Montecito Union School

Grades: K-6
Students: 353
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 374:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
6 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
10/10
Test Scores
10/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
10/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Read what parents are saying about Montecito Union School
MUS is an amazing school. After the Palisades fire we centered our decision around where to live to provide our children with an amazing school experience and we were blown away during our tour and in the almost year and a half our children have gone to MUS I could not be happier. The teachers and a
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Posted by a parent on 3/8/2026
A wonderful school - we have had two boys attend from K-6th. Nurturing teachers dedicated to giving children an interesting and enriching learning experience. Excellent leadership too - superintendent, principal and vice-principal. A couple reviewers have complained about status issues. Sure, there
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Posted by a parent on 10/14/2021
We had 3 kids in this school and our experience was very negative. They have lovely passionate teachers but inept, incompetent principal and on top of him - the useless School District bureaucrats. There are a few too many of them doing nothing - why do they even need a School District management fo
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Posted by a parent on 4/11/2020
I went to MUS in the 70's and now my daughters attend MUS. The education is the absolute best and all the wonderful classes other schools have cut Montecito Union has. Violin, chorus, art, computers for every child, physical education and much more. The core values of this school is amazing and taug
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Posted by a community member on 8/21/2016
Teachers are very dedicated and administration is devoted but the socioeconomic situation here is daunting. If you don't drive a black luxury car or take fancy vacations continents away and your child does not dress impeccably you and/or your child is bound to feel left out. There is very little div
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Posted by a parent on 3/21/2014

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Santa Barbara schools - Montecito Union School is located at 385 San Ysidro Rd., Santa Barbara CA 93108. Montecito Union School is in the Montecito Union Elementary School District. Montecito Union School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-6.

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