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Cold Spring Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108 · (805) 969-2678 · Part of Cold Spring Elementary School District

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

Directions
Students
188
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Cold Spring Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 64 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 49 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency98%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts98%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd., Santa Barbara

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten34
Grade 120
Grade 227
Grade 324
Grade 430
Grade 521
Grade 632
Enrollment over time
178’20
192’21
193’22
178’23
188’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

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

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cold Spring Elementary from Montecito families.

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; Montecito’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.