Santa Barbara Community Academyhigher than 54 of the 100 California dots
California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Santa Barbara Community Academyhigher than 54 of the 100 California dots
California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Santa Barbara Community Academyhigher than 54 of the 100 California dots
California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Near California in English and math: 42% and 41% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide.Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 81 in English, 80 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 3, 4 and 5 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).
This rating covers grades 3–5. Santa Barbara Community Academy teaches TK–6: grade 6 results ↓
Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.
Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.
Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.
Math
grade 6Spring 2026
All students tested
Advanced
5%
Proficient
23%
Below Proficient
72%
28% proficient or advanced · 43 tested
Explore the results & sources
Level
Here
California
Santa Barbara Unified
Advanced
5%
21%
27%
Proficient
23%
16%
21%
Developing
39%
25%
24%
Minimal
33%
38%
28%
Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.
What these tests tell you · what to ask
Reading and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.
Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
Comparisons & progress
Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.
Same grades, same year
How does this school compare?
English
grades 3–5Spring 2026
All students tested
How it compares · proficient or advanced
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school42%
California46%
Tested: 81 here · 1,208,894 in California.
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school42%
Santa Barbara Unified51%
Tested: 81 here · 1,783 in Santa Barbara Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 12 schools.
Math
grades 3–5Spring 2026
All students tested
How it compares · proficient or advanced
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school41%
California42%
Tested: 80 here · 1,211,701 in California.
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school41%
Santa Barbara Unified49%
Tested: 80 here · 1,784 in Santa Barbara Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 12 schools.
English
grade 6Spring 2026
All students tested
How it compares · proficient or advanced
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school40%
California48%
Tested: 43 here · 415,439 in California.
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school40%
Santa Barbara Unified52%
Tested: 43 here · 645 in Santa Barbara Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 12 schools.
Math
grade 6Spring 2026
All students tested
How it compares · proficient or advanced
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school28%
California37%
Tested: 43 here · 415,904 in California.
Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%
This school28%
Santa Barbara Unified48%
Tested: 43 here · 645 in Santa Barbara Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 12 schools.
Progress over time
How have test results changed?
English
Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested
Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.
Explore the available years, charts & underlying data
English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2015.
Chart: 2017–2026. Hover, tap or focus a chart and use the arrow keys to see each year. The table includes all available years.
English met or exceeded, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)COVID42%46%
This schoolCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)COVID41%42%
This schoolCalifornia
Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.
2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.
Annual values & tested counts
English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
Year
This school
California
2015
21% 122 tested
41% 1,396,572 tested
2016
29% 133 tested
45% 1,395,534 tested
2017
32% 129 tested
45% 1,384,680 tested
2018
37% 127 tested
49% 1,346,907 tested
2019
39% 112 tested
50% 1,332,547 tested
2022
29% 82 tested
45% 1,260,830 tested
2023
26% 87 tested
44% 1,247,801 tested
2024
32% 101 tested
45% 1,235,509 tested
2025
36% 104 tested
46% 1,232,086 tested
2026
42% 81 tested
46% 1,208,894 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
Year
This school
California
2015
21% 122 tested
35% 1,401,446 tested
2016
25% 135 tested
39% 1,401,413 tested
2017
31% 134 tested
40% 1,392,040 tested
2018
26% 129 tested
42% 1,352,321 tested
2019
31% 113 tested
44% 1,338,625 tested
2022
21% 82 tested
38% 1,265,943 tested
2023
18% 94 tested
40% 1,256,519 tested
2024
23% 104 tested
41% 1,249,262 tested
2025
26% 105 tested
41% 1,241,652 tested
2026
41% 80 tested
42% 1,211,701 tested
The state’s growth measure97 students · grades 4–6 · 2025
English−7ptsCDE level: Moderate (2 of 5)MinimalExceptional
Math+5ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)MinimalExceptional
What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 7 points below that prediction, and in math 5 points above it.
The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.
Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.
Ask: Most students in grades 3–5 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Life at school
How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.
What’s it like
Attendance and discipline
21 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
15in 100 at the average Santa Barbara Unified school17in 100 at the average California elementary school
43 of 209 students missed 10% or more of school days.
This school21 in 100
at the average Santa Barbara Unified school15 in 100
at the average California elementary school17 in 100
1.4%of students were suspended at least once (3 of 213), 2025–26
0.8%at the average Santa Barbara Unified school1.6%at the average California elementary school
What people here say
Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.
Know this school? Add your answers
Have a child here? Answer 7 questions about how Santa Barbara Community Academy works for your family.
We don’t have student survey results for Santa Barbara Community Academy. Ask whether the school surveys its students, and what it learned from the answers.
Ask current families about communication, belonging and support when a child needs help.
Staff
We don’t have staff survey results for Santa Barbara Community Academy. Ask about staff continuity, collaboration and support across the school.
Every learner
Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.
Kids like mine
How each student group did
Proficient or Advanced · grades 3–6 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.
HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%
Low-income
114 English · 113 math tested
English
39% / 36%
Math
35% / 30%
Hispanic or Latino
121 English · 120 math tested
English
40% / 37%
Math
37% / 30%
English learners
42 English · 41 math tested · grades 4–6
English
10% / 11%
Math
17% / 11%
How each student group did
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subject
Here
vs Santa Barbara Unified
vs California
Low-income · 114 tested in English, 113 in math
English
39%
039%
+336%
Math
35%
035%
+530%
Hispanic or Latino · 121 tested in English, 120 in math
English
40%
+337%
+337%
Math
37%
+235%
+730%
English learners · 42 tested in English, 41 in math · grades 4–6 only
English
10%
+46%
−111%
Math
17%
+89%
+611%
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Santa Barbara Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.
No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
Who goes here
Students and staff
Student mix
2025–26 · eligible enrollment
Incomplete category detail
1Hispanic or Latino94%
2White—
3Asian—
4Black or African American—
5Filipino—
6Two or more races—
7American Indian or Alaska Native—
8Pacific Islander—
9Not reported—
–Unallocated share6%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2025–26
Here
Hispanic or Latino
94%
White
—
Asian
—
Black or African American
—
Filipino
—
Two or more races
—
American Indian or Alaska Native
—
Pacific Islander
—
Not reported
—
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (82%, 182 of 221). California: 63%.
95% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22
CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 94.78%: 12.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 13.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
English learners
Are English learners making progress in English?
54%of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026
This school54%
Santa Barbara Unified50%
California47%
37 of 69 English learners here; 548 of 1,098 in Santa Barbara Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
Questions & evidence
Turn the data into useful questions. Trace every result back to its record.
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
31st percentile · Developing · middle · 2026
Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.
Getting in
Ask Santa Barbara Unified which school serves your address.
Is Santa Barbara Community Academy a good elementary school?
Santa Barbara Community Academy is in the 54th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. Its Scope Score is 38 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Santa Barbara Community Academy was near California in English and math: 42% and 41% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 3-to-5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Santa Barbara Community Academy's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 42% of students tested in grades 3–5 met or exceeded the English standard and 41% the math standard; 17% and 19% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 46% and 42% met or exceeded, 24% and 21% exceeded. 81 students were tested in English and 80 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Santa Barbara Community Academy rank in California?
Santa Barbara Community Academy is in the 54th percentile of 5,728 California comprehensive elementary schools (Solid, 2026). Santa Barbara Community Academy ranks #2,581 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 3-to-5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Santa Barbara Community Academy?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 20.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 43 chronically absent of 209 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 1.4%; 3 unduplicated suspended students of 213 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Santa Barbara Community Academy compare to other schools in Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara Community Academy is in the 54th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 221 students. Use the schools in Santa Barbara page or the map view to compare nearby elementary schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Santa Barbara Community Academy?
At Santa Barbara Community Academy in Santa Barbara, 39% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 3–6 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 39% across the district and 36% across California for the same group in the same grades. That matches the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 35% in math; Hispanic students, 40% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 114 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
Other options
If this school isn’t the fit
The closest schools at the same level, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.
↓ vs CA 21.5% · index 45 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.0% · index 49 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 16.9% · index 45 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 2.4pp higher vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 52 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 1.2pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.5% · index 49 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)
↑ vs CA -2.7pp
Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.
02By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students+
From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.
ELA · 2025–26 results by grade
Scroll for more columns →
Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELA
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Proficient or Advanced
California
Difference
Grade 3
20
10%
30%
25%
35%
40%
44%
−4
Grade 4
33
18%
21%
22%
39%
39%
46%
−7
Grade 5
28
21%
25%
18%
36%
46%
49%
−3
Grade 6
43
16%
24%
27%
33%
40%
48%
−8
California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
Scroll for more columns →
Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Proficient or Advanced
California
Difference
Grade 3
20
5%
35%
10%
50%
40%
47%
−7
Grade 4
32
31%
19%
22%
28%
50%
42%
+8
Grade 5
28
14%
18%
32%
36%
32%
37%
−5
Grade 6
43
5%
23%
39%
33%
28%
37%
−9
California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
Scroll for more columns →
Year · grade · subject
Students with scores
Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · ELA
30
36.7%
2025 · Grade 4 · ELA
29
37.9%
2025 · Grade 5 · ELA
45
33.3%
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA
28
21.4%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math
30
33.3%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math
29
27.6%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math
46
19.6%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math
30
23.3%
2024 · Grade 3 · ELA
26
42.3%
2024 · Grade 4 · ELA
47
27.7%
2024 · Grade 5 · ELA
28
28.6%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA
25
40.0%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math
27
29.6%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math
48
27.1%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math
29
10.3%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math
26
23.1%
2023 · Grade 3 · ELA
41
19.5%
2023 · Grade 4 · ELA
24
20.8%
2023 · Grade 5 · ELA
22
45.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA
33
33.3%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math
43
13.9%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math
28
21.4%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math
23
21.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math
33
15.2%
2022 · Grade 3 · ELA
21
52.4%
2022 · Grade 4 · ELA
25
20.0%
2022 · Grade 5 · ELA
36
22.2%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA
35
40.0%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math
21
47.6%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math
24
12.5%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math
37
10.8%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math
36
30.6%
2019 · Grade 3 · ELA
33
57.6%
2019 · Grade 4 · ELA
41
39.0%
2019 · Grade 5 · ELA
38
23.7%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA
39
43.6%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math
33
54.5%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math
42
28.6%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math
38
13.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math
39
33.3%
2018 · Grade 3 · ELA
46
37.0%
2018 · Grade 4 · ELA
41
36.6%
2018 · Grade 5 · ELA
40
37.5%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA
37
46.0%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math
46
41.3%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math
43
23.3%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math
40
12.5%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math
36
13.9%
2017 · Grade 3 · ELA
47
31.9%
2017 · Grade 4 · ELA
43
25.6%
2017 · Grade 5 · ELA
39
38.5%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA
49
36.7%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math
50
54.0%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math
45
15.6%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math
39
20.5%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math
50
26.0%
2016 · Grade 3 · ELA
48
27%
2016 · Grade 4 · ELA
35
26%
2016 · Grade 5 · ELA
50
32%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA
27
19%
2016 · Grade 3 · Math
48
42%
2016 · Grade 4 · Math
37
19%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math
50
14%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math
27
11%
2015 · Grade 3 · ELA
44
27%
2015 · Grade 4 · ELA
49
18%
2015 · Grade 5 · ELA
29
17%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA
30
37%
2015 · Grade 3 · Math
44
30%
2015 · Grade 4 · Math
50
22%
2015 · Grade 5 · Math
28
7%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math
30
10%
Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.
Scroll for more columns →
Science (CAST)
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Schoolwide
27
4%
19%
59%
19%
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
Scroll for more columns →
Subgroup · ELA
Tested
Proficient or Advanced
vs district
vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
114
39%
+0
+3
Hispanic/Latino
121
40%
+3
+4
English Learners
42
10%
+3
−2
03Nearest elementary schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context+
Listed nearest first, by distance.
Advanced · Proficient or Advanced
Average every tested grade and subject, so they differ from the English and math figures above.
Grade gap
Grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students.
Cohort growth
School-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points. That’s the measurement the Scope Score weights.
Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.
04More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score+
Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Scroll for more columns →
Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year
Scope Score
Percentile
Rank
Comparison group
2019
26/100
16
#4556
California comprehensive elementary schools · 5,484 schools
These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.
Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.
CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.
Scroll for more columns →
Year
Scope
Pctile
Rank
Absent
Susp
Grade gap
2019
—
—
—
5.8%
2.2%
-37.6pp
2022
—
—
—
26.9%
1.3%
-33.5pp
2023
—
—
—
23.4%
1.4%
+16.9pp
2024
—
—
—
13.0%
0.6%
-16.5pp
2025
—
—
—
17.6%
0.2%
-8.6pp
2026
38
54
#2581
20.0%
1.4%
-0.7pp
The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years+
Scroll for more columns →
Group
2018–19
2025–26
Δ
Female
7.0%
24.6%
+17.6pp
Male
3.4%
15.8%
+12.4pp
Hispanic/Latino
5.2%
20.3%
+15.1pp
Students with Disabilities
4.8%
37.5%
+32.7pp
English Learners
4.8%
14.7%
+9.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
5.6%
20.6%
+15.0pp
All Students
5.1%
20.6%
+15.5pp
Homeless
4.0%
—
—
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
06California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored+
Scroll for more columns →
Group
ELA
n
CDE band
Math
n
CDE band
All Students
−7
97
Moderate
+5
97
Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino
−7
96
Moderate
+6
96
Accelerated
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
−9
90
Moderate
+4
90
Average
English Learner
−3
60
Average
+12
60
Accelerated
English Learners Only
−21
34
not categorised
+7
34
not categorised
English Only
+3
29
not categorised
0
29
not categorised
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only
+20
26
not categorised
+20
26
not categorised
Students with Disabilities
−21
19
Minimal
+3
19
Average
CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
07Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures+
California growth model · reported-school field
State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
97 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
California growth model, ELA: −7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 23rd percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.23rd pctile · −7 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
97 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
California growth model, math: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 62nd percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.62nd pctile · +5 pts
this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math
Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median ELA estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.
08Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure+
Per-pupil spending
District · current expense$14,447 per pupil
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,188 pupils
California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
School-level federal expenditures$513 per pupil
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 221
Central federal expenditures attributed here$253 per pupil
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 221
District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,939 per ADA
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.
How the California mean was selected
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.
NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
09ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93101+
Scroll for more columns →
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93101
Measure
Estimate
Median household income
$90,148
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)
43.35%
ZCTA population
31,554
Median age
33.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93101 →
Embed this scorecard
<iframe
src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/santa-barbara-community-academy-6875"
width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
title="Santa Barbara Community Academy — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>
Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=5,728 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15
Help us make SchoolScope more useful
Optional. Up to 280 characters.
Anonymous. Your answer stays with us — we don’t publish it.
Thanks — that helps.
SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our reading of public California Department of Education data, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction
We use cookies for authentication and to understand how parents use SchoolScope. See our Privacy Policy.