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Carpinteria Unified Schools
Carpinteria Unified is a public school district in California, based in Santa Barbara County (Carpinteria). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Carpinteria Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Carpinteria Unified
6 of 6 schools in Carpinteria Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2C: 2
Best schools in Carpinteria Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Summerland Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Carpinteria Family (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Carpinteria Senior High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Canalino Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Carpinteria Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C Aliso Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Carpinteria Unified
High schools (1)
- B Carpinteria Senior High, Carpinteria
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Carpinteria Middle, Carpinteria
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C Aliso Elementary, Carpinteria
- B- Canalino Elementary, Carpinteria
- A Summerland Elementary, Summerland
Other schools and academies (1)
- A- Carpinteria Family, Carpinteria
Where Carpinteria Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Carpinteria (5)
- Summerland (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Santa Barbara County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,920 students with 111 full-time-equivalent teachers and 293 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0607560
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Santa Barbara Unified (20 schools, 10 mi)
- Hope Elementary (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Ventura Unified (27 schools, 14 mi)
- Ojai Unified (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Goleta Union Elementary (9 schools, 20 mi)
- Oxnard (20 schools, 22 mi)
- Hueneme Elementary (11 schools, 26 mi)
- Rio Elementary (9 schools, 26 mi)
Questions about Carpinteria Unified
How many schools are in Carpinteria Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Carpinteria Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Carpinteria Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Carpinteria, Summerland.
How good are the schools in Carpinteria Unified?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 46.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Carpinteria Unified?
1,920 students were enrolled in Carpinteria Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Carpinteria Unified?
Carpinteria Unified is in California, based in Santa Barbara County, with its district office in Carpinteria. Its boundary covers about 40.7 sq mi.