Use my locationShowing schools within 3 miles of Santa Ynez. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Santa Ynez.
Santa Ynez
4 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 1 charter 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.
3 of the 4 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
3 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 3 miles of Santa Ynez.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Santa Ynez?
3 scored elementary schools are within 3 miles of Santa Ynez. The closest is Santa Ynez Valley Charter, 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.1mi
Santa Ynez Valley CharterCharter
College Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172954% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
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
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?
1 scored middle school is within 3 miles of Santa Ynez. The closest is Santa Ynez Valley Charter, 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.1mi
Santa Ynez Valley CharterCharter
College Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
163846% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 66th 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?
1 scored high school is within 3 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
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
2 private schools are within 3 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.
- College Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Ballard Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above