Schools

Santa Barbara and the surrounding communities offer a rich array of educational options, from nationally recognized public schools to distinguished private institutions and world-class universities.

Pre-K & Preschool

Carpinteria Unified School District TK / Early Education — Carpinteria — Website | GreatSchools
Cathedral Oaks Preschool (GreatSchools Rating: 4.0★) — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
Goleta Union School District Preschool / TK Programs — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
Hope 4 Kids Early Learning Center — Cathedral Oaks / Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
Montessori Center School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.8★) — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
South Coast Montessori (GreatSchools Rating: 3.7★) — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
St. Mark Preschool — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
The Oaks Parent-Child Workshop — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
UCSB Children's Center — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
Waldorf School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 4.7★) — Goleta — Website | GreatSchools
Cold Spring School (Pre-K/TK) (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Montecito — Website | GreatSchools
El Montecito Preschool (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Montecito — Website | GreatSchools
Montecito Union School (Pre-K/TK) (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Montecito — Website | GreatSchools
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Preschool (GreatSchools Rating: 4.3★) — Montecito — Website | GreatSchools
Beit HaYeladim Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Bright Start: The Early Years (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Child's Play — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Discoveries Learning Center — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
First Presbyterian Church Early Childhood Center (GreatSchools Rating: 3.0★) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Garden Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Island View Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Laguna Blanca School (Pre-K) (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Hope Ranch / Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Little Angels Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Notre Dame Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Orfalea Early Learning Center — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Peace in a Pod Elementary (Pre-K) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Preschool at the Santa Barbara Family Y — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Providence Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Quality Time Child Development Center (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Garden Montessori — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Unified Early Education — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Zoo Early Explorers Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Season's Child Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
St. Vincent's Early Childhood Education Center — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Starr King Parent-Child Workshop — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
The Knox School of Santa Barbara (Pre-K) (GreatSchools Rating: 4.2★) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
The Learningden Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
The Riviera Ridge School (Pre-K / Junior Kindergarten) (GreatSchools Rating: 3.9★) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Trinity Preschool — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools

Elementary Schools

Santa Barbara

Public

Adams Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Cleveland Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 4/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Franklin Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Harding University Partnership School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
McKinley Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 3/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Monroe Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Roosevelt Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Community Academy (GreatSchools Rating: 5/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Washington Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 6/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Charter

Adelante Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Peabody Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 9/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Olive Grove Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 3/10) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Laguna Blanca School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Notre Dame School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Providence School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
The Riviera Ridge School (GreatSchools Rating: 3.9★) — Website | GreatSchools
The Knox School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 4.2★) — Website | GreatSchools
Peace in a Pod Elementary — Website | GreatSchools
Anacapa School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.0★) — Website | GreatSchools

Montecito

Public

Montecito Union School (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Cold Spring School (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Crane Country Day School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.3★) — Website | GreatSchools

Goleta

Public

Brandon Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
El Camino Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 5/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Ellwood Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Foothill Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Hollister Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Isla Vista Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Kellogg Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
La Patera Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 6/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Mountain View Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Charter

Santa Barbara Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Coastline Christian Academy (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Montessori Center School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.8★) — Website | GreatSchools
South Coast Montessori (GreatSchools Rating: 3.7★) — Website | GreatSchools
Waldorf School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 4.7★) — Website | GreatSchools

Carpinteria / Summerland

Public

Aliso Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 3/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Canalino Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 4/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Carpinteria Family School (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Summerland Elementary School (GreatSchools Rating: 10/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Junior High / Middle Schools

Santa Barbara

Public

La Colina Junior High School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
La Cumbre Junior High School (GreatSchools Rating: 6/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Junior High School (GreatSchools Rating: 3/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Charter

Santa Barbara Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Olive Grove Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 3/10) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Laguna Blanca School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Providence School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
The Riviera Ridge School (GreatSchools Rating: 3.9★) — Website | GreatSchools
Notre Dame School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
The Knox School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 4.2★) — Website | GreatSchools
Santa Barbara Middle School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Eureka School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Fusion Academy Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools

Montecito

Private

Crane Country Day School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.3★) — Website | GreatSchools

Goleta

Public

Goleta Valley Junior High School (GreatSchools Rating: 6/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Coastline Christian Academy (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Montessori Center School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.8★) — Website | GreatSchools
South Coast Montessori (GreatSchools Rating: 3.7★) — Website | GreatSchools
Waldorf School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 4.7★) — Website | GreatSchools

Carpinteria / Summerland

Public

Carpinteria Middle School (GreatSchools Rating: 5/10) — Website | GreatSchools

High Schools

Santa Barbara

Public

Santa Barbara High School (GreatSchools Rating: 6/10) — Website | GreatSchools
San Marcos High School (GreatSchools Rating: 8/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Alta Vista Alternative High School (GreatSchools Rating: 6/10) — Website | GreatSchools
La Cuesta Continuation High School (GreatSchools Rating: 1/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Charter

Olive Grove Charter School (GreatSchools Rating: 3/10) — Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Bishop García Diego High School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.7★) — Website | GreatSchools
Laguna Blanca School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Providence School (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Eureka School of Santa Barbara (GreatSchools Rating: 5.0★) — Website | GreatSchools
Fusion Academy Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools
Alpha School Santa Barbara — Website | GreatSchools

Goleta

Public

Dos Pueblos High School (GreatSchools Rating: 9/10) — Website | GreatSchools

Carpinteria / Summerland

Public

Carpinteria High School (GreatSchools Rating: 7/10) — Website | GreatSchools
Rincon High School — Website | GreatSchools

Private

Cate School (GreatSchools Rating: 4.0★) — Website | GreatSchools

Colleges & Post-High School Education

Santa Barbara / Goleta

University of California, Santa Barbara — Website
Santa Barbara City College — Website
Antioch University Santa Barbara — Website
Fielding Graduate University — Website

Montecito

Westmont College — Website

Carpinteria / Nearby

Pacifica Graduate Institute — Website

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Schools

Pre-K & Preschool

Elementary Schools

Santa Barbara

Public

Charter

Private

Montecito

Public

Private

Goleta

Public

Charter

Private

Carpinteria / Summerland

Public

Junior High / Middle Schools

Santa Barbara

Public

Charter

Private

Montecito

Private

Goleta

Public

Private

Carpinteria / Summerland

Public

High Schools

Santa Barbara

Public

Charter

Private

Goleta

Public

Carpinteria / Summerland

Public

Private

Colleges & Post-High School Education

Santa Barbara / Goleta

Montecito

Carpinteria / Nearby

Contact Details

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