2025 California state test results

Santa Barbara County school test scores and rankings

Across 113 public schools with results, the median reading proficiency was 44.5% and the median math proficiency was 31.9%. The median combined result ranked at the 52nd percentile among comparable California schools.

Schools with scores

113

Students represented

66,250

Median school percentile

52nd

Schools improving

Trending up56

Schools declining

Trending down47

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
4Vista de Las CrucesCombined (K-8)Vista del Mar Union40.6%No46.8%48.9%92nd
5Los Olivos ElementaryCombined (K-8)Los Olivos Elementary18.9%No64.2%51.6%89th
6Ballard ElementaryElementaryBallard Elementary10.6%No77.5%66.2%88th
7Foothill ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary18.2%No74.7%69.0%88th
8Summerland ElementaryElementaryCarpinteria Unified25.5%No72.7%81.8%87th
9La Colina Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified41.5%No68.9%60.9%86th
10Monte Vista ElementaryElementaryHope Elementary25.8%No71.6%66.5%85th
11Orcutt Academy CharterCombined (K-12)Orcutt Union Elementary50.5%No64.9%46.9%84th
12Peabody CharterElementarySanta Barbara Unified42.7%No71.4%63.5%84th
13Carpinteria FamilyElementaryCarpinteria Unified35.6%No65.6%65.6%84th
14Trivium Charter School VoyageCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary38.4%No61.7%47.4%82nd
15Dos Pueblos Senior HighHighSanta Barbara Unified44.0%No68.6%45.7%82nd
16Isla Vista ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary48.3%No68.3%62.1%82nd
17Vieja Valley ElementaryElementaryHope Elementary28.1%No67.9%62.0%82nd
18Kellogg ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary26.8%No70.7%56.6%80th
19Hope ElementaryElementaryHope Elementary42.3%No68.5%58.5%80th
20Santa Barbara CharterCombined (K-8)Santa Barbara Unified24.9%No59.1%46.2%78th
21Santa Ynez ElementaryCombined (1-8)College Elementary45.6%No61.1%40.2%77th
22Solvang ElementaryCombined (K-8)Solvang Elementary38.0%No56.9%42.7%76th
23Washington ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified41.2%No62.1%56.4%75th
24Jonata MiddleMiddleBuellton Union Elementary55.4%No58.9%45.3%74th
25Goleta Valley Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified45.6%No54.8%48.9%74th
26Hollister ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary44.8%No59.2%55.2%73rd
27Santa Ynez Valley Union HighHighSanta Ynez Valley Union High27.1%No61.3%37.7%72nd
28Joe Nightingale ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary66.9%No59.5%52.0%72nd
29Trivium Charter School AdventureCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary39.9%No58.2%36.4%72nd
30Adelante CharterElementarySanta Barbara Unified71.6%No52.4%57.7%70th
31Brandon ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary42.7%No57.5%50.8%70th
32Family Partnership CharterCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary41.1%No60.5%30.7%67th
33San Marcos Senior HighHighSanta Barbara Unified58.0%No55.9%34.9%67th
34Oak Valley ElementaryElementaryBuellton Union Elementary57.2%No52.0%50.6%66th
35Franklin ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified91.3%No50.6%51.4%66th
36Pine Grove ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary58.7%No49.3%53.4%65th
37Roosevelt ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified55.1%No53.4%46.2%64th
38Benjamin Foxen ElementaryCombined (K-8)Blochman Union Elementary45.0%No51.5%31.9%62nd
39California Connections Academy Central CoastCombined (K-12)Cuyama Joint Unified48.6%No48.5%26.1%61st
40Canalino ElementaryElementaryCarpinteria Unified62.4%No49.8%45.8%61st
41Ellwood ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary48.8%No54.0%41.6%61st
42Ernest Righetti HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High58.7%No60.5%22.6%60th
43Adams ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified64.4%No51.9%42.0%60th
44Harding University PartnershipElementarySanta Barbara Unified78.0%No48.9%44.9%60th
45Carpinteria Senior HighHighCarpinteria Unified65.4%No50.0%30.8%59th
46Crestview ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified28.4%No52.4%38.7%58th
47Orcutt Junior HighMiddleOrcutt Union Elementary55.0%No43.0%37.6%57th
48Lakeview Junior HighMiddleOrcutt Union Elementary72.4%No48.0%31.9%57th
49Buena Vista ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified41.6%No50.8%37.5%56th
50Carpinteria MiddleMiddleCarpinteria Unified72.3%No43.9%34.1%56th
51Manzanita Public CharterElementaryLompoc Unified40.0%No48.9%38.1%55th
52Cabrillo HighHighLompoc Unified48.4%No44.4%30.7%55th
53Santa Ynez Valley CharterCombined (K-8)College Elementary20.7%No45.5%33.9%55th
54Los Olivos Charter SchoolCombined (K-12)Los Olivos Elementary0.0%No45.0%16.0%55th
55La Cumbre Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified84.5%No42.0%34.9%55th
56La Patera ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary48.2%No49.8%36.4%54th
57Trivium CharterCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary33.1%No42.4%30.2%52nd
58Pioneer Valley HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High74.4%No50.1%21.3%51st
59El Camino ElementaryElementaryGoleta Union Elementary46.9%No44.9%35.1%49th
60Aliso ElementaryElementaryCarpinteria Unified78.7%No44.8%34.0%48th
61Patterson Road ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary60.9%No41.6%37.1%48th
62Monroe ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified69.2%No43.1%35.3%48th
63Olga L. Reed ElementaryCombined (K-8)Orcutt Union Elementary95.9%No41.2%27.7%48th
64Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita94.5%No38.5%37.2%45th
65Santa Barbara Senior HighHighSanta Barbara Unified62.0%No44.9%18.7%45th
66Vandenberg MiddleMiddleLompoc Unified52.2%No40.6%24.7%43rd
67Santa Maria HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High78.8%No44.5%15.7%42nd
68Jimnez Roberto and Dr. Francisco ElementaryCombined (K-8)Santa Maria-Bonita80.9%No37.4%23.1%39th
69Alice Shaw ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary76.4%No38.6%30.8%39th
70Ralph Dunlap ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary56.2%No33.2%32.5%36th
71Cleveland ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified80.7%No35.8%29.7%36th
72Santa Barbara Junior HighMiddleSanta Barbara Unified79.7%No30.8%26.7%35th
73Lompoc HighHighLompoc Unified76.9%No31.5%12.9%32nd
74Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts AcademyElementaryLompoc Unified58.5%No31.2%29.4%30th
75Miguelito ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified69.9%No34.3%24.9%29th
76Santa Barbara Community AcademyElementarySanta Barbara Unified82.4%No32.6%25.2%27th
77Kunst (Tommie) Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita87.5%No32.9%18.6%27th
78Alta Vista Alternative HighHighSanta Barbara Unified59.7%No26.1%9.1%26th
79Cuyama ElementaryCombined (K-8)Cuyama Joint Unified77.6%No29.6%14.1%25th
80Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita95.6%No29.8%25.9%25th
81Bill Libbon ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita87.9%No31.4%22.3%23rd
82Sanchez (David J.) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita96.1%No25.9%27.3%23rd
83California STEAM Santa BarbaraCombined (K-12)Cuyama Joint Unified0.0%No29.2%15.1%19th
84Uplift California Santa BarbaraCombined (2-12)Cuyama Joint Unified0.0%No34.5%10.7%19th
85Kermit McKenzie IntermediateCombined (5-8)Guadalupe Union Elementary87.9%No26.7%12.3%18th
86Lompoc Valley MiddleMiddleLompoc Unified82.3%No23.5%17.8%17th
87Arellanes Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita93.1%No28.8%14.0%17th
88Arthur Hapgood ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified77.3%No25.1%21.1%16th
89Delta HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High83.2%No17.0%1.1%14th
90Taylor (Ida Redmond) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita85.7%No24.3%19.0%13th
91Miller (Isaac) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita94.5%No24.0%19.0%13th
92La Honda STEAM AcademyElementaryLompoc Unified84.6%No28.6%12.9%13th
93Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita84.0%No23.3%19.2%13th
94La Canada ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified87.2%No28.0%14.0%13th
95McKinley ElementaryElementarySanta Barbara Unified80.9%No20.6%21.1%12th
96Leonora Fillmore ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified83.4%No26.6%12.6%10th
97Maple HighHighLompoc Unified85.2%No9.3%1.3%10th
98Mission ValleyCombined (K-8)Lompoc Unified77.0%No24.0%10.0%10th
99Fairlawn ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.6%No22.4%17.1%10th
100El Camino Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita97.0%No23.1%12.0%10th
101Oakley (Calvin C.) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita96.1%No19.4%19.0%10th
102Clarence Ruth ElementaryElementaryLompoc Unified84.4%No25.5%13.2%10th
103Adam (William Laird) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.1%No18.7%18.0%9th
104Liberty ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita92.7%No21.6%14.5%7th
105Mary Buren ElementaryElementaryGuadalupe Union Elementary90.8%No20.2%14.8%7th
106Fesler (Isaac) Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita94.5%No20.3%10.5%7th
107Alvin ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.5%No18.1%15.6%6th
108Bonita ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.7%No16.7%16.0%6th
109Rice (William) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita95.1%No18.1%14.4%6th
110Battles (Washington) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.2%No21.5%10.6%5th
111Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita96.1%No16.5%14.6%5th
112Open AlternativeElementarySanta Barbara Unified0.0%No35.3%11.8%2nd
113Valiant Santa BarbaraCombined (K-12)Cuyama Joint Unified0.0%No43.5%34.8%0th

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
    Ballard Elementary

    88th percentile

  5. 5
    Foothill Elementary

    88th percentile

Middle schools

  1. 1
    La Colina Junior High

    86th percentile

  2. 2
    Jonata Middle

    74th percentile

  3. 3
    Goleta Valley Junior High

    74th percentile

  4. 4
    Orcutt Junior High

    57th percentile

  5. 5
    Lakeview Junior High

    57th percentile

High schools

  1. 1
    Dos Pueblos Senior High

    82nd percentile

  2. 2
    Santa Ynez Valley Union High

    72nd percentile

  3. 3
    San Marcos Senior High

    67th percentile

  4. 4
    Ernest Righetti High

    60th percentile

  5. 5
    Carpinteria Senior High

    59th percentile

School districts

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
3Ballard Elementary

1 schools districtwide

77.5%66.2%94th
4Hope Elementary

3 schools districtwide

69.3%62.3%90th
5Goleta Union Elementary

9 schools districtwide

62.7%54.1%85th
6Los Olivos Elementary

2 schools districtwide

64.2%51.6%85th
7Buellton Union Elementary

2 schools districtwide

55.5%47.9%77th
8College Elementary

2 schools districtwide

61.1%40.2%75th
9Solvang Elementary

1 schools districtwide

56.9%42.7%74th
10Santa Ynez Valley Union High

1 schools districtwide

60.5%36.9%73rd
11Vista del Mar Union

1 schools districtwide

46.8%48.9%71st
12Santa Barbara Unified

21 schools districtwide

51.9%41.5%69th
13Orcutt Union Elementary

10 schools districtwide

46.7%39.4%61st
14Carpinteria Unified

6 schools districtwide

47.5%38.4%61st
15Blochman Union Elementary

5 schools districtwide

51.5%31.9%59th
16Santa Maria Joint Union High

4 schools districtwide

48.1%18.1%40th
17Lompoc Unified

16 schools districtwide

32.0%20.8%22nd
18Cuyama Joint Unified

5 schools districtwide

32.1%11.9%14th
19Santa Maria-Bonita

21 schools districtwide

24.8%17.7%13th
20Guadalupe Union Elementary

2 schools districtwide

24.8%13.0%10th

Cities in Santa Barbara County

Santa Maria35 schoolsSanta Barbara29 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.

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