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San Benito Elementary

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San Benito Elementary ranks 2236 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Benito Elementary is a public elementary school in Atascadero, California, serving 405 students in grades K-5 and part of the Atascadero Unified School District. While the district is ranked 587 out of 1,565 in California, San Benito Elementary faces some challenges compared to nearby schools.

San Benito Elementary has generally lower test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 30.2% over the past few years, which is a concern as it can negatively impact student learning. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Atascadero Unified School District, such as Monterey Road Elementary and San Gabriel Elementary, San Benito Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores and other metrics. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past few years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

403

Students ?

27.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,262

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 San Benito Rd.
Atascadero, CA 93422-1938

(805) 462-4330

District: Atascadero Unified

Students who attend San Benito Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Atascadero Middle
High:	Atascadero High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Hispanic:

29.5%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Atascadero Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

California avg41%

2,236^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Atascadero Unified

594^th of 1,543Atascadero Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	2236 of 5857	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2566 of 5869	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	2482 of 5859	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	2048 of 5883	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	1614 of 5789	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	1665 of 5662	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.3	2259 of 5692	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	1926 of 5614	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.4	1400 of 5611	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	1524 of 5530	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	44.2	2987 of 5390	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.4	1509 of 5377	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	1446 of 5314	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	1225 of 5193	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	1001 of 5113	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	1190 of 5113	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	1242 of 4818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	1174 of 4822	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	75.2	1110 of 4809	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	2250 of 5597	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2499 of 5612	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	2183 of 5609	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	1751 of 5635	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	1867 of 5492	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	1752 of 5413	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3203 of 5107	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	2466 of 5107	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	3350 of 5087	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	2462 of 5084	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	2328 of 4963	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	2384 of 4830	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2806 of 5460	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2895 of 5517	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	3132 of 5363	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	2048 of 5264	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	1391 of 5173	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	1801 of 5084	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	2119 of 5628	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2524 of 5643	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2591 of 5638	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	2208 of 5663	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	1459 of 5510	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	1540 of 5431	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1131 of 2847	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1211 of 2635	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1719 of 2598	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1953 of 2651	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1891 of 2661	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1626 of 2726	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	1342 of 2834	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1334 of 2737	51.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Benito Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 San Benito Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4330	403	15	27.2	56.6%	242 (60.0%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (29.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	56.4	2236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%		49.8	2566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	330	33.3		33.3	48.5	41.7	54.0				48.6	57.6	31.3	41.3				44.6							$13,262	$903	$12,359
Monterey Road Elementary	Public	K-5	3355 Monterey Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4270	382	16	23.8	42.1%	232 (60.7%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (20.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (16.5%)	77.8	1252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		82	1072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	180	49.1		49.1	68.0	60.4	50.9				60.8	72.0	50.0	49.1				59.1	96.7				96.7		$14,443	$1,173	$13,270
Templeton Home	Public	K-8	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	54	3	18.0	25.9%	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (27.8%)	4 (7.4%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (18.5%)								(n/a)		14.3	22.2						28.6	44.7						7.1	31.6							$15,067	$1,076	$13,991
Templeton Elementary	Public	K-2	215 Eighth St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5820	422	20	21.1	19.4%	207 (49.1%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (19.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	123 (29.1%)								(n/a)																		95.5	96.8		96.8	96.2	98.1	$15,907	$1,295	$14,612
Vineyard Elementary	Public	3-5	2121 Vineyard Dr.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5840	426	16	26.6	20.0%	271 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (24.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	65.5	1819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		62.1	1977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	158	52.6		52.6	41.5	55.5	65.0				54.1	46.7	48.0	40.9				45.2							$14,331	$1,093	$13,238
Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy	Public	K-5	8655 Santa Rosa Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4290	377	19	19.8	70.3%	135 (35.8%)	9 (2.4%)	187 (49.6%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	27	4215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		36	3440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	775	25.0		25.0	30.5	32.7	38.6				33.5	25.4	18.2	29.6				24.1	95.4	95.4		96.6	96.6	96.6	$16,191	$1,991	$14,200
San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 San Gabriel Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4340	360	14	25.7	47.5%	187 (51.9%)	11 (3.1%)	112 (31.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	70.9	1560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		68.9	1643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	83	52.0		52.0	51.6	50.9	64.0				55.1	61.3	39.3	56.0				52.4							$16,055	$2,552	$13,503
Virginia Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	2501 Beechwood Dr.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1250	461	20	22.5	70.3%	119 (25.8%)	11 (2.4%)	292 (63.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	41.9	3068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		31.3	3832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.7%	764	47.3		47.3	35.7	27.6	52.8	39.3			38.6	36.8	33.9	40.7	17.5			31.8	92.4	96.2	94.9	97.5	96.2	94.9	$20,153	$1,849	$18,304
Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1750	472	17	27.7	60.4%	179 (37.9%)	7 (1.5%)	243 (51.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	42.5	3041^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		52.7	2413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	628	38.0		38.0	29.7	24.6	49.4	50.0			38.6	37.8	22.6	37.2	35.0			33.6	92.5	93.8		96.3	93.8	93.8	$16,935	$1,918	$15,017
Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 221-8550	478	18	26.5	47.1%	255 (53.3%)	2 (0.4%)	174 (36.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	23.1	4586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		30.2	3914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	672	18.4	30.6	24.5	17.4	25.0	30.6	35.0	39.0	36.7	31.3	30.4	27.3	16.3	25.0	28.8	22.5	25.1	84.4	91.1			86.7		$14,441	$684	$13,757

Frequently Asked Questions about San Benito Elementary

How many students attend San Benito Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended San Benito Elementary.

What schools do graduates of San Benito Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Benito Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Atascadero Middle
High : Atascadero High

Is San Benito Elementary a good school?

San Benito Elementary ranks 2236^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is San Benito Elementary in?

Atascadero Unified

What is the racial makeup of San Benito Elementary?

Students at San Benito Elementary are 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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