Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLEGE ELEMENTARY·NCES 060933000942
Santa Ynez Elementary
3325 Pine St., Santa Ynez, CA 93460 · (805) 686-7310 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
67 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (12) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within College Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.1pp since 2014
Math
40.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.0% | 38.0% | 17.7% | 21.2% |
| Math | 21.4% | 18.8% | 26.8% | 33.0% |
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 | 61.1% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 64.2% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.9% | 26.4% |
| 2018-19 | 68.3% | 50.4% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 51.0% | 35.7% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Santa Ynez Elementary
Santa Ynez Elementary's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ynez Elementary this school | 147 | 45.6% | 50.1% |
| Fairsite Elementary Galt | 160 | 46.9% | N/A |
| Fuente Nueva Charter Arcata | 150 | 45.3% | N/A |
| Two Rock Elementary Petaluma | 135 | 50.4% | 44.8% |
| Maple Elementary Newbury Park | 181 | 45.3% | 57.3% |
| San Antonio Elementary Lockwood | 134 | 40.3% | 22.2% |
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 Santa Ynez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #1,715 of 5,151 | #19 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #2,277 of 5,172 ▼ 355 | #26 of 66 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,254 of 5,172 ▲ 436 | #13 of 66 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #1,071 of 5,116 | #16 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #5,527 of 5,915 | #68 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #4,108 of 5,625 | #47 of 70 |
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
147
-26 (-15%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 147 | 10.4 | 14.1:1 | 46% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 10.9 | 15.0:1 | 42% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 10.4 | 16.5:1 | 53% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 60% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 10.6 | 16.0:1 | 63% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 6 | 26.2:1 | 51% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | N/A | N/A | 57% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 8% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 13 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Ynez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (170 to 147); teachers down 2% (10.6 to 10.4).
About Santa Ynez Elementary
Santa Ynez, California, is home to Santa Ynez Elementary, a very small elementary school. It enrolls 147 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 1 through 8. The school is 68% below the average for elementary schools in California.
College Elementary has 2 schools and 175 students, and Santa Ynez Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Santa Ynez Elementary is 56% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 37% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Santa Ynez Elementary are from different groups.
There are 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Santa Ynez Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.1:1. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. By family income, 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Santa Barbara County averages 68%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Santa Ynez Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 50% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Santa Ynez Elementary are 2.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.1% actual, 52.8% predicted).
Census data for Santa Barbara County show the median household earns about $98,161 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Santa Barbara County number 129, with about 66,191 students.
Santa Ynez Elementary's nearest public school is College Elementary (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Santa Ynez Elementary is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 26 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Santa Ynez Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Santa Ynez
- Santa Ynez Valley CharterElementary · 189 students
- College ElementaryElementary · 28 students
Nearby schools
- College Elementary0.3 mi · 28
- Santa Ynez Valley Charter0.3 mi · 189
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High0.9 mi · 801
- Refugio High0.9 mi · 11
- Ballard Elementary2.2 mi · 113
- Solvang Elementary3.3 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Ynez ElementaryHow large is Santa Ynez Elementary?
Santa Ynez Elementary enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 01-08.
What grades does Santa Ynez Elementary serve?
Santa Ynez Elementary serves grades 01-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Ynez Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Ynez Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santa Ynez Elementary?
Student demographics at Santa Ynez Elementary are roughly 37% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Santa Ynez Elementary public or private?
Santa Ynez Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by College Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.