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Paso Robles Independent Study Center

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Paso Robles Independent Study Center is a very small, non-traditional public school in the Paso Robles Joint Unified district, serving just 37 students in grades K-8 with a flexible, independent study model.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic student absenteeism at 31.1%, which is much higher than the district average, and very low academic proficiency, especially in mathematics (10%) and science (0%). While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio and its per-student spending has increased significantly, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes compared to other schools. For example, nearby Kermit King Elementary in the same district achieves much higher proficiency rates, and even other small, alternative programs like Templeton Home show better performance.

This independent study model serves an important niche for students who may not thrive in a traditional classroom, but the data suggests the flexible structure may contribute to attendance and academic struggles. Parents considering this option should carefully weigh the need for a highly self-directed learning environment against the school's current performance metrics and high absenteeism rate when compared to other elementary schools in the area.

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,834

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2405 Spring St.
Paso Robles, CA 93446-1206

(805) 769-1675

District: Paso Robles Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

White:

32.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2004 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 70 percentile points since 2004

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,410^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2023

From bottom 34% (2023) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	15.6	2410 of 2761	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1365 of 2783	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	1834 of 2781	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.3	1019 of 2259	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.2	436 of 2236	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	12.4	1653 of 1804	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	1340 of 1777	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	78.6	309 of 1769	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	1134 of 2551	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	1590 of 2531	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	897 of 2388	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	1774 of 2374	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1771 of 2579	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1439 of 2531	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)56th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)31st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science0%-33 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)							% 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 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 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 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
Paso Robles Independent Study Center	Public	K-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1675	37	2	18.1	45.9%	12 (32.4%)	1 (2.7%)	22 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0					35.3	25.0	30.8					11.8	8.3	10.0							$15,834	$14,628	$1,206
Glen Speck Elementary	Public	K-6	401 17th St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1350	454	17	27.4	83.5%	101 (22.2%)	4 (0.9%)	307 (67.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	29.4	4004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.3	3991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	13	21.8		21.8	13.8	33.9	37.3	63.2			36.9	17.2	21.0	24.1	23.7			21.5							$28,971	$26,658	$2,313
Kermit King Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Schoolhouse Cir.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1700	507	19	26.8	55.8%	281 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (34.1%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	67.4	1718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%		76.5	1311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.7%	407	53.3		53.3	50.8	39.3	65.5	70.1			55.7	46.0	36.9	51.7	56.6			47.4	96.4				96.4		$15,584	$14,130	$1,454
Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1200	682	25	27.3	69.4%	122 (17.9%)	6 (0.9%)	516 (75.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	42.9	3016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		34.4	3566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	550	44.6		44.6	30.7	45.2	59.3	26.5			39.4	29.4	45.2	39.8	18.0			32.5	97.1			97.1			$16,906	$15,584	$1,322
Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1750	472	17	27.7	60.4%	179 (37.9%)	7 (1.5%)	243 (51.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	42.5	3041^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		52.7	2413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	628	38.0		38.0	29.7	24.6	49.4	50.0			38.6	37.8	22.6	37.2	35.0			33.6	92.5	93.8		96.3	93.8	93.8	$16,487	$15,092	$1,395
Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 221-8550	478	18	26.5	47.1%	255 (53.3%)	2 (0.4%)	174 (36.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	23.1	4586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		30.2	3914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	672	18.4	30.6	24.5	17.4	25.0	30.6	35.0	39.0	36.7	31.3	30.4	27.3	16.3	25.0	28.8	22.5	25.1	84.4	91.1			86.7		$33,116	$32,614	$502
Winifred Pifer Elementary	Public	K-6	1350 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1300	492	20	24.9	81.7%	123 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	333 (67.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	28.7	4082^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		31.8	3798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	284	21.7		21.7	39.0	33.3	30.5	37.5			35.4	30.9	31.8	21.7	13.9			24.9	92.5	97.2	98.1	95.3	97.2	96.2	$21,519	$19,748	$1,771
Virginia Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	2501 Beechwood Dr.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1250	461	20	22.5	70.3%	119 (25.8%)	11 (2.4%)	292 (63.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	41.9	3068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		31.3	3832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.7%	764	47.3		47.3	35.7	27.6	52.8	39.3			38.6	36.8	33.9	40.7	17.5			31.8	92.4	96.2	94.9	97.5	96.2	94.9	$24,962	$23,436	$1,526
Templeton Elementary	Public	K-2	215 Eighth St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5820	422	20	21.1	19.4%	207 (49.1%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (19.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	123 (29.1%)								(n/a)																		95.5	96.8		96.8	96.2	98.1	$19,451	$18,534	$917
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Ranchita Canyon Rd.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 467-3453	58	4	14.5	24.1%	37 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	46.8	2776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%					(n/a)	27.3		27.3			72.7				54.6			9.1				36.4							$42,059	$39,674	$2,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Paso Robles Independent Study Center

What is the racial makeup of Paso Robles Independent Study Center?

Students at Paso Robles Independent Study Center are 59% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Paso Robles Independent Study Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 37 students attended Paso Robles Independent Study Center.

What district is Paso Robles Independent Study Center in?

Paso Robles Joint Unified

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