Schools · Montecito
Montecito, CA schools
Montecito’s public schools score well above California’s averages: 83% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide. Kids attend Montecito Union.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A+
Montecito’s School Grade: A+
The public schools Montecito’s kids attend outperform 99% of California’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A+Test scores
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 99%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (124)Better than 99%
Good confidence. Built on 224 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Montecito kids go to school
Grades K–6
A+Montecito Union
353 students · Santa Barbara Montecito Union Elementary School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading (grades K–6, Montecito Union Elementary)83%
State average 48.5%
Math (grades K–6, Montecito Union Elementary)87%
State average 33.4%
Districts
Two districts serve Montecito
Santa Barbara Unified School District
Montecito Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–6 · 1 school · 353 students
$44,301 per studentCA $21,206A+Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 4 schools in Montecito
Level
Showing 1–4 of 4 schools
Montecito UnionElementary · Grades K–6 · 353 students
A+PublicCold Spring ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 188 students
A+PublicCRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
PrivateOUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.