); teachers up 18% (17 to 20).
About La Patera Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, La Patera Elementary serves students in Goleta, California. The school enrolls 369 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
In Goleta Union Elementary, 9 schools enroll a combined 3,395 students.
Roughly 57% of students at La Patera Elementary are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 32% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Santa Barbara County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 8 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
La Patera Elementary employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.4:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 45% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, La Patera Elementary is 6.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.8% actual, 53.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Barbara County, the median household income is $98,161, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. La Patera Elementary is one of 129 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Santa Barbara Charter, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, La Patera Elementary places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
La Patera Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment grew 17% from its 2020-21 level of 316.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Kellogg 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
- Kellogg ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Ellwood ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Barbara Charter0.7 mi · 269
- Goleta Valley Junior High0.7 mi · 731
- Kellogg Elementary1.5 mi · 369
- Mountain View Elementary1.8 mi · 351
- Dos Pueblos Senior High1.9 mi · 2,149
- Isla Vista Elementary2.5 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About La Patera ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at La Patera Elementary?
La Patera Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does La Patera Elementary serve?
La Patera Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Patera Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Patera Elementary is approximately 18.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is La Patera Elementary?
La Patera Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is La Patera Elementary in?
La Patera Elementary is part of Goleta Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.