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Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara
· Santa Barbara County · SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara compares for families
What families should know about Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: La Cuesta Continuation High, Valley Oak Charter, Renaissance High and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of California-Berkeley
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,481/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is down 7.7 pp since 2018-19. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-10.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~74 | -9 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~60 | -23 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~48 | -35 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 51% (53→26 from 2019 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -21%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-10.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~60 by 2029 — about 23 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 23 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara | Public | 83 | — | -51% |
| Peer-group median | — | -21% | ||
| La Cuesta Continuation High | Public | 69 | — | -17% |
| Valley Oak Charter | Public | 107 | — | -78% |
| Renaissance High | Public | 86 | — | -30% |
| Maricopa High School | Public | 78 | — | -43% |
| Triton Academy | Public | 77 | — | -7% |
| Conejo Valley High (continuation) | Public | 91 | — | -24% |
| Buena Vista High (continuation) | Public | 73 | — | +31% |
| Ivytech Charter | Public | 63 | — | -65% |
| Phoenix High School | Public | 62 | — | +38% |
| Sierra High | Public | 61 | — | +0% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Santa Barbara County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment -50.9% vs. county +8.0% AND stability (56.5%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem.
37 of 85 students who enrolled at Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (43.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
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- ✓Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently -10.5%/yr) with the revenue at stake
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