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Santa Barbara Unified

Santa Barbara Junior High

721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3184

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Summary

Santa Barbara Junior High is badly underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 35th percentile among comparable California schools.

Only 30.8% of students met California's reading standard, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker: 26.7% of students met California's math standard, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency30.8%
Current Math Proficiency26.7%
Reading State Rank939/1211 (22nd percentile)
Math State Rank645/1211 (47th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio16:1
Student Enrollment512
Low-Income Students408 (79.7%)
English Learners77 (15.0%)
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +4.5%Trend up•Math +4.6%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +3.3%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +13.5%Trend up
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -2.2%Trend down•
English Native +6.0%Trend up

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +4.8%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +9.1%Trend up
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +1.1%Trend up•
English Native +8.1%Trend up
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