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Carpinteria, CA
Public School Ratings




Carpinteria Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Carpinteria Unified School District details

Carpinteria Unified School District
1400 Linden Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93013

1,920 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Carpinteria Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.1% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
43%
47%
40%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aliso Elementary School
4545 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria, CA, 93013
KG-05
Canalino Elementary School
1480 Linden Ave.
Carpinteria, CA, 93013
KG-05
Carpinteria Family School
1480 Linden Ave.
Carpinteria, CA, 93013
KG-05
Carpinteria Middle School
5351 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria, CA, 93013
06-08
Carpinteria Senior High School
4810 Foothill Rd.
Carpinteria, CA, 93013
09-12
Summerland Elementary School
135 Valencia Ave.
Summerland, CA, 93067
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 23.1% 22.0%
Black 0.4% 5.2%
Hispanic 75.2% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.9% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 55.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.6% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,827 $20,788,000 39.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,513 $2,905,000 5.4%
Staff $471 $904,000 1.7%
General Administration $409 $785,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,543 $2,963,000 5.6%
Operation $1,985 $3,811,000 7.1%
Transportation $270 $518,000 1.0%
Other $1,604 $3,079,000 5.8%
Total Support $7,794 $14,965,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,149 $17,566,000 32.9%
Total Expenditures $27,770 $53,319,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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