Schools · Isla Vista

Isla Vista, CA schools

Isla Vista’s public schools score well below California’s averages: 10% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide. Kids attend Isla Vista Elementary.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

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Where Isla Vista kids go to school

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Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades K–6, Goleta Union Elementary)10%
State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)
Math (grades K–6, Goleta Union Elementary)10%
State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)
Districts

Two districts serve Isla Vista

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Isla Vista

There’s no college in Isla Vista, but 7 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is University of California-Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, 0.9 miles away.

University of California-Santa BarbaraUniversity or college · Public · Santa Barbara0.9 mi26,034 studentsSanta Barbara City CollegeCommunity college · Public · Santa Barbara9.3 mi8,519 studentsAntioch University-Santa BarbaraUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Barbara9.4 mi284 studentsWestmont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Barbara11.6 mi1,310 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Isla Vista. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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