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San Luis Coastal Unified

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At a glance

257^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 18

Better than 83% of California districts

Elementary 9 Middle 3 High 3 Alternative 1Grades K-12

1500 Lizzie St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3062·(805) 549-1200·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 83.2% of districts

Schools

7,653

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMonarch Grove Elementary564^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Baywood Elementary up 313 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Morro Bay High 17.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

San Luis Coastal Unified has 16 schools—nine elementary, three middle, three high and one alternative—serving students from elementary through high school. Excluding Pacific Beach High, the 14 scored schools averaged 68% proficiency in ELA, 58% in math and 56% in science, about 19, 19 and 20 percentage points above state results. These are unweighted all-grades averages, and the clearest takeaway is that strong district averages mask wide differences among schools.

Teach Elementary is the strongest test-score standout: its all-grades results were 92% in ELA, 86% in math and 81% in science, and it led grade-matched comparisons in grades 4–6 ELA and math and grade 5 science. Its ELA advantage over the next-highest supplied school was 22 percentage points in grade 4, 17 in grade 5 and 11 in grade 6. At the high-school level, San Luis Obispo High and Morro Bay High tied at 75% in grade 11 ELA; San Luis Obispo led in math, 54% to 46%, and science, 57% to 55%. By contrast, Pacific Beach reported 18% ELA and 0% in math and science, despite a 100% graduation rate. Its enrollment is 62, so its results describe a much smaller group than those at the larger high schools.

Recent averages improved, especially in science, but individual schools moved in different directions: excluding Pacific Beach, school averages rose about 1 percentage point in ELA, 1 in math and 6 in science from 2024–25 to 2025–26, compared with state increases of about 0, 1 and 3 points. Sinsheimer Elementary science rose 41 points, while C. L. Smith Elementary science fell 9. SchoolDigger ranks the district 139th of 968, in the 86th percentile with four stars; its school rankings place San Luis Obispo High in the 90th percentile, Laguna Middle in the 89th, and Pacific Beach in the 6th. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 25% at Teach and 74% at Pacific Beach; their student-teacher ratios were 32.1 and 14.6, respectively. These measures do not neatly track proficiency, so school- and grade-specific results are more useful for comparing options.

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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)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monarch Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	348 Los Osos Valley Rd.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2844	324	14	23.1	40.7%	225 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.2%)	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	91.6	564^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.3%		88.4	749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%	185	60.3				60.3	74.0	70.0	74.6					73.0	83.3	76.0	58.7					71.4	≥ 98%		$22,425	$19,004	$3,421
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2856	342	15	22.8	48.5%	163 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (37.4%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	65.5	1803^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	69.0%		59	2116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%	313	57.5				57.5	57.1	41.3	67.5					54.8	42.9	39.1	57.5					45.9	94%	0%	$21,262	$19,610	$1,652
Bishop's Peak Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Jaycee Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4030	358	17	21.0	34.1%	226 (63.1%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (18.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.0%)	86.7	818^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.9%		86.3	863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%	45	56.9				56.9	70.4	67.4	65.5	79.6				70.2	72.2	74.0	56.9	45.5				62.6	≥ 98%		$21,588	$20,126	$1,462
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2125 Story St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4070	437	19	23.0	53.5%	193 (44.2%)	4 (0.9%)	175 (40.0%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.0%)	72.1	1484^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.8	1610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%	126	46.7				46.7	50.0	51.2	60.0	78.4				60.1	52.7	44.2	51.1	54.9				51.0	97%	1%	$20,413	$19,006	$1,407
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%)	88.2	298^th of 2740 public middle schools	89.1%		90.6	261^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.5%	37		56.2			56.2					69.2	69.9		69.6					63.5	56.2		59.9			$20,128	$18,970	$1,158
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%)	79.7	479^th of 2740 public middle schools	82.5%		84.5	381^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%	98		52.4			52.4				58.0	77.5	62.4		66.7				46.9	54.4	44.3		48.7			$22,939	$21,410	$1,529
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4075	521	23	22.6	23.6%	361 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	66 (12.7%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	90	650^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.8%		88.3	759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%	109	57.1				57.1	79.5	68.6	71.8	66.7				72.3	81.3	70.6	56.5	65.0				68.1	95%	1%	$17,742	$16,186	$1,556
Morro Bay High	Public	9-12	235 Atascadero Rd.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 771-1845	751	42	17.8	51.1%	427 (56.9%)	2 (0.3%)	238 (31.7%)	36 (4.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	86.3	268^th of 2135 public high schools	87.4%		77.9	448^th of 2162 public high schools	79.3%	180			55.1		54.0							75.0	75.0							45.8	45.8			$25,956	$23,576	$2,380
Pacheco Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Cuesta Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4081	488	20	24.4	47.7%	159 (32.6%)	4 (0.8%)	298 (61.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	68.7	1649^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.2	1679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%	30	45.2				45.2	51.5	57.6	52.1	61.1				55.1	47.1	54.2	50.0	48.2				49.8	≥ 98%		$20,599	$19,664	$935
Pacific Beach High	Public	10-12	11950 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4023	62	4	14.6	74.2%	23 (37.1%)	1 (1.6%)	32 (51.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	8.9	2008^th of 2135 public high schools	5.9%		8.1	2112^th of 2162 public high schools	2.3%	104			0.0		0.0							17.9	17.9							0.0	0.0			$36,940	$36,138	$802
San Luis Obispo High	Public	9-12	1499 San Luis Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4040	1,678	78	21.5	39.0%	941 (56.1%)	18 (1.1%)	521 (31.0%)	72 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	107 (6.4%)	89.7	210^th of 2135 public high schools	90.2%		87.2	260^th of 2162 public high schools	88.0%	50			57.5		57.2							75.7	75.7							53.5	53.5			$19,810	$18,796	$1,014
Sinsheimer Elementary	Public	K-6	2755 Augusta St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4088	401	16	25.0	26.4%	273 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (17.7%)	19 (4.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	89.1	694^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.1%		83.4	992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%	298	72.7				72.7	73.4	64.4	77.3	69.5				71.2	71.9	60.0	75.0	52.5				64.6	≥ 98%		$18,713	$16,816	$1,897
C L Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	1375 Balboa St.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4094	528	24	22.4	45.5%	241 (45.6%)	10 (1.9%)	219 (41.5%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	73.6	1420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.1	1191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%	229	40.7				40.7	56.3	66.2	50.0	66.2				60.1	61.5	58.5	43.3	48.7				53.0	95%	1%	$19,133	$16,578	$2,555
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)	80.6				80.6		92.2	94.0	89.7				92.0		90.6	80.6	86.8				85.9			$14,973	$14,468	$505
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Sequoia St.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 771-1858	271	13	20.8	56.5%	141 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (37.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	66.5	1755^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.7	1612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%	143	48.4				48.4	54.6	50.0	58.1					53.8	53.3	56.8	32.3					49.2	97%	0%	$26,185	$22,894	$3,291
Peep - Prepare	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Lizzie St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 549-1220	25	3	8.3	16.0%	9 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (44.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																								$14,521	$774	$13,747

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	6.14 mi	4	1442^nd
Cayucos Elementary	10.1 mi	1	144^th
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	11.27 mi	1	26^th
Atascadero Unified	14.28 mi	12	634^th
Lucia Mar Unified	14.35 mi	19	584^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.

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