High schools in Santa Barbara County
31 high schools in Santa Barbara County, serving roughly 22,185 students. SweetSpot ranks each one on your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 6.7
Dos Pueblos Senior High
Santa Barbara Unified · 9-12
- 6.6
Orcutt Academy Charter
Orcutt Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 6.0
Trivium Charter School Voyage
Blochman Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 5.7
San Marcos Senior High
Santa Barbara Unified · 9-12
- 5.2
Cabrillo High
Lompoc Unified · 9-12
- 5.1
Santa Ynez Valley Union High
Santa Ynez Valley Union High · 9-12
- 5.1
Family Partnership Charter
Blochman Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 5.1
Santa Barbara Senior High
Santa Barbara Unified · 9-12
- 5.0
Pioneer Valley High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · 9-12
- 5.0
Ernest Righetti High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · 9-12
- 5.0
Trivium Charter
Blochman Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 4.9
Carpinteria Senior High
Carpinteria Unified · 9-12
- 4.9
Santa Barbara County Special Education
Santa Barbara County Office of Education · K-12 · Special education school
- 4.8
Trivium Charter School Adventure
Blochman Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 4.6
California Online Public Schools Central Coast
Cuyama Joint Unified · K-12 · Charter
- 4.6
Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court
Santa Barbara County Office of Education · 5-12 · Juvenile court school
- 4.4
Olive Grove Charter - Buellton
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Buellton · K-12 · Charter
- 4.3
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara · K-12 · Charter
- 4.3
Alta Vista Alternative High
Santa Barbara Unified · 9-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 4.1
Sierra Madre High (Continuation)
Cuyama Joint Unified · 9-12 · Continuation high school
- 4.1
Cuyama Valley High
Cuyama Joint Unified · 9-12
- 4.0
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria · K-12 · Charter
- 3.9
Santa Maria High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · 9-12
- 3.6
Lompoc High
Lompoc Unified · 9-12
- 3.2
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc · K-12 · Charter
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Common questions
How many high schools are in Santa Barbara County?
31 high schools in Santa Barbara County, serving 22,185 students.
What counts as a "high" school?
Any school whose grade span includes grades 9–12.
How is the ranking computed?
By default, schools are ranked by SweetSpot's neutral baseline score — the mean of their academics, attendance, suspension rate, and teacher metrics. Tune your priorities to see a ranking calibrated to your family.
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.
Is this data accurate?
Yes — SweetSpot pulls directly from the California Department of Education's annual SARC (School Accountability Report Card) release. Last refreshed when the CDE publishes new data.
All schools in High schools, Santa Barbara County
- Dos Pueblos Senior High · 9-12
- Orcutt Academy Charter · K-12
- Trivium Charter School Voyage · K-12
- San Marcos Senior High · 9-12
- Cabrillo High · 9-12
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High · 9-12
- Family Partnership Charter · K-12
- Santa Barbara Senior High · 9-12
- Pioneer Valley High · 9-12
- Ernest Righetti High · 9-12
- Trivium Charter · K-12
- Carpinteria Senior High · 9-12
- Santa Barbara County Special Education · K-12
- Trivium Charter School Adventure · K-12
- California Online Public Schools Central Coast · K-12
- Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court · 5-12
- Olive Grove Charter - Buellton · K-12
- Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara · K-12
- Alta Vista Alternative High · 9-12
- Sierra Madre High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Cuyama Valley High · 9-12
- Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria · K-12
- Santa Maria High · 9-12
- Lompoc High · 9-12
- Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc · K-12
- Refugio High · 9-12
- Delta High · 9-12
- Maple High · 9-12
- Santa Barbara County Community · 5-12
- La Cuesta Continuation High · 9-12
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day · 7-12