Los Olivos Elementary

Los Olivos Elementary operates as a rural-scale elementary-level community in Los Olivos, California, one of the schools within Los Olivos Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 159 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Los Olivos Elementary is a school of Los Olivos Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Los Olivos Elementary shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Barbara County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Los Olivos Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Barbara County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Los Olivos Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 68.3%; this one comes in at 53.3%, -15.0 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Santa Barbara County indicate the typical household earns roughly $98,161 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Los Olivos Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students).

The closest other public school is Ballard Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Los Olivos Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Los Olivos Elementary has rose 14%, going from 139 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.