# Santa Barbara County Office of Education

Santa Barbara County Office of Education is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 1st percentile among California school districts. Only 0.0% of students met California's reading standard, but it is holding steady. 4.9% of students met California's math standard, but it is slowly trending up.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-barbara-county-office-of-education |
| County | N/A |
| District type | N/A |
| Schools in District | 3 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 0.0% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 4.9% |
| District Reading Rank | 977 / 977 (0th percentile) |
| District Math Rank | 952 / 977 (3rd percentile) |
| Students | 107 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 2:1 |
| Average spending per student | N/A |
| Low-Income Students | 88 (82.2%) |
| English Learners | 36 (33.6%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| District Website | [District Website](http://www.sbceo.org) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/california/santa-barbara/santa-barbara-county-office-of-education-school-district/) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/d/santa-barbara-county-office-of-education-school-district-ca/) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=42&lstDistrict=10421-000&lstSchool=0000000&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | +4.9% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 53 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 39 |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 42 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 54 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 40 |
| 2026 | 4.9% | 41 |

## Performance details

Comparison of low-income and English learner groups using district-level CAASPP proficiency data.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 2.8% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +2.8% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 14.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +14.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | Elected | Up for re-election |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nadra Ehrman | Board President | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Vedamarie Alvarez Flores | Board Vice President | N/A | Appointed | 2026 (This year!) |
| Guy R. Walker | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Judy Frost | Board Member | N/A | 2018 | 2026 (This year!) |
| Katya Armistead | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Marybeth Carty | Board Member | N/A | 2013 | 2026 (This year!) |
| Sarah Anne Read | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |

[Board website](http://www.sbceo.org/about/board/boardmaterials)

## Schools

| School | Address | Reading | Reading 2-Year | Math | Math 2-Year | Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Santa Barbara County Community](https://caschooltrends.com/schools/santa-barbara-county-community-santa-barbara) | 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, 93110-1042 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 34.45075 | -119.7725 |
| [Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court](https://caschooltrends.com/schools/santa-barbara-county-juvenile-court-santa-barbara) | 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, 93110-1042 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 34.45075 | -119.7725 |
| [Santa Barbara County Special Education](https://caschooltrends.com/schools/santa-barbara-county-special-education-santa-barbara) | 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, 93110-1042 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | -12.7% | 34.45075 | -119.7725 |