Montecito Union

Montecito Union, a low-enrollment primary school in Santa Barbara, California, overseen by Montecito Union Elementary, enrolls 353 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Montecito Union sits inside Montecito Union Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Montecito Union lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Montecito Union has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Barbara County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Montecito Union tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 90.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Santa Barbara County indicate median household earnings sit near $98,161, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Montecito Union is one of 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students).

Cold Spring Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Montecito Union at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Montecito Union's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 353). Over the same period, the White share fell from 81% to 75%.

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