Top 10 Elementary Schools in Santa Barbara, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Santa Barbara based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 65.7% Exceeded Standard, compared to 32.2% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Cold Spring Elementary Cold Spring Elementary	Santa Barbara	81.7	80.6%	95.4%	7.1%	0.0%
2	Montecito Union Montecito Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	79.2	69.5%	91.0%	7.4%	1.2%
3	Monte Vista Elementary Hope Elementary	Santa Barbara	69.0	47.0%	68.9%	7.0%	0.7%
4	Mountain View Elementary Goleta Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	66.8	56.0%	80.5%	9.9%	0.6%
5	Foothill Elementary Goleta Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	66.2	49.2%	72.3%	5.9%	0.0%
6	Vieja Valley Elementary Hope Elementary	Santa Barbara	64.3	40.7%	64.7%	11.5%	0.0%
7	Hollister Elementary Goleta Union Elementary	Santa Barbara	57.6	31.1%	57.1%	15.1%	0.0%
8	Hope Elementary Hope Elementary	Santa Barbara	57.1	38.2%	64.0%	8.2%	1.4%
9	Washington Elementary Santa Barbara Unified	Santa Barbara	56.0	35.2%	59.8%	11.0%	0.2%
10	Adams Elementary Santa Barbara Unified	Santa Barbara	48.9	23.2%	47.1%	12.4%	0.0%

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Santa Barbara, California

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