Middle schools in Santa Barbara County
101 middle schools in Santa Barbara County, serving roughly 45,592 students. SweetSpot ranks each one on 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
- 7.4
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
- 6.6
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
- 6.1
Manzanita Public Charter
Lompoc Unified · K-8 · Charter
- 6.1
Adams Elementary
Santa Barbara Unified · K-6
- 6.1
Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary · K-8
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Common questions
How many middle schools are in Santa Barbara County?
101 middle schools in Santa Barbara County, serving 45,592 students.
What counts as a "middle" school?
Any school whose grade span includes grades 6–8. K-8 schools appear under both elementary and middle.
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 Middle schools, 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
- Pine Grove Elementary · K-6
- Hollister Elementary · K-6
- Santa Barbara Charter · K-8
- El Camino Elementary · K-6
- Brandon Elementary · K-6
- La Colina Junior High · 7-8
- Orcutt Academy Charter · K-12
- Crestview Elementary · P-6
- Washington Elementary · K-6
- 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
- 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
- Alice Shaw Elementary · K-6
- 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
- Harding University Partnership · K-6
- Sanchez (David J.) Elementary · K-6
- Santa Barbara Community Academy · K-6
- Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary · K-6
- Family Partnership Charter · K-12
- Ralph Dunlap Elementary · K-6
- Trivium Charter · K-12
- Monroe Elementary · K-6
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Miller (Isaac) Elementary · K-6
- Lakeview Junior High · 7-8
- Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria · K-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
- 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
- Fesler (Isaac) Junior High · 7-8
- Kermit McKenzie Intermediate · 4-8
- Arellanes Junior High · 7-8
- Santa Barbara County Community · 5-12
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day · 7-12