# Hope Elementary

Hope Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 69.3%, +1.0 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 62.3%, +0.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/hope-elementary |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 859 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,326 |
| Low-Income Students | 275 (32.0%) |
| English Learners | 81 (9.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 68.3% | 483 |
| 2024 | 71.0% | 479 |
| 2025 | 69.3% | 473 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 61.8% | 482 |
| 2024 | 63.0% | 479 |
| 2025 | 62.3% | 472 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 47.1% | 78.3% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | 80.6% |
| 2025 | 54.1% | 77.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.2% | 70.6% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | 73.4% |
| 2025 | 45.6% | 70.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 75.3% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | 77.0% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | 75.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.8% | 67.0% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | 71.4% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | 68.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Cunnison | Area 1 Member | dcunnison@hopeschooldistrict.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Erik Vasquez | Area 4 Member | evasquez@hopeschooldistrict.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Frann Wageneck | Area 5 President | fwageneck@hopeschooldistrict.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| James "Joe" Selzler | Area 3 Member | jselzler@hopeschooldistrict.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Kelly Keogh | Area 2 Clerk | kkeogh@hopeschooldistrict.org | N/A | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Monte Vista Elementary | Santa Barbara | 71.6% | 66.5% | 69.0% | +6.4 | +3.0 |
| 2 | Vieja Valley Elementary | Santa Barbara | 67.9% | 62.0% | 65.0% | -3.3 | +2.1 |
| 3 | Hope Elementary | Santa Barbara | 68.5% | 58.5% | 63.5% | 0.0 | -3.7 |