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Best Public Schools in Templeton, CA

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At a glance

Schools

2,214

Students

Top rankedTempleton Middle647^th of 2,703 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Templeton Middle up 154 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Templeton High 19.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Templeton, California, has seven schools—three elementary, one middle and three high schools—serving students across elementary, middle and high school grades. Five schools have 2025–2026 test results; Templeton Elementary and Eagle Canyon High have no test-score rows in the supplied data. Across the five reporting schools, average ELA and science proficiency is around the state level or higher, but math is notably weaker: the average is 29%, versus 38% statewide. The clearest area-wide concern is math.

Templeton Middle is the most consistently strong tested school: its all-grade results are 59% in ELA, 44% in math and 47% in science, all above state results, and it is above the state in every listed grade-level ELA and math comparison. At the other end, Templeton Independent Study High has 0% math proficiency, 38 percentage points below the state. Templeton High leads in ELA at 60%—11 points above the state—but its math result is 25%, 14 points below. Its 97% graduation rate is also above the state’s 88%. Templeton Home leads in science at 47%, despite below-state ELA and math results. Vineyard Elementary is above the state in math and science, but below it in ELA.

Recent changes are mixed: the five-school average fell 6 percentage points in ELA and 3 in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science rose 4 points. Templeton Middle improved in all three subjects; Templeton High and Vineyard Elementary declined in all three. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentile for Templeton High fell from 84 to 59 between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while Templeton Middle ended at 76, where it started. For context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios were 20.4 at Templeton Middle and 26.6 at Vineyard. All seven schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 18% at Templeton Middle to 46% at Eagle Canyon; these are context, not explanations for test results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eagle Canyon High	Public	9-12	950 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	13	1	13.2	46.2%	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (38.5%)								(n/a)																											$26,848	$25,704	$1,144
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%)	56.2	2244^th of 5804 public elementary schools	61.3%		65.5	1819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%	425	45.3				45.3	39.8	44.3	56.4					47.3	42.3	46.4	38.3					42.2						$18,185	$17,502	$683
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	$19,451	$18,534	$917
Templeton High	Public	9-12	1200 Main St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5888	725	37	19.8	28.4%	469 (64.7%)	1 (0.1%)	178 (24.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (8.8%)	56.9	881^st of 2137 public high schools	58.8%		73.8	515^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%	366			33.8		33.3							59.9	59.9							24.6	24.6						$20,654	$19,704	$950
Templeton Independent Study High	Public	9-12	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	96	4	24.1	34.4%	48 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (35.4%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.5%)	33.5	1412^th of 2137 public high schools	33.9%		44.7	1148^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%	264			31.4		29.7							42.9	42.9							0.0	0.0						$12,353	$11,366	$987
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)					47.4								41.5								33.3						$14,107	$13,184	$923
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%)	71.4	647^th of 2703 public middle schools	76.1%		64.2	801^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.0%	154		46.6			46.6				57.5	62.9	57.4		59.4				42.1	44.6	44.9		44.0						$16,823	$16,140	$683

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Paso Robles	4.59 mi	14	546^th
Creston	9.9 mi	1
Santa Margarita	11.58 mi	2	191^st
San Miguel	12.46 mi	4	490^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.