How does Cold Spring Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santa Barbara?

Cold Spring Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 81.7/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 81% of students exceed standard, with a total of 424 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cold Spring Elementary?

80.6% of students at Cold Spring Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 95.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cold Spring Elementary improving or declining?

Cold Spring Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cold Spring Elementary?

7.1% of students at Cold Spring Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cold Spring Elementary

Cold Spring Elementary Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County 93108

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

424 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

178 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 7.9%

White 76.4%

Asian 1.7%

Black 0.6%

Other 13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cold Spring Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	80.6%
Met Standard	14.8%
Below Standard	4.6%

Exceeded

80.6%

Met

14.8%

Below

4.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "95% proficient" for Cold Spring Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

80.6% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 59.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 45.8 points higher (vs 34.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.