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Monterey Road Elementary

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Monterey Road Elementary ranks 1252 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Road Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 382 students in the Atascadero Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 21% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, where student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly outpaces both district and state averages. This is particularly impressive because Monterey Road Elementary achieves this while serving a community with a notable level of economic need, outperforming nearby schools like Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy and San Benito Elementary which have similar student demographics.

Key factors in the school's success include an exceptionally low rate of chronic student absences—less than half the district average—and very efficient operations, achieving stronger results than neighboring schools while spending less per student. This consistent, high-performance model makes Monterey Road a standout within the local educational landscape.

382

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,443

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3355 Monterey Rd.
Atascadero, CA 93422-1869

(805) 462-4270

District: Atascadero Unified

Students who attend Monterey Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Atascadero Middle
High:	Atascadero High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Two or more races:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg44%

California avg41%

1,252^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Atascadero Unified

594^th of 1,543Atascadero 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	77.8	1252 of 5857	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1072 of 5869	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	1152 of 5859	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	1046 of 5883	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	1173 of 5789	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1509 of 5662	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.9	1090 of 5692	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.9	1813 of 5614	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.2	2278 of 5611	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	1655 of 5530	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	63.2	1878 of 5390	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	1710 of 5377	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.7	1427 of 5314	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	1112 of 5193	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.4	1380 of 5113	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	1242 of 5113	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.4	1053 of 4818	78.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.3	1039 of 4822	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	1046 of 4809	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	1443 of 5597	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	1124 of 5612	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	1385 of 5609	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	1506 of 5635	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	1453 of 5492	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	2017 of 5413	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	1307 of 5107	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1058 of 5087	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	1716 of 4963	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	737 of 5460	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	949 of 5517	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1098 of 5363	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	645 of 5264	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	1377 of 5173	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	561 of 5084	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	1140 of 5628	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	1017 of 5643	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	984 of 5638	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	653 of 5663	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	867 of 5510	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	1122 of 5431	79.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	418 of 718	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	1184 of 2598	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1147 of 2651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1249 of 2661	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	938 of 2726	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	971 of 2834	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1416 of 2737	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science49%+16 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 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
Monterey Road Elementary	Public	K-5	3355 Monterey Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4270	382	16	23.8	42.1%	232 (60.7%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (20.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (16.5%)	77.8	1252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		82	1072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	180	49.1		49.1	68.0	60.4	50.9				60.8	72.0	50.0	49.1				59.1	96.7				96.7		$14,443	$1,173	$13,270
San Benito Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 San Benito Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4330	403	15	27.2	56.6%	242 (60.0%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (29.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	56.4	2236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%		49.8	2566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	330	33.3		33.3	48.5	41.7	54.0				48.6	57.6	31.3	41.3				44.6							$13,262	$903	$12,359
Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy	Public	K-5	8655 Santa Rosa Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4290	377	19	19.8	70.3%	135 (35.8%)	9 (2.4%)	187 (49.6%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	27	4215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		36	3440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	775	25.0		25.0	30.5	32.7	38.6				33.5	25.4	18.2	29.6				24.1	95.4	95.4		96.6	96.6	96.6	$16,191	$1,991	$14,200
San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 San Gabriel Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4340	360	14	25.7	47.5%	187 (51.9%)	11 (3.1%)	112 (31.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	70.9	1560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		68.9	1643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	83	52.0		52.0	51.6	50.9	64.0				55.1	61.3	39.3	56.0				52.4							$16,055	$2,552	$13,503
Templeton Home	Public	K-8	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	54	3	18.0	25.9%	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (27.8%)	4 (7.4%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (18.5%)								(n/a)		14.3	22.2						28.6	44.7						7.1	31.6							$15,067	$1,076	$13,991
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	$15,907	$1,295	$14,612
Vineyard Elementary	Public	3-5	2121 Vineyard Dr.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5840	426	16	26.6	20.0%	271 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (24.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	65.5	1819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		62.1	1977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	158	52.6		52.6	41.5	55.5	65.0				54.1	46.7	48.0	40.9				45.2							$14,331	$1,093	$13,238
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	$20,153	$1,849	$18,304
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	$16,935	$1,918	$15,017
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		$14,441	$684	$13,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Road Elementary

Is Monterey Road Elementary a good school?

Monterey Road Elementary ranks 1252^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Road Elementary?

Students at Monterey Road Elementary are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Monterey Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monterey Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Atascadero Middle
High : Atascadero High

What district is Monterey Road Elementary in?

Atascadero Unified

How many students attend Monterey Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Monterey Road Elementary.

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