Best Public Schools in San Luis Obispo County, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)				CAST Science (2019)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Paso Robles High	Public	9-12	801 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 769-1500	2,177	94	22.7	40.4%	909 (41.8%)	32 (1.5%)	1,135 (52.1%)	36 (1.7%)	9 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	50 (2.3%)	61.3	707^th of 2133 public high schools	66.9%		79.9	412^th of 2017 public high schools	79.6%	295								30.6	17.8							59.9							40.0
Liberty High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	810 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 769-1600	123	5	22.9	65.0%	44 (35.8%)	2 (1.6%)	73 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	25.6	1516^th of 2133 public high schools	28.9%		11.3	1742^nd of 2017 public high schools	13.6%	226								11.1	16.7							12.7							1.6
Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	525 36th St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(805) 769-1200	667	26	25.5	54.6%	167 (25.0%)	4 (0.6%)	479 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	35	3531^st of 5789 public elementary schools	39.0%		33.2	3584^th of 5662 public elementary schools	36.7%	53					19.0					43.9	41.7	52.0					41.4	27.4	24.7
Arts Academy at Bauer Speck Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	401 17th St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(805) 769-1350	434	18	25.1	76.5%	107 (24.7%)	9 (2.1%)	298 (68.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	19.5	4838^th of 5789 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.9	4446^th of 5662 public elementary schools	21.5%	392					18.4					35.4	19.7	29.9					33.8	13.1	21.8					96.7				96.7
Winifred Pifer Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 769-1300	431	20	23.1	61.0%	133 (30.9%)	6 (1.4%)	272 (63.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	31.9	3782^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	34.7%		48.2	2649^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.2%	1133					18.8					40.3	47.5	41.2					36.1	37.7	20.0
George H. Flamson Middle	Public	6-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 769-1400	733	33	21.1	55.9%	225 (30.7%)	4 (0.5%)	466 (63.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.0%)	39.4	1468^th of 2715 public middle schools	45.9%		43.7	1259^th of 2480 public middle schools	49.2%	209						23.6							44.8	45.7	48.3					17.0	29.0	30.0
Virginia Peterson Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Beechwood Dr.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 769-1250	446	19	23.8	68.8%	122 (27.4%)	4 (0.9%)	299 (67.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	34	3616^th of 5789 public elementary schools	37.5%		27.3	4048^th of 5662 public elementary schools	28.5%	432					18.6					41.3	28.6	41.7					48.4	29.7	37.7
Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 769-1750	469	17	27.4	41.4%	241 (51.4%)	6 (1.3%)	197 (42.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	72.4	1489^th of 5789 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.2	1356^th of 5662 public elementary schools	76.1%	133					43.8					58.2	48.7	67.1					67.1	55.1	56.2					96.1	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.1
Daniel Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	900 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 769-1450	804	35	22.3	43.8%	347 (43.2%)	8 (1.0%)	416 (51.7%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	55.9	1001^st of 2715 public middle schools	63.1%		59.7	853^rd of 2480 public middle schools	65.6%	148						30.7							44.8	56.1	47.3					34.1	41.6	47.1
Paso Robles Independent Study Center	Public	K-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 769-1620	29	2	20.6	55.2%	10 (34.5%)	3 (10.3%)	16 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kermit King Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Schhouse Cir.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 769-1700	469	15	30.0	30.5%	314 (67.0%)	4 (0.9%)	115 (24.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	67.1	1737^th of 5789 public elementary schools	70.0%		68.4	1649^th of 5662 public elementary schools	70.9%	88					33.8					62.7	56.2	58.4					66.3	50.7	42.9
Independence High	Public	9-12	812 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 769-1620	85	4	25.9	34.1%	49 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	49.1	1002^nd of 2133 public high schools	53.0%		45.4	1114^th of 2017 public high schools	44.8%	112								23.5	22.2							44.1							15.2
Leffingwell High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2820 Santa Rosa Creek Rd.	Cambria	93428	San Luis Obispo County	Coast Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 927-7148	8	1	7.0		2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Coast Union High	Public	9-12	2950 Santa Rosa Creek Rd.	Cambria	93428	San Luis Obispo County	Coast Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 927-3889	190	15	13.1	61.6%	63 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (64.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	75.6	443^rd of 2133 public high schools	79.2%		64.1	722^nd of 2017 public high schools	64.2%	279									32.4							71.4							31.0
Cambria Grammar	Public	K-5	3223 Main St.	Cambria	93428	San Luis Obispo County	Coast Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 927-4400	262	12	19.8	79.8%	54 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	28	4104^th of 5789 public elementary schools	29.1%		36.4	3382^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	40.3%	722					25.6					31.8	35.9	30.8					27.3	46.2	23.1					93.3	93.3	93.3	95.0	93.3	95.0
Santa Lucia Middle	Public	6-8	2850 Schhouse Ln.	Cambria	93428	San Luis Obispo County	Coast Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 927-3693	122	9	13.8	73.8%	26 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	73.7	623^rd of 2715 public middle schools	77.1%		72.2	603^rd of 2480 public middle schools	75.7%	20						42.5							48.0	81.3	72.5					40.0	56.3	50.0
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	163	7	22.8	11.7%	122 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.7%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	97.8	83^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	98.6%					(n/a)					61.9					91.7	81.8	90.5	84.2				95.8	90.9	85.7	94.7				91.7					91.7
Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 L St.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 467-2095	241	14	20.2	30.7%	166 (68.9%)	1 (0.4%)	60 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	47.7	2726^th of 5789 public elementary schools	52.9%					(n/a)					27.3	46.2				53.3	34.4	36.4	60.0		69.2		58.6	31.3	27.3	52.0		30.8		92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9
Atascadero High	Public	9-12	1 High Sch Hill	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 462-4300	1,305	62	21.4	35.6%	807 (61.8%)	16 (1.2%)	385 (29.5%)	37 (2.8%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (3.7%)	55.9	832^nd of 2133 public high schools	61.0%		67.1	658^th of 2017 public high schools	67.4%	174								31.2	15.4							50.5							30.3							$10,815
Atascadero Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Lewis Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 462-4360	920	44	21.1	40.5%	584 (63.5%)	12 (1.3%)	269 (29.2%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.8%)	53.6	1065^th of 2715 public middle schools	60.8%		52.1	1034^th of 2480 public middle schools	58.3%	31						35.4							48.7	50.2	45.7					32.3	41.0	38.5								$9,497
Carrisa Plains Elementary	Public	K-5	9640 Carrisa Hwy.	Santa Margarita	93453	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 475-2244	16	2	8.5	81.3%	10 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																														$15,633
Creston Elementary	Public	K-5	5105 O'Donovan Rd.	Creston	93432	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 238-4771	48	3	22.3	47.9%	31 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	44.4	2915^th of 5789 public elementary schools	49.6%		58.2	2120^th of 5662 public elementary schools	62.6%	795					25.0					46.2		41.7					53.9		33.3											$11,349
Monterey Road Elementary	Public	K-5	3355 Monterey Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 462-4270	349	14	25.1	27.5%	248 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	74 (21.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	79.9	1173^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	79.7%		71.2	1509^th of 5662 public elementary schools	73.3%	336					61.2					57.4	66.7	75.0					60.0	54.9	66.0					92.6	94.4	94.4	92.6	94.4	94.4	$10,116
Santa Margarita Elementary	Public	K-5	22070 H St.	Santa Margarita	93453	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 438-5633	270	9	30.1	28.5%	202 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.6%)	7 (2.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	68.9	1650^th of 5789 public elementary schools	71.5%		59.9	2046^th of 5662 public elementary schools	63.9%	396					46.3					56.9	56.1	65.9					51.0	56.1	48.8											$9,075
Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy	Public	K-5	8655 Santa Rosa Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 462-4290	423	16	26.5	57.4%	172 (40.7%)	16 (3.8%)	202 (47.8%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	29.9	3940^th of 5789 public elementary schools	31.9%		35.8	3416^th of 5662 public elementary schools	39.7%	524					26.4					28.1	51.4	31.4					15.8	43.2	32.1					94.1		98.0		97.0	98.0	$10,309
San Benito Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 San Benito Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 462-4330	459	18	26.6	38.1%	306 (66.7%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (25.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	69.7	1614^th of 5789 public elementary schools	72.1%		68.2	1665^th of 5662 public elementary schools	70.6%	51					35.5					63.6	69.4	56.5					58.4	71.4	37.1											$8,797
Paloma Creek High	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 462-4350	80	3	23.3	60.0%	44 (55.0%)	1 (1.3%)	30 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	14.1	1804^th of 2133 public high schools	15.4%		15.9	1583^rd of 2017 public high schools	21.5%	221								8.7								12.9							0.0							$13,230
Fine Arts Academy	Public	4-8	6100 Olmeda Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 460-2500	232	11	22.8	34.1%	160 (69.0%)	3 (1.3%)	48 (20.7%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	64.3	811^th of 2715 public middle schools	70.1%		76.6	502^nd of 2480 public middle schools	79.8%	309					25.8	40.4					46.9	61.3	60.9	56.7	53.2			50.0	41.9	36.5	45.0	34.0								$9,983
San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 San Gabriel Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 462-4340	376	15	27.1	30.1%	232 (61.7%)	10 (2.7%)	104 (27.7%)	12 (3.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	62.6	1934^th of 5789 public elementary schools	66.6%		51.4	2494^th of 5662 public elementary schools	56.0%	560					38.4					61.9	54.1	50.0					65.1	52.3	37.2											$11,197
Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)	Public, Alternative	K-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 462-4350	158	7	18.7	29.1%	116 (73.4%)	5 (3.2%)	28 (17.7%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)						28.6		29.0							46.7	58.1						6.7	19.4							$10,065
Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 995-3694	184	13	13.8	42.9%	124 (67.4%)	1 (0.5%)	44 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	79.3	1207^th of 5789 public elementary schools	79.2%		70.1	1567^th of 5662 public elementary schools	72.3%	360					50.0	33.3				73.9	68.4	68.8	66.7	58.8	53.3		52.2	73.7	43.8	50.0	64.7	40.0		91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	$16,861
Arroyo Grande High	Public	8-12	495 Valley Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3200	2,031	103	19.8	37.2%	1,090 (53.7%)	19 (0.9%)	745 (36.7%)	87 (4.3%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	77 (3.8%)	63.1	674^th of 2133 public high schools	68.4%		72.5	544^th of 2017 public high schools	73.0%	130								30.2	23.8							54.6							33.9							$5,281
Branch Elementary	Public	K-6	970 Sch Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 474-3720	324	14	23.3	25.0%	226 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	75.9	1347^th of 5789 public elementary schools	76.7%		81.6	1044^th of 5662 public elementary schools	81.6%	303					47.3					58.5	59.6	70.9	72.3				53.7	59.6	43.6	57.5										$4,968
Dana Elementary	Public	K-6	920 W. Tefft St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3790	580	24	24.2	65.2%	180 (31.0%)	1 (0.2%)	362 (62.4%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.3%)	45.7	2838^th of 5789 public elementary schools	51.0%		48.3	2643^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	53.3%	195					23.8					47.4	39.4	53.6	52.8				48.7	39.4	23.8	38.2				90.4	96.5		93.9	94.7	97.4	$4,703
Grover Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	365 S. 10th St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3770	434	20	22.5	74.0%	99 (22.8%)	5 (1.2%)	292 (67.3%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	46.4	2795^th of 5789 public elementary schools	51.7%		36.4	3378^th of 5662 public elementary schools	40.3%	583					27.5					58.1	47.8	50.7	42.3				42.2	33.3	44.1	27.9				94.1	95.3	95.3	96.5			$5,127
Grover Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	770 N. Eighth St. and Ritchie	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3700	422	18	23.3	49.3%	197 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	169 (40.0%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.2%)	55.7	2268^th of 5789 public elementary schools	60.8%		59.5	2056^th of 5662 public elementary schools	63.7%	212					42.9					35.9	54.1	69.4	44.9				45.3	49.2	36.7	40.8				95.7	95.7	97.1	97.1	95.7	95.7	$5,042
Harloe Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Fair Oaks Ave.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3710	636	27	24.5	37.7%	364 (57.2%)	2 (0.3%)	211 (33.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	83.1	1012^th of 5789 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.5	1203^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	78.8%	191					48.9					70.7	69.7	70.7	65.1				68.5	65.2	49.5	58.3				90.5	92.9	95.2	94.1	91.7	95.2	$5,068
Judkins Middle	Public	7-8	680 Wadsworth St.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3600	507	24	19.7	58.4%	209 (41.2%)	6 (1.2%)	256 (50.5%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	64.4	809^th of 2715 public middle schools	70.2%		52.5	1025^th of 2480 public middle schools	58.7%	216						32.9								64.4	62.6						39.2	34.6								$4,683
Lopez Continuation High	Public	9-12	1055 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3750	115	9	12.2	87.0%	41 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	12.7	1876^th of 2133 public high schools	12.0%		14.2	1625^th of 2017 public high schools	19.4%	251								3.9	0.0							17.7							0.0							$8,850
Nipomo Elementary	Public	K-6	190 E. Price St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3780	403	19	22.6	81.6%	97 (24.1%)	2 (0.5%)	283 (70.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	39.1	3241^st of 5789 public elementary schools	44.0%		35	3474^th of 5662 public elementary schools	38.6%	233					28.6					32.8	51.0	49.0	36.1				46.6	39.2	26.5	30.7				91.5			91.5	94.9	94.9	$4,902
Fairgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	2101 The Pike	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3740	452	23	21.1	60.0%	156 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	252 (55.8%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	51.2	2533^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	56.2%		46.2	2772^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	51.0%	239					31.1					41.9	55.2	48.9	54.7				41.9	53.5	33.3	34.4				91.6	94.0	95.2	92.8	95.2	92.8	$4,805
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-6	1208 Linda Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 474-3730	619	25	24.3	17.8%	414 (66.9%)	6 (1.0%)	114 (18.4%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	90.3	627^th of 5789 public elementary schools	89.2%		88	739^th of 5662 public elementary schools	86.9%	112					57.0					70.2	74.8	72.4	79.2				72.1	72.7	67.8	64.4				93.4	93.4	94.7	93.4	93.4	93.4	$4,560
Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3800	374	18	22.5	91.7%	51 (13.6%)	5 (1.3%)	306 (81.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.1	3523^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	39.1%		28.2	3975^th of 5662 public elementary schools	29.8%	452					21.6					31.7	44.2	39.2	31.2				39.0	40.4	37.3	36.1										$5,503
Paulding Middle	Public	7-8	600 Crown Hill St.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3500	620	29	20.7	44.4%	356 (57.4%)	3 (0.5%)	213 (34.4%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	69.9	692^nd of 2715 public middle schools	74.5%		64.7	751^st of 2480 public middle schools	69.7%	59						39.6								60.8	61.8						41.8	44.2								$4,867
Shell Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Shell Beach Rd.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 474-3760	384	18	22.8	25.8%	266 (69.3%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (20.1%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.0%)	79.5	1198^th of 5789 public elementary schools	79.3%		72.6	1456^th of 5662 public elementary schools	74.3%	258					58.9					77.4	60.9	76.8	61.4				73.6	46.8	55.4	42.1				87.5	90.6	93.8	92.2	90.6	92.2	$4,351
Mesa Middle	Public	7-8	2555 Halcyon Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3400	536	25	21.7	65.1%	169 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	335 (62.5%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	43.6	1335^th of 2715 public middle schools	50.8%		45.8	1200^th of 2480 public middle schools	51.6%	135						26.1								47.8	43.4						32.2	29.7								$4,813
Nipomo High	Public	9-12	525 N. Thompson Rd.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3300	928	52	17.8	64.5%	299 (32.2%)	7 (0.8%)	571 (61.5%)	23 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	21 (2.3%)	56.3	826^th of 2133 public high schools	61.3%		57.5	852^nd of 2017 public high schools	57.8%	26								31.9	14.9							59.9							27.8							$5,874
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary	Public	K-6	1661 Via Alta Mesa	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3670	582	23	26.1	55.5%	224 (38.5%)	2 (0.3%)	328 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	44.6	2904^th of 5789 public elementary schools	49.8%		39.5	3189^th of 5662 public elementary schools	43.7%	285					35.1					46.2	39.0	48.1	49.4				47.4	32.9	28.6	36.8				93.9	93.9	96.9	93.9	93.9	94.9	$4,606
Central Coast New Technical High	Public	9-12	525 N. Thompson Ave.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 474-3350	317	20	15.4	39.1%	190 (59.9%)	3 (0.9%)	94 (29.7%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	87.4	233^rd of 2133 public high schools	89.1%		93.3	136^th of 2017 public high schools	93.3%	97								35.9	50.8							82.8							50.0							$5,808
Pacific View Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1065 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	No	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 474-3000																			(n/a)
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Ranchita Canyon Rd.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 467-3453	60	4	13.5	33.3%	38 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (20.0%)	2 (3.3%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)								(n/a)																														$20,420
Monarch Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	348 Los Osos Valley Rd.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 534-2844	358	15	23.8	40.2%	266 (74.3%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	89.9	648^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.8%		88.3	725^th of 5662 public elementary schools	87.2%	77					57.4					82.5	82.0	61.1					85.0	82.0	59.3					95.4						$14,090
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 534-2856	343	13	24.1	47.8%	191 (55.7%)	5 (1.5%)	82 (23.9%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	56.8	2213^th of 5789 public elementary schools	61.8%		67.4	1708^th of 5662 public elementary schools	69.8%	505					31.9					59.6	40.0	47.9					67.3	49.0	37.5					97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$15,081
Bishop's Peak Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Jaycee Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 596-4030	424	19	24.5	23.1%	287 (67.7%)	4 (0.9%)	77 (18.2%)	29 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	91.5	557^th of 5789 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.7	653^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	88.5%	96					51.9					75.6	67.3	72.6	83.1				82.1	67.3	67.3	77.1				95.5		97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	$11,697
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2125 Story St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 596-4070	379	17	23.4	58.8%	185 (48.8%)	4 (1.1%)	157 (41.4%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	73.2	1461^st of 5789 public elementary schools	74.8%		71.9	1482^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	73.8%	21					35.4					50.0	68.8	64.6	58.0				63.2	70.2	47.9	57.5				93.7				96.8		$13,176
Laguna Middle	Public	7-8	11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 596-4055	804	35	23.7	28.5%	453 (56.3%)	8 (1.0%)	256 (31.8%)	44 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.7%)	93	198^th of 2715 public middle schools	92.7%		88.6	266^th of 2480 public middle schools	89.3%	68						60.2								75.8	71.8						75.7	65.7								$11,622
Los Osos Middle	Public	6-8	1555 El Moro St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 534-2835	556	29	19.5	43.3%	331 (59.5%)	2 (0.4%)	154 (27.7%)	37 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	83.8	393^rd of 2715 public middle schools	85.5%		85.1	341^st of 2480 public middle schools	86.3%	52						46.5							60.9	73.0	73.1					51.0	61.6	52.2								$13,900
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 596-4075	424	17	25.4	21.0%	310 (73.1%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.9%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.8%)	95	287^th of 5789 public elementary schools	95.0%		94.4	333^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	94.1%	46					58.7					73.4	82.7	77.8	88.7				79.7	90.4	77.8	78.9				97.3					97.3	$11,784
Morro Bay High	Public	9-12	235 Atascadero Rd.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 771-1845	841	41	20.8	34.6%	519 (61.7%)	6 (0.7%)	213 (25.3%)	52 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	82.1	324^th of 2133 public high schools	84.8%		85	311^th of 2017 public high schools	84.6%	13								37.8	37.1							70.3							43.7							$14,945
Pacheco Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Cuesta Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 596-4081	530	23	23.5	44.0%	204 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	298 (56.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	67.8	1703^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	70.6%		77.2	1252^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	77.9%	451	10.6	16.2	14.5	25.7	37.7					42.4	63.2	55.1	59.5				56.5	66.2	47.8	56.8				91.3	96.3	96.3	92.5	95.0	93.8	$12,683
Pacific Beach High	Public	10-12	11950 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 596-4023	54	2	17.5	75.9%	25 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (44.4%)	2 (3.7%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	32.5	1382^nd of 2133 public high schools	35.2%		32.5	1341^st of 2017 public high schools	33.5%	41								10.5	21.1							26.3							5.3							$22,873
San Luis Obispo High	Public	9-12	1499 San Luis Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 596-4040	1,602	67	23.1	23.8%	953 (59.5%)	11 (0.7%)	450 (28.1%)	102 (6.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (5.1%)	96.1	79^th of 2133 public high schools	96.3%		89.8	206^th of 2017 public high schools	89.8%	127								60.5	50.8							81.3							58.7							$13,101
Sinsheimer Elementary	Public	K-6	2755 Augusta St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 596-4088	381	15	25.0	22.3%	259 (68.0%)	3 (0.8%)	85 (22.3%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	92.1	516^th of 5789 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.8	850^th of 5662 public elementary schools	85.0%	334					59.3					81.5	69.1	76.3	72.9				83.1	72.7	71.2	64.6				96.2			96.2	96.2		$12,309
C L Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	1375 Balboa St.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 596-4094	403	17	23.1	47.1%	167 (41.4%)	9 (2.2%)	182 (45.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.2%)	57.3	2197^th of 5789 public elementary schools	62.0%		47.5	2689^th of 5662 public elementary schools	52.5%	492					15.5					58.7	47.7	49.1	75.0				66.7	61.4	27.6	43.2				96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6	96.6	$13,777
Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 596-4100	179	5	31.2	14.5%	123 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.0%)	19 (10.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)					90.0						93.3	100.0	88.9					95.0	92.0	80.0										$11,338
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Sequoia St.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 771-1858	346	14	25.1	48.8%	207 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	94 (27.2%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	69.7	1615^th of 5789 public elementary schools	72.1%		79	1183^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	79.1%	432					43.4					53.7	58.6	57.7					50.0	65.0	54.7					92.6	92.6	96.3	93.8	93.8	93.8	$12,917
Peep - Prepare	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Lizzie St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 549-1220	14			21.4%	5 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (50.0%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lillian Larsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1601 L St.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 467-3216	414	15	26.5	98.1%	39 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	366 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.3	4679^th of 5789 public elementary schools	19.2%		17.4	4900^th of 5662 public elementary schools	13.5%	221					13.2	18.0				29.7	34.3	32.4	24.4	29.0	23.1		32.5	43.2	23.7	12.8	29.0	30.8		90.5	96.8		90.5	96.8	96.8	$6,971
Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 227-1040	214	9	22.6	40.2%	150 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (23.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	72.3	1502^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.1	1671^st of 5662 public elementary schools	70.5%	169					50.0	22.2				61.5	52.9	63.6	55.6	76.5	50.0		53.9	41.2	65.2	51.9	64.7	33.3		90.9				90.9		$8,332
Shandon Elementary	Public	K-8	301 S. First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 238-1782	192	12	18.1	77.6%	36 (18.8%)	2 (1.0%)	150 (78.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	16.1	5152^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	11.0%		27.2	4063^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	28.2%	1089					16.7	18.2				5.6	27.6	12.5	26.7	52.9	31.8		33.3	13.8	8.3	40.0	38.9	22.7
Shandon High	Public	9-12	101 S. First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 238-0286	87	7	11.9	70.1%	19 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	59.3	760^th of 2133 public high schools	64.4%		38.4	1248^th of 2017 public high schools	38.1%	488																60.9							21.7
Eagle Canyon High	Public	9-12	950 Old Co Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 434-5833	10	1	12.0	60.0%	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																														$9,181
Vineyard Elementary	Public	3-5	2121 Vineyard Dr.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 434-5840	481	13	36.8	20.6%	327 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (19.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.8%)	62.5	1945^th of 5789 public elementary schools	66.4%		71.7	1491^st of 5662 public elementary schools	73.7%	454					29.9					65.8	67.8	53.1					63.2	51.1	28.7											$7,989
Templeton Elementary	Public	K-2	215 Eighth St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 434-5820	476	19	25.9	20.0%	313 (65.8%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (22.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)								(n/a)																								94.6	97.0	97.6	95.2	96.4	95.8	$9,181
Templeton High	Public	9-12	1200 Main St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	No	(805) 434-5888	757	34	21.6	14.5%	523 (69.1%)	4 (0.5%)	157 (20.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (7.9%)	83.6	297^th of 2133 public high schools	86.1%		87.2	264^th of 2017 public high schools	86.9%	33									32.9							76.4							42.6							$9,654
Templeton Independent Study High	Public	9-12	964 Old Co Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 434-5833	77	4	17.7	33.8%	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (28.6%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	55.9	833^rd of 2133 public high schools	60.9%		51.8	977^th of 2017 public high schools	51.6%	144							30.0									46.7							19.2							$7,432
Templeton Home	Public	K-8	964 Old Co Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 434-5833	28	2	22.4	35.7%	21 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																														$8,325
Templeton Middle	Public	6-8	925 Old Co Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 434-5813	593	22	25.0	21.8%	385 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (24.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.1%)	78	528^th of 2715 public middle schools	80.6%		74	564^th of 2480 public middle schools	77.3%	36						56.9							63.8	57.8	61.4					56.4	43.4	53.2								$8,658
San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	Public	6-12	1065 Kansas Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 781-5395	21	3	5.0	85.7%	10 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																														$35,372
San Luis County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3360 Ed Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 782-7340	37	7	5.4	70.3%	14 (37.8%)	1 (2.7%)	20 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)																														$7,415
San Luis Obispo County Community	Public	6-12	3350 Ed Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 782-7350	87	4	23.5	85.1%	29 (33.3%)	1 (1.1%)	52 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	8.8	2115^th of 2133 public high schools	0.8%		12.3	1687^th of 2017 public high schools	16.4%	428																0.0							0.0							$28,054
Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	Public, Charter	10-12	721 Mendocino Ave. Camp San Lu	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(805) 782-6882	266	13	17.3	78.6%	24 (9.0%)	3 (1.1%)	229 (86.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13.9	1814^th of 2133 public high schools	15.0%		10	1864^th of 2017 public high schools	7.6%	50									4.5							17.0							0.0							$14,475

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