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Paloma Creek High

Public Grades 9-12

1975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Paloma Creek High is a small, 55-student high school serving grades 9–12 in Atascadero, in Atascadero Unified. In 2025–26, its graduation rate was 64%, compared with 95% in the district and 88% statewide; its dropout rate was 33%, versus 5% and 8%. Reported chronic absenteeism was 97%, compared with 17% in the district and 18% statewide. These figures make attendance and the likelihood of completing high school the most pressing concerns in the data.

English language arts is the school’s strongest tested subject, but proficiency remains well below nearby, district and state results: 20% of students were proficient in ELA, versus 49% statewide and 51% districtwide. In math and science, proficiency was 0% in both subjects; state rates were 38% and 36%, and district rates were 39% and 41%. Among eight nearby schools with results in each subject, average proficiency was 34% in ELA, 11% in math and 26% in science. Including Paloma Creek, it had the fourth-lowest ELA result, tied for the lowest math result and the lowest science result among the nine schools with scores.

Results have declined overall since 2022–23: ELA fell from 25% to 20%, math from 4% to 0%, and science from 8% to 0%. ELA has improved recently, rising from 8% in 2023–24 to 20% in 2025–26, but the school’s state proficiency gaps have widened since 2022–23. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 7th percentile with zero stars for 2025–26, up from the 3rd percentile the year before, but still near the bottom of nearby schools. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 16:1, and 71% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California provides free meals to all students, so eligibility is a measure of student circumstances, not meal access. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup change: its statewide percentile for how well it serves female students rose from 0 in 2018–19 to 18 in 2021–22, while its overall percentile moved from 15 to 14. With only 55 students, results may be sensitive to the performance of a small number of students.

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,458

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

10801 El Camino Real
Atascadero, CA 93422-8867

(805) 462-4350

District: Atascadero Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (64% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,975^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High 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	9.5	1975 of 2135	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	2096 of 2162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2040 of 2159	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1732 of 2170	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1833 of 2123	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1804 of 2133	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1583 of 2017	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1849 of 2021	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	1678 of 2039	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1613 of 1994	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	1182 of 2426	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	20.4	1610 of 2354	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1424 of 2367	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	8.3	2047 of 2281	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1242 of 2238	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.3	1572 of 2117	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	1377 of 2063	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	10.2	1764 of 1968	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	1010 of 1901	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.0	1152 of 1653	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1519 of 1858	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1824 of 1833	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1484 of 1760	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	1621 of 1917	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1388 of 1814	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1552 of 1742	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	1889 of 1997	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	1966 of 2013	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1833 of 2026	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1696 of 2030	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1898 of 1943	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1522 of 1937	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1456 of 1862	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	1685 of 1930	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1750 of 1948	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1471 of 1963	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1867 of 1916	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1554 of 1880	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1405 of 1834	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.6	1122 of 1130	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1170 of 1173	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1109 of 1193	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1197 of 1204	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1203 of 1222	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1056 of 1173	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)18th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)15th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 vs state

Science0%-36 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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%)	9.5	1975^th of 2135 public high schools	7.5%		8.5	2096^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%	121		0.0		0.0				20.0	20.0				0.0	0.0	$25,458	$1,598	$23,860
Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)	Public	6-12	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%)	55	918^th of 2135 public high schools	57.0%		37.8	1315^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%	397		39.2		41.8				62.3	63.9				13.7	18.6	$13,555	$234	$13,321
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%)	61.7	783^rd of 2135 public high schools	63.3%		69.1	619^th of 2162 public high schools	71.4%	164		41.0		40.1				55.1	55.1				28.6	28.6	$17,145	$379	$16,766
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%)	56.9	882^nd of 2135 public high schools	58.7%		73.8	515^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%	367		33.8		33.3				59.9	59.9				24.6	24.6	$16,354	$950	$15,404
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)															$19,548	$1,144	$18,404
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%)	33.5	1411^th of 2135 public high schools	33.9%		44.7	1148^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%	263		31.4		29.7				42.9	42.9				0.0	0.0	$12,222	$987	$11,235
San Luis Obispo County Community	Public	6-12	2494 Pennington Creek Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 782-7354	76	4	19.2	85.5%	20 (26.3%)	1 (1.3%)	49 (64.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	7.4	2093^rd of 2135 public high schools	2.0%		8.6	2091^st of 2162 public high schools	3.3%	2				6.7				6.7	3.7				0.0	0.0	$84,406	$8,697	$75,709
San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	Public	6-12	1065 Kansas Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 781-5395	11	2	5.1	72.7%	5 (45.5%)	1 (9.1%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	Public, Charter	10-12	721 Mendocino Ave. Camp San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 782-6882	241	15	16.3	84.6%	15 (6.2%)	5 (2.1%)	214 (88.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	19.9	1654^th of 2135 public high schools	22.5%		11.8	1924^th of 2162 public high schools	11.0%	270			30.4	30.4				13.2	13.2				1.9	1.9	$73,425	$12,303	$61,122
Liberty High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	810 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93447	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%)	10	1953^rd of 2135 public high schools	8.5%		13.3	1872^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.4%	81		4.4		6.4				4.4	4.4				6.7	6.7	$18,221	$1,179	$17,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Paloma Creek High

How many students attend Paloma Creek High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 55 students attended Paloma Creek High.

What district is Paloma Creek High in?

Atascadero Unified

Is Paloma Creek High a good school?

Paloma Creek High ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Paloma Creek High?

Students at Paloma Creek High are 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

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