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Fine Arts Academy

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Fine Arts Academy ranks 877 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 68% of California middle schools

Summary

Fine Arts Academy is a distinctive public middle school serving grades 4 through 8 for about 238 students within the Atascadero Unified School District, offering a smaller, more focused environment than most area schools.

The school has clear strengths, most notably its exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism—at 9.3%, it's less than half the state average and far lower than its nearby district peer, Atascadero Middle. Academically, it consistently outperforms its district and the state in Science, with 50% of students proficient, and shows particular effectiveness in supporting its male students and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. However, performance varies by grade, with noticeable dips in 6th-grade English and middle-grade math, and recent data shows a widening performance gap between female and white students and their peers.

When compared to other local schools, Fine Arts Academy delivers strong results within its community. It outperforms Atascadero Middle in all core subjects while serving a student population with less economic need. While its test scores are generally lower than those in the higher-ranked San Luis Coastal Unified district, such as at Laguna Middle, it achieves its outcomes with slightly higher efficiency in terms of per-student spending. The school's overall state ranking has recently declined from 4 to 3 stars, a trend that parents may want to watch.

238

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,344

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6100 Olmeda Ave.
Atascadero, CA 93422-4204

(805) 460-2500

District: Atascadero Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg44%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,570^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

877^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1570 of 5857	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	1748 of 5869	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1465 of 5859	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	1199 of 5883	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	2240 of 5789	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	1584 of 5662	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	57.7	2139 of 5692	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.8	1444 of 5614	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	1441 of 5611	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	1120 of 5530	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	1523 of 5390	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	57.1	2191 of 5377	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	1953 of 5314	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	1635 of 5193	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	1221 of 5113	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	1026 of 5113	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	1039 of 4818	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	1026 of 4822	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.0	793 of 4809	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	1475 of 5597	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	1655 of 5612	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1610 of 5609	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	1225 of 5635	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	2170 of 5492	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	1456 of 5413	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3029 of 5107	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.4	625 of 4830	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1891 of 5460	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	2024 of 5517	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	781 of 5363	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	713 of 5264	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.0	3038 of 5173	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.5	1325 of 5084	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	1534 of 5628	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1776 of 5643	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.2	1345 of 5663	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	2335 of 5510	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	1957 of 5431	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1088 of 2598	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1506 of 2651	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	1280 of 2661	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	1055 of 2726	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	2197 of 2834	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1699 of 2737	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	877 of 2761	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	562 of 2783	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	587 of 2781	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	635 of 2740	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	811 of 2715	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	502 of 2480	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.0	866 of 2508	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.4	542 of 2497	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	430 of 2477	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	617 of 2379	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.5	688 of 2259	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.5	729 of 2236	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	823 of 2179	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	516 of 2063	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	335 of 2005	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	190 of 1999	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	93.8	60 of 1804	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	94.5	56 of 1777	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	91.8	91 of 1769	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	1033 of 2533	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	700 of 2551	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	669 of 2531	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	600 of 2509	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	688 of 2380	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	369 of 2262	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	535 of 2388	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	699 of 2542	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	354 of 2579	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	401 of 2531	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	849 of 2369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	573 of 2230	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	665 of 2534	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	352 of 2552	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	465 of 2538	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	509 of 2527	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	1016 of 2407	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	936 of 2273	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	783 of 1520	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	612 of 1537	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	546 of 1543	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	717 of 1555	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	1043 of 1602	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	718 of 1496	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

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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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fine Arts Academy	Public	4-8	6100 Olmeda Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 460-2500	238	11	20.8	35.3%	162 (68.1%)	4 (1.7%)	47 (19.7%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	61.2	877^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.2%		76.3	562^nd of 2783 public middle schools	79.8%	315	50.9	48.8	50.0	69.0	64.9	47.5	68.0	65.9	61.9	58.6	61.4	27.1	26.0	39.0	41.1	$14,344	$405	$13,939
Atascadero Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Lewis Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4360	845	41	20.6	48.4%	493 (58.3%)	6 (0.7%)	277 (32.8%)	19 (2.2%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.4%)	57.7	960^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.2%		51.9	1114^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.0%	154		33.9	33.9			51.1	49.1	48.2	49.4			42.2	37.3	34.6	37.8	$13,833	$574	$13,259
Templeton Middle	Public	6-8	925 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5813	478	23	20.4	18.2%	291 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (23.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.2%)	64.2	801^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.0%		70.3	680^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.6%	121		42.6	42.6			52.8	61.5	49.3	54.5			32.7	41.9	39.9	38.0	$14,549	$861	$13,688
Lewis Flamson Junior High	Public	7-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1400	884	46	19.0	70.0%	261 (29.5%)	5 (0.6%)	584 (66.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.1%)	44.2	1354^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		52.1	1101^st of 2783 public middle schools	60.4%	253		32.7	32.7				44.7	38.2	41.3				29.7	27.7	28.6	$16,096	$1,788	$14,308
Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4100	193	6	32.1	25.4%	135 (69.9%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.8%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)								(n/a)	72.3		72.3	95.2	84.6	91.9			90.5	95.2	75.4	83.6			84.7	$15,949	$559	$15,390
Los Osos Middle	Public	6-8	1555 El Moro St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2835	494	27	18.5	51.4%	304 (61.5%)	2 (0.4%)	116 (23.5%)	30 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	84.5	381^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%		80.2	475^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.9%	94		51.5	51.5			69.9	69.5	63.4	67.4			59.7	52.1	47.4	52.5	$20,331	$2,020	$18,311
Laguna Middle	Public	7-8	11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4055	780	39	19.8	43.3%	427 (54.7%)	11 (1.4%)	234 (30.0%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	90.6	261^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.5%		91	256^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.8%	5		61.0	61.0				68.7	72.0	70.5				57.5	60.1	58.9	$15,576	$1,008	$14,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Fine Arts Academy

What is the racial makeup of Fine Arts Academy?

Students at Fine Arts Academy are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Fine Arts Academy a good school?

Fine Arts Academy ranks 877^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fine Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Fine Arts Academy.

What district is Fine Arts Academy in?

Atascadero Unified

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