Santa Barbara Community Academy

Elementary school·Grades K-6 Santa Barbara, California·93101
Score
29.9/100
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#3,285
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#8
In Santa Barbara Unified
Top 71%
In California

Score 29.9/100: better than 29% of California elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
33%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 28% of them
132 students tested
Math
25%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 26% of them
135 students tested
Science
24%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 42% of them
46 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 12 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA36.730
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA37.929
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA33.345
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA21.428
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA32.6132
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math33.330
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math27.629
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math19.646
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math23.330
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math25.2135
ScienceGrade 5CAST23.946
ScienceAll gradesCAST23.946

School profile

Grades
K-6
Students
202
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
202
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
90%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Santa Barbara County

Contact

Address
850 Portesuello Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Santa Barbara Community Academy at a glance

Santa Barbara Community Academy is a public elementary school in Santa Barbara, California, serving grades K-6. It is part of the Santa Barbara Unified school district. It has about 202 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 33% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 25% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 29.9 out of 100: better than 29% of them, ranking #3,285 of 4,688. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.