La Colina Junior High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Santa Barbara, California
La Colina Junior High in Santa Barbara, California enrolled 832 students in 2024-25 with 41.9 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
900 students in 2022-23, 893 students in 2023-24, 832 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.1 to 41.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 900 | 41.1 | 21.9 |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 44.4 | 20.1 |
| 2024-25 | 832 | 41.9 | 19.8 |
19.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 299 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection La Colina Junior High enrolled 897 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 299 of the 897 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent19.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.1% of students were White, 40.1% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.1%
- Hispanic40.1%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Asian3.2%
- American Indian0.6%
- Black0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at La Colina Junior High scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 61% | 47% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 56% | 37% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Santa Barbara
4 public middle schools in Santa Barbara report 2024-25 enrollment; La Colina Junior High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Colina Junior High | 832 | 19.8 | 29.4% |
| Santa Barbara Junior High | 512 | 16.0 | 66.2% |
| La Cumbre Junior High | 426 | 17.6 | 70.4% |
| Alta Vista | 2 | 2.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about La Colina Junior High
- La Cumbre Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 426 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Alta VistaThe next nearest public middle school, 4.0 miles away: 2 students (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare La Colina Junior High with La Cumbre Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Santa Barbara Unified spends per student$18,088 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,088
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaLa Colina Junior High is the number 393 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#393 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.19.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about La Colina Junior High
How many students attend La Colina Junior High?
832 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 900 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Santa Barbara, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at La Colina Junior High?
19.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is La Colina Junior High a Title I school?
La Colina Junior High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at La Colina Junior High do on state tests?
The students tested at La Colina Junior High scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is La Colina Junior High in?
Santa Barbara Unified, NCES district ID 0601414. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060141406022 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.