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Goleta Valley Junior High
C−

Goleta Valley Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

6100 Stow Canyon Rd., Goleta, CA 93117 · (805) 967-3486 · Part of Santa Barbara Unified School District

Goleta’s School Grade A better than 91% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Evancahill · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
731
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Goleta Valley Junior High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6100 Stow Canyon Rd., Goleta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7353
Grade 8378
Enrollment over time
761’20
744’21
717’22
736’23
731’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 35%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Goleta Valley Junior High from Goleta families.

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The district →
Washington Elementary
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Adams Elementary
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Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
463 students17:1
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
424 students17:1
Harding University Partnership
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364 students17:1
Monroe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
C−
315 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Goleta’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.