Peabody Charter

Families in Santa Barbara, California, are served by Peabody Charter, a large elementary school. A total of 780 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 68% higher.

Peabody Charter is listed under Peabody Charter District in federal data.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Peabody Charter is White (46%). Smaller groups are 45% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Santa Barbara County is about 48% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Peabody Charter belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.

Teachers at the school number 35 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.3:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Santa Barbara County report 68%.

Santa Barbara County has about 443,701 residents, and median household income is about $98,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County, with a combined enrollment of about 66,191.

Adams Elementary is located about 0.7 miles from Peabody Charter. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 780 was 9% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 715. Students per teacher fell from 25.5 in 2020-21 to 22.3 in 2024-25.

Community posts for Peabody Charter can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.