Santa Barbara Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Junior High in Santa Barbara, California enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 31.9 full-time teachers, 16.0 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, 33-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

560 students in 2022-23, 502 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.4 to 31.9.

Students enrolled at Santa Barbara Junior High by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235602023-245022024-25512
Students enrolled at Santa Barbara Junior High by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235602023-245022024-25512
Students enrolled at Santa Barbara Junior High by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235602023-245022024-25512
Students enrolled at Santa Barbara Junior High by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235602023-245022024-25512
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356032.417.3
2023-2450233.015.2
2024-2551231.916.0

16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 16.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

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 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Santa Barbara Junior High enrolled 629 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 210 of the 629 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent28.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.0% of students were Hispanic, 12.7% White, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic83.0%
  2. White12.7%
  3. Two or more races2.9%
  4. Black0.6%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Santa Barbara Junior High scored proficient or above: 33-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑35%47%45%
Math, 2022-2322%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; Santa Barbara Junior High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
La Colina Junior High83219.829.4%
Santa Barbara Junior High51216.066.2%
La Cumbre Junior High42617.670.4%
Alta Vista22.7not reported

All public schools in Santa Barbara →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Santa Barbara Junior High

  1. Alta VistaThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 2 students (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. La Cumbre Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 426 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Santa Barbara Junior High with Alta VistaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSanta Barbara Junior High is the number 899 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#899 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.16.0:1
  7. 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 Santa Barbara Junior High

  1. How many students attend Santa Barbara Junior High?
    512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 560 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Santa Barbara, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Barbara Junior High?
    16.0 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.
  3. Is Santa Barbara Junior High a Title I school?
    Santa Barbara 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.
  4. How do students at Santa Barbara Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Santa Barbara Junior High scored proficient or above: 33-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% 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.
  5. What district is Santa Barbara Junior High in?
    Santa Barbara Unified, NCES district ID 0601414. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060141406030 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.

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