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.

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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.
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Where Montecito kids go to school

Grades K–6
A+Montecito Union 353 students · Santa Barbara Montecito Union Elementary School District

Based 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

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

Every school

All 4 schools in Montecito

Showing 1–4 of 4 schools

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

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