# Goleta Union Elementary

Goleta Union Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 62.7%, -2.5 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 54.1%, -2.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/goleta-union-elementary |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 9 |
| Students | 3,395 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $22,622 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,286 (37.9%) |
| English Learners | 500 (14.7%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 65.3% | 1,859 |
| 2024 | 63.9% | 1,805 |
| 2025 | 62.7% | 1,776 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 56.1% | 1,877 |
| 2024 | 53.2% | 1,826 |
| 2025 | 54.1% | 1,792 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 44.9% | 77.4% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | 75.9% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | 76.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.1% | 69.3% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | 67.7% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | 67.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.9% | 72.7% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | 71.5% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | 69.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.6% | 63.9% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 62.5% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | 61.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr. Richard Mayer | Clerk | rmayer@gusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Dr. Vicki Ben-Yaacov | Member | vbenyaacov@gusd.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Emily Zacarias | Vice President | ezacarias@gusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Ethan Bertrand | President | ebertrand@gusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Sholeh Jahangir | Member | sholeh.jahangir@gusd.us | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mountain View Elementary | Santa Barbara | 83.4% | 76.5% | 79.9% | +6.8 | +0.9 |
| 2 | Foothill Elementary | Santa Barbara | 74.7% | 69.0% | 71.8% | -2.2 | -1.7 |
| 3 | Isla Vista Elementary | Goleta | 68.3% | 62.1% | 65.2% | +1.3 | +2.7 |
| 4 | Kellogg Elementary | Goleta | 70.7% | 56.6% | 63.7% | +0.9 | -9.5 |
| 5 | Hollister Elementary | Santa Barbara | 59.2% | 55.2% | 57.2% | -7.1 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Brandon Elementary | Goleta | 57.5% | 50.8% | 54.2% | +0.6 | +8.5 |
| 7 | Ellwood Elementary | Goleta | 54.0% | 41.6% | 47.8% | -12.3 | -7.9 |
| 8 | La Patera Elementary | Goleta | 49.8% | 36.4% | 43.1% | -7.6 | -7.7 |
| 9 | El Camino Elementary | Santa Barbara | 44.9% | 35.1% | 40.0% | +0.5 | -2.6 |