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Paso Robles High

Q: Is Paso Robles High a good school?

Paso Robles High ranks 509 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 76% of California high schools

Summary

Paso Robles High is a large public high school serving about 2,000 students in grades 9-12 within the Paso Robles Joint Unified district, and it has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from a 3-star to a 4-star rating in the latest year.

The school is a standout for its excellence in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and for maintaining exceptionally consistent graduation rates above 91% for five years. While mathematics remains an area for growth, the school manages chronic absenteeism better than many nearby schools and shows dramatic improvement across all student groups, including a notable 32-percentile-point jump for Special Education students. This "bounce-back" success is achieved with relatively moderate per-student spending, indicating efficient use of resources.

Compared to other local high schools, Paso Robles High's recent improvement trajectory is the most dramatic, and it significantly outperforms other schools in its own district like Independence High and Liberty High (Continuation). It holds its own against strong performers like Templeton High and Morro Bay High, especially in serving a student population with significant economic need.

1,986

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,032

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Niblick Rd.
Paso Robles, CA 93446-3409

(805) 769-1500

District: Paso Robles Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

White:

36.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2024 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg36%

California avg41%

509^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Paso Robles Joint Unified

940^th of 1,543Paso Robles Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	509 of 2162	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	967 of 2159	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	662 of 2170	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	655 of 2123	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	451 of 1290	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	707 of 2133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	412 of 2017	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	372 of 2021	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	465 of 2039	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	370 of 1994	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	61.3	507 of 2426	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	57.3	608 of 2354	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	54.9	670 of 2367	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	63.7	425 of 2281	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	324 of 2238	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	67.8	308 of 2117	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	130 of 2063	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	71.7	246 of 1968	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	181 of 1901	90.5%	★★★★★
2004	64.9	266 of 1653	83.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	740 of 1161	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	350 of 555	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	561 of 1117	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	310 of 1052	70.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	707 of 1085	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	687 of 1064	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	777 of 1044	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	242 of 467	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	729 of 941	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	407 of 938	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	462 of 1906	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	966 of 1915	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.7	535 of 1915	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	546 of 1858	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	428 of 1054	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	562 of 1833	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	295 of 1760	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	544 of 1900	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	1010 of 1902	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	679 of 1917	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	741 of 1861	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	836 of 1814	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.3	289 of 1742	83.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	120 of 410	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	24.0	255 of 328	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	131 of 290	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	511 of 2013	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	982 of 2026	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	798 of 2030	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	746 of 1943	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	446 of 1126	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	817 of 1937	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	343 of 1862	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	538 of 1942	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	856 of 1948	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	732 of 1963	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	724 of 1916	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	419 of 1122	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	789 of 1880	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	498 of 1834	72.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	116 of 175	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	151 of 183	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	162 of 190	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	134 of 168	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	246 of 577	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	381 of 574	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	454 of 541	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	364 of 422	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	474 of 1252	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	849 of 1216	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	265 of 1197	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	311 of 1155	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	43.8	689 of 1173	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	435 of 1193	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	465 of 1204	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	543 of 1222	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	338 of 1173	71.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)34th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Paso Robles High	Public	9-12	801 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1500	1,986	92	21.6	65.0%	729 (36.7%)	23 (1.2%)	1,137 (57.3%)	25 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.1%)	74	509^th of 2162 public high schools	76.5%		51.6	967^th of 2159 public high schools	55.2%	458	40.2		39.6	67.4	67.4	33.3	33.3	$16,032	$1,521	$14,511
Independence High	Public	9-12	812 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1620	137	6	22.1	55.5%	46 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	21.6	1660^th of 2162 public high schools	23.2%		39	1268^th of 2159 public high schools	41.3%	392	14.8		14.8	31.7	31.7	3.3	3.3	$18,947	$1,174	$17,773
Liberty High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	810 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1600	171	10	17.0	76.6%	30 (17.5%)	3 (1.8%)	134 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	13.3	1872^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.4%		12.5	1912^th of 2159 public high schools	11.4%	40	5.6		6.5	18.6	18.6	4.3	4.3	$15,251	$1,174	$14,077
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)								$19,167	$1,227	$17,940
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%)	44.7	1148^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%		37	1315^th of 2159 public high schools	39.1%	167	28.1		28.6	51.5	51.5	12.1	12.1	$12,842	$959	$11,883
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%)	73.8	515^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%		83.6	350^th of 2159 public high schools	83.8%	165	38.4		36.8	74.0	74.0	30.9	30.9	$16,524	$928	$15,596
Atascadero High	Public	9-12	1 High School Hill	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4300	1,157	59	19.5	44.9%	698 (60.3%)	17 (1.5%)	367 (31.7%)	21 (1.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (3.7%)	69.1	619^th of 2162 public high schools	71.4%		54.4	896^th of 2159 public high schools	58.5%	277	39.1		38.2	60.5	60.5	31.3	31.3	$17,190	$651	$16,539
Paloma Creek High	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	55	3	16.0	70.9%	32 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	8.5	2096^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		10.5	2040^th of 2159 public high schools	5.5%	56	0.0		4.2	11.8	11.8	0.0	0.0	$17,946	$917	$17,029
Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	159	6	28.5	40.9%	108 (67.9%)	1 (0.6%)	40 (25.2%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	37.8	1315^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		56.8	841^st of 2159 public high schools	61.0%	474	20.4		20.4	44.2	44.2	15.7	15.7	$12,865	$368	$12,497
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Paso Robles High

Is Paso Robles High a good school?

Paso Robles High ranks 509^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Paso Robles High in?

Paso Robles Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Paso Robles High?

Students at Paso Robles High are 57% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Paso Robles High?

Paso Robles High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary
Elementary : Glen Speck Elementary
Elementary : Kermit King Elementary
Elementary : Pat Butler Elementary
Elementary : Virginia Peterson Elementary
Elementary : Winifred Pifer Elementary
Middle : Lewis Flamson Junior High

How many students attend Paso Robles High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,986 students attended Paso Robles High.

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