How does Ellwood Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Goleta?

Ellwood Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.3/100, placing it at the 69th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 708 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ellwood Elementary?

28.1% of students at Ellwood Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ellwood Elementary improving or declining?

Ellwood Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ellwood Elementary?

14.0% of students at Ellwood 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.

Ellwood Elementary

Goleta Union Elementary Goleta Santa Barbara County 93117

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

708 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

327 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 53.2%

White 31.5%

Asian 4.0%

Other 11.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ellwood Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.1%
Met Standard	19.3%
Below Standard	52.6%

Exceeded

28.1%

Met

19.3%

Below

52.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Ellwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Goleta Union Elementary district average of 33.5%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.0% exceeded — 3.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.