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Schools in Ballard

Ballard’s public schools

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District, Ballard Elementary School District and College Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 12% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Santa Ynez Valley Union High
Students per teacher
17.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,061 students on the public path
In brief

Ballard’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ballard’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Santa Ynez Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Santa Ynez Elementary lowest (57%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ballard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Ballard ElementaryBallard Elementary School DistrictNo scores
7–8Santa Ynez Elementaryin Santa YnezB
9–12Santa Ynez Valley Union Highin SolvangNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District.

Three districts serve Ballard

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 812 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 19.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,615CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Ballard Elementary School DistrictGrades K–6 · 1 schools · 113 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$25,037CA $21,206 · FY2024
A+
College Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 2 schools · 175 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$23,413CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District72%
State average 46.7% · 162 students tested
Math · 9–12, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District37%
State average 33.1% · 163 students tested
Reading · K–6, Ballard Elementary School District72%
State average 46.7% · 69 students tested
Math · K–6, Ballard Elementary School District72%
State average 33.1% · 69 students tested
Reading · K–8, College Elementary School District62%
State average 46.7% · 120 students tested
Math · K–8, College Elementary School District42%
State average 33.1% · 119 students tested

Ballard vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Ballard’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ballard—Ballard Elementary K–6 · College Elementary K–8 · Santa Ynez Valley Union High 9–12

Every school in Ballard

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Ballardby address
Ballard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Solvang
113 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Ballardin other towns
Santa Ynez Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Santa Ynez
B
147 students14:1Rate it →
Santa Ynez Valley Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Solvang
801 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Ballard’s schools

Are Ballard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ballard. Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District, Ballard Elementary School District and College Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ballard in?

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District, Ballard Elementary School District and College Elementary School District.

Where do Ballard kids go to high school?

Santa Ynez Valley Union High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.