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Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-6

355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter is a small, high-performing K-6 elementary school in San Luis Obispo, serving about 163 students and consistently ranking in the top 6% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic results are outstanding, with over 82% of students proficient in English and 75% in math, significantly outperforming both state averages and all nearby schools, including high-performing ones like Ocean View Elementary. This excellence is remarkably consistent year after year, and the school achieves these results while spending notably less per student than other schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified and Lucia Mar Unified districts. It also maintains a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than the state average, indicating a strong, engaged school community.

As a charter school, Bellevue-Santa Fe operates with independence and has demonstrated an efficient model that delivers top-tier outcomes. While it serves a community with certain socioeconomic advantages compared to some neighbors like Grover Beach Elementary, its performance gap over demographically similar schools such as Shell Beach Elementary suggests its success is also driven by its specific programs and approach. For parents, this school represents a proven, stable option that excels in preparing students academically within its charter framework.

163

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,666

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 San Luis Bay Dr.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-8003

(805) 595-7169

District: Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2019 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2019

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

California avg41%

355^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From top 1% (2019) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 1,543Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District 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	94.8	355 of 5857	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	265 of 5869	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	424 of 5859	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	138 of 5883	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	23 of 1417	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	83 of 5789	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	93.5	397 of 5609	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	232 of 5635	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	5 of 1267	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	226 of 5492	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	278 of 5628	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	66 of 5643	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	329 of 5638	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	110 of 5663	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	39 of 1272	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	47 of 5510	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	229 of 2598	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	142 of 2651	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	293 of 2661	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	113 of 2726	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	94 of 2834	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2023)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science68%+36 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 (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 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 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 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
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	163	7	23.2	16.6%	131 (80.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	94.8	355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		96	265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	90	68.4	68.4	68.2	87.5	84.2	91.3	83.0	86.4	62.5	68.4	82.6	75.0	91.7	91.7					$11,666	$449	$11,217
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	$16,465	$1,458	$15,007
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%)	79.1	1191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.9	1003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	188	50.0	50.0	66.7	61.0	69.0	65.2	65.7	58.0	59.3	44.4	48.6	52.2							$17,682	$2,900	$14,782
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%)	88.3	759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		91.4	611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	148	62.7	62.7	64.6	63.4	78.0	67.3	67.8	76.9	64.7	66.1	55.4	66.0	88.0	94.0			94.0	94.0	$15,961	$1,988	$13,973
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%)	69.8	1610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		80.3	1140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	470	42.1	42.1	50.9	55.3	52.6	65.9	55.6	56.4	55.3	40.4	54.8	51.2							$17,204	$1,998	$15,206
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%)	83.4	992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		90.3	688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	304	31.8	31.8	73.5	74.4	67.7	88.9	75.3	68.6	65.1	53.0	75.6	64.4							$16,836	$2,569	$14,267
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						$17,038	$1,459	$15,579
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%)	86.3	863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.2	1106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	243	64.3	64.3	61.1	75.0	76.2	64.6	69.0	61.1	78.6	50.0	54.2	62.0	95.2	96.8			96.8		$17,402	$2,074	$15,328
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%)	68.2	1679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		77	1293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	386	34.6	34.6	62.3	53.5	57.4	55.4	57.0	60.7	47.3	32.7	56.9	49.8	83.3	85.4	93.8	83.3	87.5	89.6	$17,370	$1,679	$15,691
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							$16,174	$1,532	$14,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter

Is Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter a good school?

Yes. Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter ranks in the top 6.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter?

Students at Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter.

What district is Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter in?

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