Grade Trends

Santa Barbara Community Academy

Grades K–6 Public District: Santa Barbara Unified

850 Portesuello Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Map

Math (met standard)
37%
−3 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
41%
−6 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
22%
−13 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
82%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
221
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.5
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 3 40% state 47% · 2025-26 40% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 50% state 42% · 2025-26 39% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 32% state 37% · 2025-26 46% state 49% · 2025-26 22% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 28% state 37% · 2025-26 40% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 37% state 40% · 2025-26 41% state 47% · 2025-26 22% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 37% state 40% 41% state 47% 22% state 35%
2024-25 25% state 40% 33% state 47% 24% state 33%
2023-24 23% state 39% 33% state 45% 17% state 33%
2022-23 17% state 39% 28% state 44% 22% state 32%
2021-22 24% state 35% 33% state 45% 8% state 31%
2018-19 32% state 43% 40% state 50% 16% state 32%
2017-18 24% state 42% 39% state 49% —
2016-17 30% state 40% 33% state 46% —
2015-16 23% state 38% 27% state 46% —
2014-15 19% state 35% 24% state 41% —

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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La Cumbre Junior High
Grades 7–8 · Santa Barbara Unified
0.0 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%
Harding University Partnership
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
0.6 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%
Adams Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
0.7 mi
41%
±0 vs state
46%
−1 vs state
25%
−10 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 47% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 64% 469 Hispanic 71%
Peabody Charter
Grades K–6 Charter · Peabody Charter District
1.2 mi
66%
+25 vs state
67%
+20 vs state
49%
+14 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 58% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2025-26 43% 780 White 46%
Monroe Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.3 mi
35%
−6 vs state
39%
−8 vs state
35%
±0 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 36% in 2025-26 69% 315 Hispanic 67%
Roosevelt Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.3 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%
Washington Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.8 mi
62%
+21 vs state
65%
+18 vs state
74%
+39 vs state
18% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2025-26 41% 477 White 48%
McKinley Elementary
Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara Unified
1.8 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%
Alta Vista
Grades 7–8 Alternative · Santa Barbara Unified
1.8 mi
14%
29%
13%
Not enough years of data — 2 Hispanic 100%
Hope Elementary
Grades K–6 · Hope Elementary
2.1 mi
57%
+17 vs state
64%
+17 vs state
40%
+4 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 53% in 2025-26 42% 279 Hispanic 49%