Shandon Joint Unified

Summary:

The Shandon Joint Unified district in California consists of three schools serving 261 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, with Shandon Elementary covering K-8, Shandon High serving grades 9-12, and the very small Parkfield Elementary.

When comparing schools, Parkfield Elementary stands out for its perfect attendance record and small class sizes, while Shandon Elementary shows positive momentum with recent improvements in its state ranking. In contrast, Shandon High faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where proficiency rates are critically low, and its overall ranking has declined.

Overall, the district's academic performance trails state averages, especially in math and science, and chronic absenteeism is higher than the state average. However, the data shows that smaller schools like Parkfield Elementary can achieve excellent outcomes, and improvements at the elementary level suggest effective strategies may be emerging within the Shandon Joint Unified district.

District Detail

101 South First St.
Shandon, CA 93461-0079

(805) 238-0286

SchoolDigger Rank:
1108^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 261

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkfield Elementary	Public	K-6	70585 Parkfield Coalinga Rd.	San Miguel	93451	Monterey County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 463-2331	11	1	11.0	45.5%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$26,776	$781	$25,995
Shandon Elementary	Public	K-8	301 South First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 238-1782	167	10	16.1	65.3%	18 (10.8%)	2 (1.2%)	145 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	37.5	3375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		21.1	4763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	1388	26.7	26.7			26.7	33.3	15.4	35.7	52.6	25.0	40.0		34.4	38.5	61.5	13.3	22.2	15.0	13.3		25.5	$23,794	$2,404	$21,390
Shandon High	Public	9-12	101 South First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 238-0286	83	7	12.2	71.1%	9 (10.8%)	1 (1.2%)	73 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1672^nd of 2162 public high schools	22.7%		35.3	1361^st of 2159 public high schools	37.0%	311			10.5	15.0	12.8							21.1	21.1							0.0	0.0	$29,221	$1,235	$27,986

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary	16.55 mi	1	703^rd
Coalinga-Huron Unified	17.3 mi	11	1466^th
San Miguel Joint Union	17.76 mi	3	737^th
Reef-Sunset Unified	18 mi	9	1469^th
Bradley Union Elementary	21.04 mi	4

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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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