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Cayucos Elementary

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Cayucos Elementary ranks 860 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cayucos Elementary is a high-performing K-8 public school of 185 students in its own coastal district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with students scoring well above state averages in English, math, and science, and for its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 to 1, which is much lower than most nearby schools like Monarch Grove Elementary or Monterey Road Elementary. A major recent success is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, from over 30% to just 7.3%, showing greatly improved student attendance and engagement. The school also benefits from high per-student spending within the focused Cayucos Elementary district, resources that appear to be effectively used to support small class sizes and strong outcomes.

While overall performance is excellent, test scores show some variation by grade, with middle school math and science being an area for potential focus. Compared to other local schools in districts like Templeton Unified and San Luis Coastal Unified, Cayucos Elementary maintains a consistent advantage in learning environment and resources, though academically it is closely matched by Monarch Grove Elementary. The school's combination of high achievement, personalized attention, and a strong record of improving attendance makes it a standout choice for families in the region.

185

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,472

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Cayucos Dr.
Cayucos, CA 93430-1036

(805) 995-3694

District: Cayucos Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

California avg41%

Elementary school

860^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

530^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

192^nd of 1,543Cayucos Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	860 of 5857	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	1152 of 5869	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	854 of 5859	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	742 of 5883	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	252 of 1417	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	1207 of 5789	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	1567 of 5662	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	1766 of 5692	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	1594 of 5614	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	936 of 5611	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	761 of 5530	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	716 of 5390	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	1428 of 5377	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	88.7	520 of 5314	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	95.6	123 of 5193	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.0	480 of 5113	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	493 of 5113	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	366 of 4818	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	556 of 4822	88.5%	★★★★☆
2004	91.7	413 of 4809	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.4	668 of 5609	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	844 of 5635	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	273 of 1267	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	1204 of 5492	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	1482 of 5413	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	47.2	2538 of 5084	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	1146 of 5628	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	1975 of 5643	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1015 of 2598	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	871 of 2651	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	606 of 2661	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	470 of 2726	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	1165 of 2834	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1417 of 2737	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	530 of 2761	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	360 of 2783	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	334 of 2781	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	401 of 2740	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	310 of 894	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	654 of 2715	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	721 of 2480	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.4	856 of 2508	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	608 of 2497	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.6	317 of 2477	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	88.1	119 of 2379	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	85.2	189 of 2259	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	212 of 2236	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	72 of 2179	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	26 of 2063	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	75.0	385 of 2005	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	369 of 1999	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	265 of 1804	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	83.9	218 of 1777	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	296 of 1769	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	473 of 2533	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	340 of 2551	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	427 of 2509	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	723 of 2262	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	63.6	615 of 2230	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	401 of 1520	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	566 of 1537	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	341 of 1543	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	219 of 1555	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	592 of 1602	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	813 of 1496	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2023)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)50th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)72nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science57%+25 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 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
Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	185	15	12.6	23.2%	116 (62.7%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	86.4	860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%		80	1152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	292	71.4	42.1	57.5	78.3	68.2	66.7	69.2	60.0	68.4	68.3	82.6	50.0	52.4	53.9	57.7	31.6	55.7							$27,472	$1,205	$26,267
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Sequoia St.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 771-1858	271	13	20.8	56.5%	141 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (37.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	69.7	1612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		72.4	1479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	133	52.5		52.5	57.1	55.3	60.0				57.5	55.1	39.5	45.0				47.2	96.7				96.7		$21,685	$4,166	$17,519
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2856	342	15	22.8	48.5%	163 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (37.4%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	59	2116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		66.8	1739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	377	38.5		38.5	38.0	69.8	56.9				54.2	34.0	51.2	42.3				41.9	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	95.2	95.2	$20,267	$2,236	$18,031
Monarch Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	348 Los Osos Valley Rd.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2844	324	14	23.1	40.7%	225 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.2%)	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	88.4	749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		94.3	411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	338	48.9		48.9	73.1	71.7	61.4				69.2	73.6	73.3	65.9				71.3							$19,029	$3,453	$15,576
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
Cambria Grammar	Public	K-5	3223 Main St.	Cambria	93428	San Luis Obispo County	Coast Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 927-4400	202	13	15.5	85.1%	38 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (77.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	25.5	4356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		35.4	3483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	873	15.6		15.6	30.8	30.0	25.0				28.4	26.9	40.0	21.9				29.6	90.6				93.8		$33,150	$11,132	$22,018
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
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
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

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What is the racial makeup of Cayucos Elementary?

Students at Cayucos Elementary are 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Cayucos Elementary a good school?

Cayucos Elementary ranks 860^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cayucos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Cayucos Elementary.

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