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Hope Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Santa Barbara’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of California school districts

Students
859
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,986
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$52.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hope Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $52.2M, about $60,787 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% 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
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Barbara. Grade by grade →

K–69 schoolsSanta Barbara Unified School District
7–83 middle schoolsSanta Barbara Unified School District
9–12Santa Barbara Senior HighSanta Barbara Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency59%
State average 33.1% · 459 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 46.7% · 464 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Santa Barbara Unified, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$20,986 per student · 1% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 12%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
836’21
839’22
871’23
859’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 50%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Vieja Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
313 students21:1
Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
279 students17:1
Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Barbara
267 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Goleta Union Elementary School DistrictGoleta
$21,822per student
Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictGoleta

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.