# Santa Barbara Unified

Santa Barbara Unified is a unified district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 51.9%, +1.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 41.5%, +3.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-barbara-unified |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 21 |
| Students | 13,333 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,377 |
| Low-Income Students | 7,110 (59.3%) |
| English Learners | 1,561 (13.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 50.3% | 5,943 |
| 2024 | 49.4% | 5,837 |
| 2025 | 51.9% | 5,704 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 38.4% | 5,955 |
| 2024 | 39.4% | 5,904 |
| 2025 | 41.5% | 5,727 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 36.6% | 72.1% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | 69.9% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | 73.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.5% | 58.7% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | 60.5% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | 62.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.5% | 63.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | 60.9% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | 63.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.3% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | 50.9% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | 51.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Celeste Kafri | Board Member | ckafri@sbunified.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Gabe Escobedo | Board Member | gescobedo@sbunified.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Rose Muñoz | Vice President | rmunoz@sbunified.org | 2018 | 2026 |
| Sunita Beall | Clerk | sbeall@sbunified.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| William "Bill" Banning | President | wbanning@sbunified.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Peabody Charter | Santa Barbara | 71.4% | 63.5% | 67.5% | +5.3 | +1.8 |
| 2 | La Colina Junior High | Santa Barbara | 68.9% | 60.9% | 64.9% | +1.4 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Washington Elementary | Santa Barbara | 62.1% | 56.4% | 59.2% | +4.3 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Dos Pueblos Senior High | Goleta | 68.6% | 45.7% | 57.1% | -3.4 | -0.1 |
| 5 | Adelante Charter | Santa Barbara | 52.4% | 57.7% | 55.1% | +22.4 | +31.4 |
| 6 | Santa Barbara Charter | Goleta | 59.1% | 46.2% | 52.7% | -0.8 | -5.1 |
| 7 | Goleta Valley Junior High | Goleta | 54.8% | 48.9% | 51.8% | -0.7 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Franklin Elementary | Santa Barbara | 50.6% | 51.4% | 51.0% | +3.6 | +6.5 |
| 9 | Roosevelt Elementary | Santa Barbara | 53.4% | 46.2% | 49.8% | -5.9 | -1.0 |
| 10 | Adams Elementary | Santa Barbara | 51.9% | 42.0% | 46.9% | -0.4 | -2.6 |
| 11 | Harding University Partnership | Santa Barbara | 48.9% | 44.9% | 46.9% | +12.1 | +8.8 |
| 12 | San Marcos Senior High | Santa Barbara | 55.9% | 34.9% | 45.4% | +0.1 | +3.0 |
| 13 | Monroe Elementary | Santa Barbara | 43.1% | 35.3% | 39.2% | -7.2 | -3.8 |
| 14 | La Cumbre Junior High | Santa Barbara | 42.0% | 34.9% | 38.4% | +6.7 | +13.8 |
| 15 | Cleveland Elementary | Santa Barbara | 35.8% | 29.7% | 32.8% | +5.4 | +7.2 |
| 16 | Santa Barbara Senior High | Santa Barbara | 44.9% | 18.7% | 31.8% | +2.1 | -3.3 |
| 17 | Santa Barbara Community Academy | Santa Barbara | 32.6% | 25.2% | 28.9% | +4.3 | +7.9 |
| 18 | Santa Barbara Junior High | Santa Barbara | 30.8% | 26.7% | 28.7% | +4.5 | +4.6 |
| 19 | Open Alternative | Santa Barbara | 35.3% | 11.8% | 23.5% | -16.7 | -13.2 |
| 20 | McKinley Elementary | Santa Barbara | 20.6% | 21.1% | 20.9% | -1.4 | +2.1 |
| 21 | Alta Vista Alternative High | Santa Barbara | 26.1% | 9.1% | 17.6% | -20.6 | +2.0 |