Schools in Santa Barbara County
125 public schools across 17 cities in Santa Barbara County, serving roughly 66,992 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 9.3
Cold Spring Elementary
Cold Spring Elementary · K-6
- 9.0
Foothill Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 8.9
Vieja Valley Elementary
Hope Elementary · K-6
- 8.9
Ballard Elementary
Ballard Elementary · K-6
- 8.7
Monte Vista Elementary
Hope Elementary · K-6
- 8.5
Isla Vista Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 8.4
Montecito Union
Montecito Union Elementary · K-6
- 8.3
Hope Elementary
Hope Elementary · K-6
- 8.3
Mountain View Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.9
Peabody Charter
Santa Barbara Unified · K-6 · Charter
- 7.9
La Patera Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · P-6
- 7.8
Kellogg Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.6
Ellwood Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · P-6
- 7.5
Carpinteria Family
Carpinteria Unified · K-5 · Alternative school of choice
- 7.4
Pine Grove Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.1
Hollister Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.9
Santa Barbara Charter
Santa Barbara Unified · K-8 · Charter
- 6.8
El Camino Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.8
Brandon Elementary
Goleta Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.7
Dos Pueblos Senior High
Santa Barbara Unified · 9-12
- 6.6
La Colina Junior High
Santa Barbara Unified · 7-8
- 6.6
Orcutt Academy Charter
Orcutt Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 6.5
Crestview Elementary
Lompoc Unified · P-6
- 6.3
Washington Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · K-6
- 6.2
Summerland Elementary
Carpinteria Unified · K-5
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Cities in this county
By grade level
School districts
- Santa Barbara Unified
- Santa Maria-Bonita
- Lompoc Unified
- Orcutt Union Elementary
- Goleta Union Elementary
- Carpinteria Unified
- Blochman Union Elementary
- Cuyama Joint Unified
- Hope Elementary
- Santa Maria Joint Union High
- College Elementary
- Guadalupe Union Elementary
- Santa Barbara County Office of Education
- Buellton Union Elementary
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High
- Ballard Elementary
- Cold Spring Elementary
- Los Olivos Elementary
- Montecito Union Elementary
- SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Buellton
Common questions
How many public schools are in Santa Barbara County?
Santa Barbara County has 125 public schools across 17 cities, serving 66,992 students.
What's the largest school district in Santa Barbara County?
Santa Barbara Unified is the largest, with 22 schools.
Which cities are covered?
SweetSpot covers every public school in every city in Santa Barbara County, including Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Goleta, Carpinteria, and 11 more.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
How is fit calculated for my family?
You pick which metrics matter and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom 0–10 fit score for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.
All schools in Santa Barbara County
- Cold Spring Elementary · K-6
- Foothill Elementary · K-6
- Vieja Valley Elementary · K-6
- Ballard Elementary · K-6
- Monte Vista Elementary · K-6
- Isla Vista Elementary · K-6
- Montecito Union · K-6
- Hope Elementary · K-6
- Mountain View Elementary · K-6
- Peabody Charter · K-6
- La Patera Elementary · P-6
- Kellogg Elementary · K-6
- Ellwood Elementary · P-6
- Carpinteria Family · K-5
- Pine Grove Elementary · K-6
- Hollister Elementary · K-6
- Santa Barbara Charter · K-8
- El Camino Elementary · K-6
- Brandon Elementary · K-6
- Dos Pueblos Senior High · 9-12
- La Colina Junior High · 7-8
- Orcutt Academy Charter · K-12
- Crestview Elementary · P-6
- Washington Elementary · K-6
- Summerland Elementary · K-5
- College Elementary · K
- Manzanita Public Charter · K-8
- Adams Elementary · K-6
- Los Olivos Elementary · K-8
- Trivium Charter School Voyage · K-12
- Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary · K-6
- Alta Vista · 7-8
- Aliso Elementary · K-5
- Solvang Elementary · K-8
- Joe Nightingale Elementary · K-6
- Buena Vista Elementary · P-6
- Benjamin Foxen Elementary · K-8
- Franklin Elementary · K-6
- Orcutt School for Independent Study · K-8
- San Marcos Senior High · 9-12
- Alice Shaw Elementary · K-6
- Canalino Elementary · K-5
- Goleta Valley Junior High · 7-8
- Roosevelt Elementary · K-6
- Santa Ynez Valley Charter · K-8
- Vista de Las Cruces · K-8
- Cleveland Elementary · K-6
- Patterson Road Elementary · K-6
- Santa Ynez Elementary · 1-8
- Olga L. Reed Elementary · K-8
- Cabrillo High · 9-12
- Harding University Partnership · K-6
- Sanchez (David J.) Elementary · K-6
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High · 9-12
- Santa Barbara Community Academy · K-6
- Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary · K-6
- Family Partnership Charter · K-12
- Santa Barbara Senior High · 9-12
- Pioneer Valley High · 9-12
- Ernest Righetti High · 9-12
- Ralph Dunlap Elementary · K-6
- Trivium Charter · K-12
- Monroe Elementary · K-6
- Carpinteria Senior High · 9-12
- Mary Buren Elementary · P-4
- Adelante Charter · K-6
- Santa Barbara County Special Education · K-12
- Miguelito Elementary · P-6
- Trivium Charter School Adventure · K-12
- Alvin Elementary · K-6
- Guadalupe Junior High · 7-8
- Oak Valley Elementary · K-5
- Orcutt Junior High · 7-8
- Arthur Hapgood Elementary · P-6
- Jiménez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary · K-8
- California Online Public Schools Central Coast · K-12
- Mission Valley · P-8
- Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court · 5-12
- Jonata Middle · 6-8
- Carpinteria Middle · 6-8
- Cuyama Valley Junior High · 7-8
- Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy · P-6
- Olive Grove Charter - Buellton · K-12
- Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara · K-12
- Fairlawn Elementary · K-6
- Alta Vista Alternative High · 9-12
- Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary · K-6
- Clarence Ruth Elementary · P-6
- Cuyama Elementary · K-8
- Bonita Elementary · K-6
- Santa Barbara Junior High · 7-8
- Sierra Madre High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Cuyama Valley High · 9-12
- Miller (Isaac) Elementary · K-6
- Lakeview Junior High · 7-8
- Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria · K-12
- Santa Maria High · 9-12
- Adam (William Laird) Elementary · K-6
- Leonora Fillmore Elementary · P-6
- Battles (Washington) Elementary · K-6
- Bill Libbon Elementary · P-6
- Vandenberg Middle · 7-8
- Rice (William) Elementary · K-6
- Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary · K-6
- La Canada Elementary · P-6
- Kunst (Tommie) Junior High · 7-8
- Lompoc High · 9-12
- Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary · K-6
- McKinley Elementary · K-6
- Liberty Elementary · K-6
- Bruce (Robert) Elementary · K-6
- La Cumbre Junior High · 7-8
- Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc · K-12
- El Camino Junior High · 7-8
- Lompoc Valley Middle · 7-8
- La Honda STEAM Academy · P-6
- Refugio High · 9-12
- Fesler (Isaac) Junior High · 7-8
- Delta High · 9-12
- Kermit McKenzie Intermediate · 4-8
- Maple High · 9-12
- Arellanes Junior High · 7-8
- Santa Barbara County Community · 5-12
- La Cuesta Continuation High · 9-12
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day · 7-12