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Public School Review - Established 2003

College Elementary School District

3525 Pine St.
Santa Ynez, CA 93460-0188
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Tel: (805) 686-7300
www.collegeschooldistrict.org

Top Rankings

College Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public schools serving 175 students in College Elementary School District. This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in California.
Public Schools in College Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the California public school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
10,347 Schools
# Students
175 Students
5,790,405 Students
# Teachers
12 Teachers
267,593 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

GradeCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
Kind28264
112187
219196
314204
415205
523209
618210
721213
825216
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District Rank

College Elementary School District, which is ranked #438 of all 1,904 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Definition of Terms
This School District
State Average (CA)
#420 out of 1932 school districts
(Top 30%)

Overall School District Rank Trends

YearCollege Elementary School District
2023#420
2022#353
2021#510
2019#272
2018#175
2017#273
2016#399
2015#406
2013#335
2012#179
2011#123
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37%
34%

Math Proficiency Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
202337%34%
202242%33%
202127%34%
201952%40%
201852%39%
201741%38%
201632%37%
201532%34%
201362%59%
201268%59%
201173%58%
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60-64%
47%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
202262%47%
202152%49%
201967%51%
201852%50%
201758%48%
201652%48%
201547%44%
201362%57%
201274%58%
201174%56%
201072%54%
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30-39%
29%

Science Proficiency Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
202234%29%
202130%28%
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Students by Ethnicity:

0.56
0.63

Comparison of Diversity Score Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
20240.570.63
20230.580.64
20220.530.63
20210.550.62
20200.440.63
20190.440.63
20180.590.64
20170.590.64
20160.570.64
20150.640.64
20140.590.65
20130.580.65
20120.580.65
20110.600.67
20100.570.67
20090.610.71
20080.590.65
20070.550.67
20060.560.66
20050.550.67
20040.540.67
20030.540.67
20020.560.67
20010.570.67
20000.530.67
19990.530.67
19980.550.67
19970.510.67
19960.500.67
19950.490.67
19940.500.67
19930.460.67
19920.440.67
19910.400.67
19900.450.66
19890.370.65
19880.310.65
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% American Indian
2%
1%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
20243%1%
20235%1%
20225%1%
20205%1%
20195%1%
20184%1%
20174%1%
20164%1%
20153%1%
20141%1%
20136%1%
20125%1%
20118%1%
20108%1%
20099%1%
20088%1%
20077%2%
20069%1%
20058%2%
20048%2%
20038%2%
20028%2%
200110%2%
20009%1%
199910%1%
19988%1%
199710%1%
199610%1%
19957%1%
199410%1%
19939%1%
19927%1%
19915%1%
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% Asian
n/a
12%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2021)

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
20211%12%
20141%11%
20131%11%
20121%11%
20111%11%
20091%11%
20081%12%
20071%12%
20051%12%
20031%11%
20022%11%
20011%11%
20002%11%
19991%11%
19982%11%
19972%11%
19962%11%
19953%11%
19941%11%
19921%11%
19911%11%
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% Hispanic
54%
56%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
202456%56%
202354%55%
202263%56%
202162%56%
202072%55%
201972%55%
201842%54%
201742%54%
201639%54%
201515%54%
20149%53%
201338%53%
201239%52%
201140%51%
201037%50%
200936%49%
200837%50%
200731%49%
200632%48%
200530%47%
200431%46%
200330%45%
200231%44%
200132%43%
200025%42%
199925%41%
199828%40%
199722%40%
199621%39%
199522%38%
199422%37%
199321%36%
199220%35%
199118%34%
199018%33%
198915%31%
198814%30%
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% Black
n/a
5%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023)

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
20231%5%
20221%5%
20211%5%
20201%5%
20191%5%
20131%6%
20121%6%
20111%7%
20101%7%
20092%7%
20082%8%
20071%8%
20061%8%
20051%8%
20041%8%
19981%9%
19911%9%
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% White
39%
20%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
202435%20%
202335%21%
202228%21%
202126%22%
202019%23%
201919%23%
201849%24%
201749%24%
201653%24%
201538%24%
201437%25%
201353%25%
201253%26%
201150%27%
201054%27%
200951%28%
200852%29%
200760%29%
200658%31%
200560%31%
200460%32%
200361%34%
200259%35%
200157%36%
200064%37%
199964%38%
199861%39%
199766%39%
199667%40%
199568%41%
199467%42%
199370%43%
199272%44%
199175%45%
199072%47%
198978%49%
198882%50%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
20246%6%
20235%6%
20223%5%
20217%5%
20203%4%
20193%4%
20185%4%
20175%4%
20164%4%
201544%3%
201452%3%
20131%3%
20121%3%
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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $46,874 is higher than the state median of $20,100. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,051 is higher than the state median of $18,511. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Definition of Terms
This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$116,387 MM

Total Revenues Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
2023$8 MM$8 MM
2022$8 MM$7 MM
2021$8 MM$8 MM
2020$8 MM$7 MM
2019$8 MM$7 MM
2018$8 MM$29 MM
2017$7 MM$26 MM
2016$7 MM$24 MM
2015$6 MM$17 MM
2014$7 MM$21 MM
2012$14 MM$19 MM
2011$6 MM$19 MM
2010$6 MM$17 MM
2009$8 MM$19 MM
2008$7 MM$19 MM
2007$7 MM$19 MM
2006$7 MM$17 MM
2005$6 MM$16 MM
2004$5 MM$16 MM
2003$4 MM$16 MM
2002$5 MM$15 MM
2001$4 MM$15 MM
2000$4 MM$13 MM
1999$4 MM$12 MM
1998$3 MM$11 MM
1997$3 MM$10 MM
1996$3 MM$9 MM
1995$3 MM$8 MM
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Spending
$7 MM
$107,188 MM

Total Expenditure Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
2023$7 MM$7 MM
2022$7 MM$7 MM
2021$7 MM$7 MM
2020$7 MM$7 MM
2019$7 MM$7 MM
2018$13 MM$29 MM
2017$7 MM$24 MM
2016$8 MM$23 MM
2015$6 MM$18 MM
2014$6 MM$21 MM
2012$7 MM$19 MM
2011$6 MM$19 MM
2010$6 MM$18 MM
2009$7 MM$18 MM
2008$14 MM$19 MM
2007$11 MM$18 MM
2006$7 MM$17 MM
2005$5 MM$16 MM
2004$4 MM$17 MM
2003$5 MM$15 MM
2002$5 MM$16 MM
2001$4 MM$14 MM
2000$4 MM$13 MM
1999$4 MM$11 MM
1998$3 MM$11 MM
1997$3 MM$10 MM
1996$3 MM$8 MM
1995$3 MM$8 MM
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Revenue / Student
$46,874
$20,100

Average Revenue Per Student Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
2023$40,609$15,607
2022$38,961$14,213
2021$42,724$15,669
2020$38,961$14,213
2019$43,011$14,063
2018$20,136$16,033
2017$19,043$16,692
2016$17,586$15,604
2015$15,127$10,238
2014$16,275$11,786
2012$32,002$11,929
2011$15,385$11,681
2010$15,277$10,238
2009$19,906$11,099
2008$17,899$11,762
2007$15,642$11,879
2006$15,124$10,859
2005$11,678$10,445
2004$8,904$10,566
2003$8,038$10,456
2002$8,928$9,803
2001$7,072$10,568
2000$5,553$8,943
1999$5,354$8,203
1998$5,081$7,395
1997$4,336$6,922
1995$3,869$5,953
1992$3,546$5,430
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Spending / Student
$40,051
$18,511

Average Expenditure Per Student Trends

YearCollege Elementary School DistrictCalifornia
2023$34,698$13,914
2022$34,245$13,602
2021$36,505$13,970
2020$34,245$13,602
2019$39,337$13,522
2018$32,515$16,124
2017$18,338$15,588
2016$18,936$14,779
2015$14,468$10,739
2014$15,323$11,804
2012$15,710$12,155
2011$14,094$11,509
2010$14,611$10,739
2009$18,322$10,975
2008$34,285$11,678
2007$24,144$11,317
2006$14,948$10,926
2005$10,335$10,789
2004$8,092$11,073
2003$8,801$10,210
2002$8,458$10,600
2001$6,683$10,007
2000$5,274$9,131
1999$5,448$7,911
1998$4,918$7,592
1997$4,172$6,759
1995$4,021$6,033
1992$4,170$5,588
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Best College Elementary School District Public Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Santa Ynez Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3325 Pine St.
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
(805) 686-7310
Gr: 1-8 | 147 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: n/an/a
College Elementary School
3525 Pine St.
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
(805) 686-7300
Gr: K | 28 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 47%

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools belong to College Elementary School District?
College Elementary School District manages 2 public schools serving 175 students.
What is the rank of College Elementary School District?
College Elementary School District is ranked #438 out of 1,904 school districts in California (top 30%) based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 2022-2023 school year. This district ranks in the top 20% of California school districts for: Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%) and Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
What is the racial composition of students in College Elementary School District?
54% of College Elementary School District students are Hispanic, 39% of students are White, 5% of students are Two or more races, and 2% of students are American Indian.
What is the student/teacher ratio of College Elementary School District?
College Elementary School District has a student/teacher ratio of 15:1, which is lower than the California state average of 22:1.
What is College Elementary School District's spending/student ratio?
The school district's spending/student of $40,051 is higher than the state median of $18,511. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: K-08
  • Enrollment: 175 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 61%
  • : Top 30% in CA
  • : 37% (Top 30%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 20%)
  • : 30-39% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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