2025 California state test results

Santa Barbara, California school test scores and rankings

Across 29 public schools with results, the median reading proficiency was 52.4% and the median math proficiency was 46.2%. The median combined result ranked at the 66th percentile among comparable California schools.

Located in Santa Barbara County.

Schools with scores

29

Students represented

13,417

Median school percentile

66th

Schools improving

Trending up15

Schools declining

Trending down13

Schools

Rank combines reading and math standing among comparable California schools. CA Percentile shows that combined statewide standing. Select any header to sort.

1Cold Spring ElementaryElementaryCold Spring Elementary5.9%No96.2%95.3%100th
2Montecito UnionElementaryMontecito Union Elementary5.1%No90.8%91.6%100th
3Mountain View ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary17.4%No83.4%76.5%95th
4Foothill ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary18.2%No74.7%69.0%88th
5La Colina Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified41.5%No68.9%60.9%86th
6Monte Vista ElementaryElementaryHope Elementary25.8%No71.6%66.5%85th
7Peabody CharterElementarySanta Barbara Unified42.7%No71.4%63.5%84th
8Trivium Charter School VoyageCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary38.4%No61.7%47.4%82nd
9Vieja Valley ElementaryElementaryHope Elementary28.1%No67.9%62.0%82nd
10Hope ElementaryElementaryHope Elementary42.3%No68.5%58.5%80th
11Washington ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified41.2%No62.1%56.4%75th
12Hollister ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary44.8%No59.2%55.2%73rd
13Adelante CharterElementarySanta Barbara Unified71.6%No52.4%57.7%70th
14San Marcos Senior HighHighSanta Barbara Unified58.0%No55.9%34.9%67th
15Franklin ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified91.3%No50.6%51.4%66th
16Roosevelt ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified55.1%No53.4%46.2%64th
17Adams ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified64.4%No51.9%42.0%60th
18Harding University PartnershipElementarySanta Barbara Unified78.0%No48.9%44.9%60th
19La Cumbre Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified84.5%No42.0%34.9%55th
20El Camino ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary46.9%No44.9%35.1%49th
21Monroe ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified69.2%No43.1%35.3%48th
22Santa Barbara Senior HighHighSanta Barbara Unified62.0%No44.9%18.7%45th
23Cleveland ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified80.7%No35.8%29.7%36th
24Santa Barbara Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified79.7%No30.8%26.7%35th
25Santa Barbara Community AcademyElementarySanta Barbara Unified82.4%No32.6%25.2%27th
26Alta Vista Alternative HighHighSanta Barbara Unified59.7%No26.1%9.1%26th
27McKinley ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified80.9%No20.6%21.1%12th
28Olive Grove Charter - Santa BarbaraCombined (K-12)SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbar58.1%No31.1%4.4%10th
29Open AlternativeElementarySanta Barbara Unified0.0%No35.3%11.8%2nd

Highest-ranked schools by level

Elementary schools

  1. 1
    Cold Spring Elementary

    100th percentile

  2. 2
    Montecito Union

    100th percentile

  3. 3
    Mountain View Elementary

    95th percentile

  4. 4
    Foothill Elementary

    88th percentile

  5. 5
    Monte Vista Elementary

    85th percentile

Middle schools

  1. 1
    La Colina Junior High

    86th percentile

  2. 2
    La Cumbre Junior High

    55th percentile

  3. 3
    Santa Barbara Junior High

    35th percentile

High schools

  1. 1
    San Marcos Senior High

    67th percentile

  2. 2
    Santa Barbara Senior High

    45th percentile

  3. 3
    Alta Vista Alternative High

    26th percentile

Districts serving local schools

District scores cover the entire district, including schools outside this place when district boundaries cross city lines. Select any header to sort.

1Cold Spring Elementary

1 schools districtwide

96.2%95.3%100th
2Montecito Union Elementary

1 schools districtwide

90.8%91.6%100th
3Hope Elementary

3 schools districtwide

69.3%62.3%90th
4Goleta Union Elementary

9 schools districtwide

62.7%54.1%85th
5Santa Barbara Unified

21 schools districtwide

51.9%41.5%69th
6Blochman Union Elementary

5 schools districtwide

51.5%31.9%59th
7SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbar

1 schools districtwide

31.1%4.4%9th

Other cities in Santa Barbara County

Santa Maria35 schoolsLompoc15 schoolsGoleta8 schoolsCarpinteria5 schoolsBuellton3 schoolsNew Cuyama3 schoolsSolvang3 schoolsVandenberg Air Force Base3 schools

How these rankings work

Rankings use the latest available California reading and math results. Schools are compared with other California schools serving similar grade levels. Medians describe the typical local result and are not districtwide averages. Virtual schools are excluded, and cities with fewer than three scored schools are omitted from the indexed location directory.

Data sources and methodologySearch all schools in Santa Barbara