California STEAM Santa Barbara has been awarded accreditation by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), the regional accrediting agencies that span the AdvancED global network.
The school's authorizer is the Cuyama School District as of July 1, 2016. The counties served by California STEAM Santa Barbara include Santa Barbara, Kern, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo.