Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 19% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74 | 4.6 | 15.9:1 | 58% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 5.7 | 14.5:1 | 62% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 3.6 | 22.4:1 | 54% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 7 | 22.7:1 | 54% (86) |
About Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara is a small combined-grade school in Santa Barbara, California, under Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara District. Its 74 students are spread across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in California is about 602 students.
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara District is the district for Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara.
Hispanic students are the majority at Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara, with 70% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 23% White. The school's Hispanic share is 22 points above the 48% share among Santa Barbara County residents. Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 at Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara, with 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 58%. Across public schools in Santa Barbara County, the average is 68%.
Santa Barbara County has these Census figures: the median household income is $98,161, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Barbara County is home to 129 public schools and about 66,191 public school students.
Washington Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small). Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara is a publicly funded charter school. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 159 to 74. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 22.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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