Grade Trends

Santa Barbara Junior High

Grades 7–8 Public District: Santa Barbara Unified

721 East Cota St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Map

Math (met standard)
32%
−5 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
38%
−13 state 50% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
26%
−9 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
80%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
512
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.1
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 7 42% state 38% · 2025-26 43% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 22% state 36% · 2025-26 31% state 50% · 2025-26 26% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 32% state 37% · 2025-26 38% state 50% · 2025-26 26% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 32% state 37% 38% state 50% 26% state 35%
2024-25 27% state 35% 31% state 49% 25% state 32%
2023-24 24% state 33% 33% state 47% 24% state 29%
2022-23 22% state 31% 26% state 47% 21% state 29%
2021-22 24% state 31% 35% state 48% 24% state 29%
2018-19 39% state 37% 45% state 50% 34% state 31%
2017-18 41% state 37% 51% state 50% —
2016-17 37% state 37% 48% state 49% —
2015-16 41% state 36% 54% state 49% —
2014-15 41% state 34% 51% state 45% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Alta Vista
Grades 7–8 Alternative · Santa Barbara Unified
0.6 mi
14%
29%
13%
Not enough years of data — 2 Hispanic 100%
Adelante Charter
Grades K–6 Charter · Adelante Charter District
0.6 mi
63%
+22 vs state
53%
+6 vs state
60%
+25 vs state
34% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 59% in 2025-26 72% 306 Hispanic 82%
Franklin Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
0.6 mi
50%
+9 vs state
54%
+7 vs state
19%
−16 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 41% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 91% 424 Hispanic 88%
Cleveland Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.0 mi
31%
−10 vs state
29%
−18 vs state
4%
−31 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 22% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 81% 254 Hispanic 91%
Roosevelt Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.4 mi
49%
+8 vs state
54%
+8 vs state
47%
+12 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 48% in 2022-23 → 50% in 2025-26 55% 463 Hispanic 48%
McKinley Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.5 mi
15%
−26 vs state
19%
−28 vs state
16%
−19 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 81% 293 Hispanic 89%
Cold Spring Elementary
Grades K–6 · Cold Spring Elementary
1.9 mi
99%
+58 vs state
100%
+53 vs state
97%
+61 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 91% in 2022-23 → 99% in 2025-26 6% 188 White 79%
Harding University Partnership
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
2.0 mi
54%
+13 vs state
51%
+4 vs state
51%
+16 vs state
18% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 52% in 2025-26 78% 364 Hispanic 77%
Santa Barbara Community Academy
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
2.2 mi
37%
−3 vs state
41%
−6 vs state
22%
−13 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 22% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 82% 221 Hispanic 95%
La Cumbre Junior High
Grades 7–8 · Santa Barbara Unified
2.3 mi
31%
−6 vs state
43%
−7 vs state
30%
−5 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 85% 426 Hispanic 90%