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Lucia Mar Unified

At a glance

582^ndof 1,543 California districts▲ 4

Better than 62% of California districts

Elementary 11 Middle 3 High 4 Alternative 1Grades K-12

602 Orchard St.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-4000·(805) 474-3000·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 62.3% of districts

Schools

9,590

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBranch Elementary414^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Grover Beach Elementary up 475 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pacific View Academy 16.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Lucia Mar Unified district serves communities along California's Central Coast with 19 schools, spanning from elementary through high school, including alternative and technical options.

The district features standout performers like Central Coast New Technical High and Branch Elementary, which rank among the top schools in the state, alongside comprehensive high schools such as Arroyo Grande High that show strong graduation rates and academic proficiency. In contrast, schools like Lopez Continuation High and Nipomo Elementary face significant challenges with lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism, indicating areas where targeted support is needed.

Key takeaways include a noticeable dip in performance at the middle school level compared to the district's top elementary schools, and the success of career-focused education at Central Coast New Technical High. While higher per-student spending doesn't always guarantee better outcomes, the district-wide graduation rate exceeds the state average, and schools like Fairgrove Elementary demonstrate that effective programs can lead to strong performance even in schools with greater economic need.

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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 (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/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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arroyo Grande High	Public	9-12	495 Valley Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3200	2,012	96	20.9	47.2%	966 (48.0%)	11 (0.5%)	845 (42.0%)	60 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (5.7%)	79.9	414^th of 2162 public high schools	80.9%		74.4	488^th of 2159 public high schools	77.4%	74			47.5	9.1	46.6							69.8	69.8							36.6	36.6							$15,413	$12,818	$2,595
Branch Elementary	Public	K-6	970 School Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3720	261	13	20.3	35.2%	155 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	74 (28.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	93.8	414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.5	671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	257	76.5				76.5	71.4	91.4	85.3	73.3				80.6	68.6	91.2	76.5	53.3				72.9							$17,884	$15,198	$2,686
Dana Elementary	Public	K-6	920 West Tefft St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3790	612	31	19.9	77.1%	161 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (68.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	29.7	3989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		37.8	3318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.5%	671	14.0				14.0	37.8	33.8	30.4	35.3				34.1	43.2	26.1	22.6	27.7				29.6	98.0						$14,152	$11,334	$2,818
Grover Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	365 South 10th St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3770	368	21	17.6	82.3%	90 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	241 (65.5%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	28.6	4084^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		23.3	4559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	475	23.6				23.6	41.9	38.5	25.5	31.5				33.8	31.8	28.9	16.4	24.1				24.9							$16,973	$14,248	$2,725
Grover Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	770 North Eighth St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3700	290	16	18.3	59.3%	120 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (47.9%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	41.4	3121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		48.6	2636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	485	23.4				23.4	43.2	45.5	31.9	53.3				43.2	27.0	44.1	23.4	35.6				31.9	96.6						$17,263	$14,630	$2,633
Harloe Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Fair Oaks Ave.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3710	619	27	22.5	54.0%	312 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (38.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.5%)	73.7	1437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.5%		76	1336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	101	52.8				52.8	61.4	43.5	64.8	70.2				59.7	70.5	39.1	47.3	48.8				51.3							$16,685	$13,990	$2,695
Judkins Middle	Public	7-8	680 Wadsworth St.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3600	431	25	17.5	60.3%	154 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (54.5%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	60.9	885^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.9%		61.8	842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	69.7%	43		28.5			28.5					61.5	54.2		57.9					41.3	31.2		36.3							$17,644	$15,084	$2,560
Lopez Continuation High	Public	10-12	1055 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3750	96	9	10.9	77.1%	27 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (65.6%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	11.2	1959^th of 2162 public high schools	9.4%		19.1	1716^th of 2159 public high schools	20.5%	243			0.0		0.0							15.2	15.2							4.6	4.6							$28,736	$24,444	$4,292
Nipomo Elementary	Public	K-6	190 East Price St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3780	436	22	19.9	83.7%	74 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (80.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	25.1	4388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.3	4170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	218	24.1				24.1	13.0	21.6	35.6	41.9				29.4	21.7	17.7	28.1	21.3				22.3	95.4		96.9		96.9		$15,541	$12,676	$2,865
Fairgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	2101 The Pike	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3740	365	20	18.6	67.9%	128 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (58.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	64.7	1854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.8	1833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	21	37.5				37.5	55.8	59.5	52.5	57.1				56.3	55.8	45.2	30.0	42.9				44.2	93.0	94.4	97.2	94.4	95.8	95.8	$14,066	$11,248	$2,818
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-6	1208 Linda Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3730	547	25	21.5	34.0%	334 (61.1%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.5%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	87.7	794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		92	567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	227	52.0				52.0	65.8	72.9	64.0	87.5				73.1	64.5	70.0	53.3	67.1				63.8							$17,007	$14,368	$2,639
Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3800	377	21	17.6	90.7%	80 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.7	3174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.8	3244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	70	29.3				29.3	43.8	33.9	47.4	46.3				42.8	39.6	17.5	32.8	30.4				29.7							$15,383	$12,694	$2,689
Paulding Middle	Public	7-8	600 Crown Hill St.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3500	544	27	19.9	45.8%	270 (49.6%)	4 (0.7%)	211 (38.8%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	74.6	590^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.6%		72.7	639^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.0%	49		40.3			40.3					73.0	56.7		64.8					49.2	38.5		43.8							$16,814	$14,116	$2,698
Shell Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Shell Beach Rd.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3760	330	16	20.6	33.0%	186 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	86 (26.1%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.5%)	81.2	1109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		87.1	862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	247	40.4				40.4	74.3	81.3	51.9	84.3				72.6	77.1	70.8	32.7	82.4				64.5	94.6		96.4	96.4		96.4	$17,342	$14,528	$2,814
Mesa Middle	Public	7-8	2555 Halcyon Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3400	474	25	18.9	73.8%	131 (27.6%)	3 (0.6%)	311 (65.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	44.6	1341^st of 2761 public middle schools	51.4%		41.8	1399^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.7%	58		29.3			29.3					44.4	49.0		46.7					29.0	22.6		25.7							$17,877	$15,106	$2,771
Nipomo High	Public	9-12	525 North Thompson Rd.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3300	819	43	19.0	70.2%	225 (27.5%)	5 (0.6%)	542 (66.2%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.8%)	61.4	785^th of 2162 public high schools	63.7%		49.7	1002^nd of 2159 public high schools	53.6%	217			34.0		33.3							67.7	67.7							19.8	19.8							$19,372	$16,590	$2,782
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary	Public	K-6	1661 Via Alta Mesa	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3670	577	26	22.4	67.2%	209 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	46.7	2781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		41.3	3102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	321	23.5				23.5	49.4	44.7	40.2	43.9				44.4	54.3	40.0	23.5	38.3				38.3							$14,626	$11,834	$2,792
Central Coast New Technical High	Public	9-12	523 North Thompson Ave.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3350	318	17	19.1	50.3%	160 (50.3%)	2 (0.6%)	123 (38.7%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	92.9	150^th of 2162 public high schools	93.1%		95.6	99^th of 2159 public high schools	95.4%	51			62.8		62.8							77.2	77.2							53.2	53.2							$19,079	$16,452	$2,627
Pacific View Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1065 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 474-3580	114	7	16.4	53.5%	54 (47.4%)	1 (0.9%)	40 (35.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)			8.0		15.0							50.0	48.1							3.7	7.7							$23,542	$20,380	$3,162

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Luis Coastal Unified	7.58 mi	17	275^th
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	9.31 mi	1	63^rd
Guadalupe Union Elementary	10.04 mi	4	1479^th
Santa Maria-Bonita	11.58 mi	21	1409^th
Blochman Union Elementary	14.29 mi	3	641^st

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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.

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