Use my locationShowing schools within 8 miles of Summerland. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Summerland.
Summerland
22 scored schools near Summerland
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 3 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.
20 of the 24 public schools here take students by address. 3 are charters and 1 is a magnet or school of choice.
20 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
3 charter schools. 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.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Summerland?
16 scored elementary schools are within 8 miles of Summerland. The closest is Summerland Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Summerland Elementary
Carpinteria Unified · Grades K–5
383329% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 2.2mi
Montecito Union
Montecito Union Elementary · Grades K–6
77185% below the standard
Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 3.9mi
Cold Spring Elementary
Cold Spring Elementary · Grades K–6
940% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 4.2mi
Aliso Elementary
Carpinteria Unified · Grades K–5
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Cleveland Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
2469% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile
Distance 4.6mi
Franklin Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
163351% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 4.7mi
Adelante CharterCharter
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
253243% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 75th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Canalino Elementary
Carpinteria Unified · Grades K–5
222751% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 6.1mi
McKinley Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
1085% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 6.5mi
Roosevelt Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
341848% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 7.1mi
Harding University Partnership
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
292348% below the standard
Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 7.2mi
Washington Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
422731% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 84th percentile
Distance 7.4mi
Santa Barbara Community Academy
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Peabody CharterCharter
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
392635% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Monroe Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
122464% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Adams Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades K–6
212059% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Summerland, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Summerland?
3 scored middle schools are within 8 miles of Summerland. The closest is Carpinteria Middle, 5.0 miles away.
Distance 5.0mi
Carpinteria Middle
Carpinteria Unified · Grades 6–8
152263% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 5.2mi
Santa Barbara Junior High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7–8
132166% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 7.5mi
La Cumbre Junior High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 7–8
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Summerland, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Summerland?
3 scored high schools are within 8 miles of Summerland. The closest is Carpinteria Senior High, 4.6 miles 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 4.6mi
Carpinteria Senior High
Carpinteria Unified · Grades 9–12
172360% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 5.8mi
Santa Barbara Senior High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9–12
2368% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 5.9mi
Alta Vista Alternative High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 7.4mi
Olive Grove Charter - Santa BarbaraCharter
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbar · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
87% below the standard
No score
Continuation and other schools · 1
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 5.6mi
La Cuesta Continuation High
Santa Barbara Unified · Grades 9–12
98% below the standard
Needs Support · 8th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Summerland, 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 Summerland?
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.
- Crane Country Day SchoolGrades K–8 · 249 students1.3 mi
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ElementaryGrades K–8 · 200 students2.7 mi
- Sunrise Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 5 students4.6 mi
- The Howard SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 94 students4.8 mi
- Providence SchoolGrades K–12 · 245 students5.5 mi
- Santa Barbara Middle SchoolGrades 6–9 · 182 students5.7 mi
- Anacapa SchoolGrades 7–12 · 48 students5.7 mi
- The Knox School of Santa BarbaraGrades K–8 · 40 students6.3 mi
- Notre Dame SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 113 students6.3 mi
- St. Therese Classical AcademyGrades 5–12 · 27 students6.3 mi
- The Riviera Ridge SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 200 students6.5 mi
- Cate SchoolGrades 9–12 · 299 students6.9 mi
- Providence SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 243 students7.9 mi
13 private schools are within 8 miles of Summerland, 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 Summerland?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Santa Barbara Unified16 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Carpinteria Unified5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Cold Spring Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Montecito Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbar1 public or charter school in the lists above