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Monterey Road Elementary

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Monterey Road Elementary ranks 1334 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Road Elementary serves 382 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Atascadero, California, in Atascadero Unified. In 2025–2026, 61% of students were proficient in English language arts, 57% in math and 48% in science, with results above both state and district averages in all three subjects. The most important finding is that Monterey had the highest all-grades proficiency rates among nearby schools reporting results in all three subjects.

Math is the school’s clearest strength: its proficiency rate was 19 percentage points above both the state and district, and about 25 points above the nearby-school average. ELA was 11 points above the state and 10 above the district; science was 12 points above the state and 7 above the district. Fourth grade stood out, with 71% proficient in ELA and 65% in math. Fifth-grade ELA is the main concern: 48% were proficient, just below the state’s 49% and above the district’s 46%, but below Vineyard Elementary at 56%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so their all-grades averages are useful context rather than perfectly matched comparisons.

Results remain strong, but ELA and math have eased from earlier highs: since 2022–2023, each has fallen by about 3 percentage points. Science is up about 5 points over that period, but dropped from its 2023–2024 peak of 65%. Monterey Road Elementary earned a 4-star SchoolDigger rating and ranked in the 77th statewide percentile in 2025–2026. However, SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White Students—a measure of how well the school serves that group—was at the 51st percentile, 26 points below its overall ranking; its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students fell from the 87th to the 74th percentile in one year. In 2024–2025, 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student-teacher ratio was 23.8, compared with a nearby-school average of 24.3. Chronic absenteeism also fell to 10% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%.

382

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,752

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 — 59th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,334^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Atascadero Unified

634^th of 1,530Atascadero 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
2026	75.9	1334 of 5817	77.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.7	1557 of 5581	72.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.1	1047 of 5094	79.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.9	1422 of 5423	73.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.5	1210 of 5603	78.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.0	1238 of 2536	51.2%	★★★☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-26 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+11 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

Science48%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	75.9	1334^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.1%		77.8	1252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%	82	47.9		47.9	60.0	70.8	47.9				60.7	53.3	64.6	52.1				57.2	97%	0%	$15,752	$238	$15,514
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%)	36.4	3477^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.2%		56.4	2236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%	1241	27.7		27.7	36.5	38.2	38.3				37.6	35.5	40.0	25.5				34.2	≥ 98%		$14,165	$239	$13,926
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%)	27.1	4222^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	27.4%		27	4215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%	7	14.6		14.6	27.8	48.7	30.9				35.4	21.6	46.2	12.7				25.2	92%	0%	$18,017	$1,264	$16,753
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%)	50.6	2572^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	55.8%		70.9	1560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%	1012	32.2		32.2	49.1	59.3	33.9				47.0	50.9	48.2	23.7				40.4	97%	0%	$16,388	$1,120	$15,268
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)			47.4							41.5							33.3			$13,067	$923	$12,144
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%	0%	$15,736	$917	$14,819
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%)	56.2	2248^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.4%		65.5	1819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%	429	45.3		45.3	39.8	44.3	56.4				47.3	42.3	46.4	38.3				42.2			$14,986	$683	$14,303
Virginia Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	2501 Beechwood Dr.	Paso Robles	93447	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%)	39.3	3270^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.9	3068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%	202	31.0		31.0	36.7	34.5	32.8	54.9			39.4	32.0	36.2	32.8	30.8			33.0	94%	0%	$20,382	$1,526	$18,856
Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93447	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%)	33.7	3688^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.6%		42.5	3041^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%	647	21.2		21.2	38.5	24.6	26.9	50.7			35.8	36.5	31.9	21.2	32.9			30.9	96%	0%	$16,079	$1,395	$14,684
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%)	31.8	3841^st of 5817 public elementary schools	34.0%		23.1	4586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%	745	14.7	45.8	34.4	37.2	45.5	29.4	37.0	43.6	52.5	42.0	46.5	40.9	5.9	8.7	18.2	33.9	26.3	≥ 95%		$16,809	$502	$16,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Road Elementary

How many students attend Monterey Road Elementary?

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

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 district is Monterey Road Elementary in?

Atascadero Unified

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

Is Monterey Road Elementary a good school?

Monterey Road Elementary ranks 1334^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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