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Cold Spring Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Montecito’s School Grade A+ better than 100% of California school districts

Students
188
Schools
1
Spent per student
$30,376
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cold Spring Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 100% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 59 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Spends 43% more per student than the CA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $19,745 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 100% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Montecito. Grade by grade →

K–6Montecito UnionMontecito Union Elementary School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency90–94%
State average 33.1% · 114 students tested
Reading / language arts90–94%
State average 46.7% · 115 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,376 per student · 43% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 28%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 87%State 12%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
178’20
192’21
193’22
178’23
188’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Cold Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
A+
188 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara
$18,639per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.