Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Santa Ynez. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Santa Ynez.
Santa Ynez
17 scored schools near Santa Ynez
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 0 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
17 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 20 miles of Santa Ynez.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Santa Ynez.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Santa Ynez?
13 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Santa Ynez. The closest is Santa Ynez Elementary, 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.1mi
Santa Ynez Elementary
College Elementary · Grades 1–8
192556% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 2.3mi
Ballard Elementary
Ballard Elementary · Grades K–6
383131% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 82nd percentile
Distance 3.4mi
Solvang Elementary
Solvang Elementary · Grades K–8
202159% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 3.7mi
Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary · Grades K–8
402436% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 6.9mi
Oak Valley Elementary
Buellton Union Elementary · Grades K–5
233146% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
Olga L. Reed Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1876% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 16.4mi
Brandon Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K–6
262549% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 16.8mi
Ellwood Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
251659% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 17.9mi
La Patera Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
252550% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 18.4mi
Isla Vista Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K–6
312841% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 18.9mi
Mountain View Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K–6
562222% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Kellogg Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K–6
452827% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Foothill Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · Grades K–6
462925% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Santa Ynez, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Santa Ynez?
5 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Santa Ynez. The closest is Solvang Elementary, 3.4 miles away.
Distance 3.4mi
Solvang Elementary
Solvang Elementary · Grades K–8
152956% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 3.7mi
Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary · Grades K–8
204535% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 6.4mi
Jonata Middle
Buellton Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
213049% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
Olga L. Reed Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2368% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Goleta Valley Junior High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7–8
282745% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Santa Ynez, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Santa Ynez?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Santa Ynez. The closest is Santa Ynez Valley Union High, 1.0 mile away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 1.0mi
Santa Ynez Valley Union High
Santa Ynez Valley Union High · Grades 9–12
202951% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Distance 16.9mi
Dos Pueblos Senior High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9–12
342343% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Santa Ynez, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Santa Ynez?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Santa Ynez Valley Christian AcademyGrades K–8 · 144 students1.0 mi
- Dunn SchoolGrades 6–12 · 249 students3.0 mi
- Midland School CorporationGrades 9–12 · 79 students8.0 mi
- The Family SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 59 students8.2 mi
- South Coast MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 3 students16.7 mi
- Coastline Christian AcademyGrades K–8 · 142 students18.5 mi
- Montessori Center SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 119 students18.5 mi
- St. Raphael ElementaryGrades K–8 · 186 students19.8 mi
8 private schools are within 20 miles of Santa Ynez, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Santa Ynez?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Goleta Union Elementary7 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Buellton Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Santa Barbara Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Ballard Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- College Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Los Olivos Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above