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Garden Street Academy

Gr: K-12 | 137 students

Avg. class size: 11 students

2300 Garden Street

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 687-3717

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Santa Barbara, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-7.1% (-1 school) 10-yr

2,211

Students

+5.5% (+115 students) 10-yr

$30,154

Avg. Tuition

+52.5% (+$10,387) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

32%

Students of Color

-11.1% (-4.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+14.3% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Santa Barbara)

This State (CA)

# Schools

13 Schools

2,551 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Total Schools
2025	13
2024	14
2023	12
2022	12
2021	12
2020	13
2019	12
2018	13
2017	13
2016	14
2015	14

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# Students

2,211 Students

501,529 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	185	204	199
2024	180	199	192
2023	181	206	193
2022	211	213	205
2021	203	209	201
2020	181	202	188
2019	197	201	193
2018	194	194	190
2017	195	201	199
2016	177	193	196
2015	150	180	183

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% Students of Color

32%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	32%	50%	33%
2024	31%	49%	32%
2023	28%	49%	32%
2022	36%	47%	32%
2021	35%	47%	31%
2020	36%	46%	31%
2019	37%	48%	31%
2018	36%	46%	30%
2017	30%	49%	31%
2016	31%	49%	31%
2015	36%	49%	31%

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0.66

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.66	0.74	0.64
2024	0.66	0.74	0.64
2023	0.61	0.74	0.63
2022	0.65	0.72	0.62
2021	0.64	0.73	0.62
2020	0.65	0.73	0.62
2019	0.64	0.72	0.61
2018	0.64	0.72	0.60
2017	0.63	0.71	0.59
2016	0.63	0.71	0.59
2015	0.59	0.71	0.58

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# American Indian Students

6 Students

2,778 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of Private Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2024	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	1%
2021	1%	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

64 Students

57,419 Students

% Asian Students

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	4%	12%	5%
2024	3%	12%	5%
2023	3%	12%	5%
2022	3%	10%	5%
2021	3%	10%	5%
2020	4%	10%	5%
2019	3%	11%	4%
2018	3%	11%	4%
2017	4%	10%	4%
2016	4%	10%	4%
2015	4%	11%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

375 Students

80,991 Students

% Hispanic Students

19%

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	18%	17%	9%
2024	19%	17%	9%
2023	17%	17%	9%
2022	23%	17%	8%
2021	24%	17%	9%
2020	23%	17%	9%
2019	21%	17%	8%
2018	20%	17%	8%
2017	15%	17%	8%
2016	16%	17%	8%
2015	16%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

19 Students

23,393 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1%	5%	8%
2024	1%	5%	8%
2023	1%	5%	8%
2022	1%	5%	7%
2021	1%	5%	8%
2020	1%	5%	8%
2019	1%	5%	8%
2018	1%	5%	8%
2017	2%	5%	7%
2016	2%	5%	8%
2015	2%	5%	8%

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# White Students

980 Students

193,183 Students

% White Students

48%

40%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	48%	40%	55%
2024	48%	40%	55%
2023	56%	40%	55%
2022	51%	43%	57%
2021	52%	43%	57%
2020	52%	43%	58%
2019	53%	44%	59%
2018	53%	45%	59%
2017	54%	46%	61%
2016	54%	46%	61%
2015	59%	46%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

6 Students

3,903 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

594 Students

121,938 Students

% of Others Students

29%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	29%	24%	22%
2024	28%	24%	22%
2023	23%	24%	22%
2022	21%	23%	22%
2021	19%	23%	20%
2020	20%	23%	19%
2019	21%	21%	20%
2018	23%	20%	20%
2017	25%	20%	19%
2016	24%	20%	18%
2015	19%	19%	18%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

290 Teachers

44,367 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	8:1	12:1	11:1
2024	7:1	12:1	11:1
2023	7:1	12:1	11:1
2022	8:1	12:1	11:1
2021	8:1	12:1	11:1
2020	8:1	12:1	11:1
2019	8:1	12:1	11:1
2018	8:1	12:1	11:1
2017	8:1	12:1	11:1
2016	8:1	12:1	12:1
2015	7:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

65%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	65%	59%	54%
2024	64%	58%	54%
2023	59%	58%	53%
2022	59%	59%	53%
2021	59%	58%	53%
2020	59%	57%	53%
2019	59%	57%	52%
2018	48%	57%	52%
2017	48%	57%	51%
2016	55%	56%	51%
2015	60%	56%	50%

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Average Class Size

15 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	15	17	16
2024	16	17	15
2023	18	17	15
2022	17	17	15
2021	17	17	15
2020	17	17	15
2019	17	17	15
2018	18	17	15
2017	18	17	15
2016	18	17	15
2015	15	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

20 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	20	13	12
2024	19	12	11
2023	19	12	10
2022	16	12	10
2021	16	12	10
2020	16	12	10
2019	16	12	10
2018	16	11	10
2017	16	11	10
2016	16	10	9
2015	16	9	9

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Average SAT score

1330

(Out of 1600)

1270

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1330	1268	1236
2024	1330	1256	1233
2023	1330	1254	1231
2022	1330	1257	1232
2021	1266	1256	1232
2020	1266	1250	1229
2019	1266	1247	1230
2018	1266	1245	1227
2017	1260	1253	1232

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	29	28	26
2024	29	28	26
2023	29	28	26
2022	29	27	26
2021	29	27	26
2020	29	27	26
2019	29	27	26
2018	29	26	25
2017	26	26	25
2016	26	26	25
2015	26	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$30,154

$17,760

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$26,966	$17,472	$14,043
2024	$27,300	$16,481	$12,357
2023	$30,363	$15,797	$11,693
2022	$28,613	$15,172	$11,199
2021	$28,369	$14,410	$10,824
2020	$27,383	$13,806	$10,496
2019	$25,303	$13,359	$10,300
2018	$22,468	$12,957	$10,056
2017	$22,468	$12,372	$9,712
2016	$25,725	$11,774	$9,307
2015	$19,767	$10,743	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

31%

28%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	31%	28%	34%
2024	31%	28%	33%
2023	30%	27%	33%
2022	38%	27%	32%
2021	39%	27%	32%
2020	39%	27%	31%
2019	39%	26%	30%
2018	40%	26%	29%
2017	40%	26%	29%
2016	28%	24%	28%
2015	28%	24%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$15,495

$8,437

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$15,493	$8,316	$6,227
2024	$14,990	$8,163	$6,113
2023	$14,990	$7,722	$5,785
2022	$14,990	$7,550	$5,514
2021	$13,392	$6,152	$5,269
2020	$16,784	$5,983	$5,141
2019	$16,784	$5,550	$5,007
2018	$16,784	$5,239	$4,752
2017	$16,000	$4,890	$4,582
2016	$14,000	$4,403	$4,396
2015	$14,000	$4,262	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$22 million

$32.88 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

49%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	57%	81%	81%
2024	57%	84%	85%
2023	57%	84%	85%
2022	45%	84%	85%
2021	50%	85%	86%
2020	50%	85%	86%
2019	55%	84%	85%
2018	55%	85%	85%
2017	55%	86%	86%
2016	55%	85%	85%
2015	40%	86%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Santa Barbara, CA?

The private elementary schools in Santa Barbara, CA include Crane Country Day School, Providence School, and The Knox School Of Santa Barbara.

How many private elementary schools are located in Santa Barbara?

13 private elementary schools are located in Santa Barbara.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Santa Barbara?

Santa Barbara private elementary schools are approximately 32% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 50%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Santa Barbara?

38% of private elementary schools in Santa Barbara are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Santa Barbara are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Santa Barbara include: The Riviera Ridge School vs. Laguna Blanca School, Cachuma Continuation And Middle School vs. Crane Country Day School, Crane Country Day School vs. Laguna Blanca School

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