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Best public schools in Santa Barbara, CA

35 public schools in Santa Barbara: 20 elementary · 4 middle · 5 high · 5 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

20 schools in Santa Barbara, best first
1
Cold Spring Elementary 99.9
Cold Spring Elementary · Grades K-6 · 178 students
ELA 96%Math 95%Science 95%
#1 of 4,688 in California
2
Montecito Union 99.6
Montecito Union Elementary · Grades K-6 · 344 students
ELA 91%Math 92%Science 79%
#17 of 4,688 in California
3
Mountain View Elementary 93.6
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K-6 · 356 students
ELA 83%Math 77%Science 60%
#299 of 4,688 in California
4
Foothill Elementary 89.9
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K-6 · 397 students
ELA 75%Math 69%Science 71%
#472 of 4,688 in California
5
Monte Vista Elementary 87.6
Hope Elementary · Grades K-6 · 283 students
ELA 72%Math 67%Science 71%
#580 of 4,688 in California
6
Peabody Charter 84.5
Peabody Charter District · Grades K-6 · Charter · 776 students
ELA 71%Math 64%Science 58%
#725 of 4,688 in California
7
Vieja Valley Elementary 83.2
Hope Elementary · Grades K-6 · 306 students
ELA 68%Math 62%Science 61%
#786 of 4,688 in California
8
Hope Elementary 80.3
Hope Elementary · Grades K-6 · 282 students
ELA 69%Math 59%Science 51%
#922 of 4,688 in California
9
Washington Elementary 74.5
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 486 students
ELA 62%Math 56%Science 41%
#1,194 of 4,688 in California
10
Hollister Elementary 74.0
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K-6 · 346 students
ELA 59%Math 55%Science 47%
#1,218 of 4,688 in California
11
Adelante Charter 66.4
Adelante Charter District · Grades K-6 · Charter · 306 students
ELA 52%Math 58%Science 27%
#1,574 of 4,688 in California
12
Roosevelt Elementary 66.0
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 477 students
ELA 53%Math 46%Science 42%
#1,593 of 4,688 in California
13
Adams Elementary 62.7
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 491 students
ELA 52%Math 42%Science 41%
#1,747 of 4,688 in California
14
Franklin Elementary 60.2
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 436 students
ELA 51%Math 51%Science 21%
#1,864 of 4,688 in California
15
Harding University Partnership 57.5
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 378 students
ELA 49%Math 45%Science 25%
#1,991 of 4,688 in California
16
Monroe Elementary 52.5
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 321 students
ELA 43%Math 35%Science 41%
#2,225 of 4,688 in California
17
El Camino Elementary 46.8
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K-6 · 325 students
ELA 45%Math 35%Science 20%
#2,493 of 4,688 in California
18
Cleveland Elementary 30.1
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 253 students
ELA 36%Math 30%Science 11%
#3,276 of 4,688 in California
19
Santa Barbara Community Academy 29.9
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 202 students
ELA 33%Math 25%Science 24%
#3,285 of 4,688 in California
20
McKinley Elementary 9.7
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K-6 · 264 students
ELA 21%Math 21%Science 9%
#4,232 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

4 schools in Santa Barbara, best first
1
La Colina Junior High 85.3
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7-8 · 893 students
ELA 69%Math 61%Science 49%
#195 of 1,326 in California
2
La Cumbre Junior High 54.0
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7-8 · 450 students
ELA 42%Math 35%Science 25%
#610 of 1,326 in California
3
Santa Barbara Junior High 37.2
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7-8 · 502 students
ELA 31%Math 27%Science 25%
#833 of 1,326 in California
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Alta Vista —
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7-8 · 4 students
No published test results

High schools

5 schools in Santa Barbara, best first
1
San Marcos Senior High 72.1
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,943 students
ELA 56%Math 35%Science 45%
#483 of 1,729 in California
2
Santa Barbara Senior High 47.8
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,046 students
ELA 45%Math 19%Science 24%
#903 of 1,729 in California
3
Alta Vista Alternative High 32.8
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9-12 · 134 students
ELA 26%Math 9%Science 30%
#1,162 of 1,729 in California
4
La Cuesta Continuation High 1.5
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9-12 · 103 students
ELA 4%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,703 of 1,729 in California
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Santa Barbara County ROP-South —
Santa Barbara County ROP · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Combined schools

5 schools in Santa Barbara, best first
1
Trivium Charter School Voyage 92.2
Trivium Charter School Voyage District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 289 students
ELA 62%Math 47%Science 41%
#45 of 569 in California
2
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara 28.6
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 82 students
ELA 31%Math 4%Science 26%
#407 of 569 in California
3
Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court 2.5
Santa Barbara County Office of Education · Grades 5-12 · 30 students
ELA 0%Math 0%
#553 of 569 in California
4
Santa Barbara County Community 1.1
Santa Barbara County Office of Education · Grades 5-12 · 14 students
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#558 of 569 in California
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Santa Barbara County Special Education —
Santa Barbara County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 54 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara Unified Early Childhood —
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving Santa Barbara

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