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Pescadero Elementary and Middle

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Pescadero Elementary and Middle is a public school serving grades K-8 in the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District, with 119 students located in the small coastal town of Pescadero, California. Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars out of 5 on the SchoolDigger scale, indicating below-average performance compared to other California elementary schools.

One of the school's most significant challenges is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 47.0% over the past few years - significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like La Honda Elementary. Additionally, Pescadero Elementary and Middle's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. While the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively better, ranking in the top 30-50% of California schools in those categories, female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students all rank in the bottom 10-20%.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($30,638 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, likely due to its small size and remote location, Pescadero Elementary and Middle continues to underperform many of the higher-performing schools in the surrounding area, such as Oak Knoll Elementary and Woodside Elementary. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, implementing targeted interventions to support underperforming student subgroups, and learning from the practices of successful nearby schools will be crucial for Pescadero Elementary and Middle to improve student outcomes.

126

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,638

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 North St.
Pescadero, CA 94060

(650) 879-0332

District: La Honda-Pescadero Unified

Students who attend Pescadero Elementary and Middle usually attend:

High:

Pescadero High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

18.3%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2010 → 39th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,195^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

409^th of 1,543La Honda-Pescadero 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	3568 of 5859	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	3133 of 5883	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5078 of 5789	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	5201 of 5662	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	4445 of 5692	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	3644 of 5614	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	3746 of 5611	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.3	4381 of 5530	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	3236 of 5390	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.6	4673 of 5314	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	5060 of 5193	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	5053 of 5113	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	4487 of 5113	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	4005 of 4818	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.6	3508 of 4822	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	3463 of 4809	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.1	130 of 3311	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	32.9	2282 of 3275	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1794 of 3246	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	4655 of 5492	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4928 of 5413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	45.4	2527 of 5087	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1588 of 5084	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.6	4635 of 4963	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	4703 of 4830	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.3	4609 of 5173	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	4984 of 5084	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	2693 of 5663	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1195 of 2761	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1418 of 2783	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1887 of 2781	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1243 of 2740	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	1605 of 2715	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1473 of 2480	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	1019 of 2508	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	1105 of 2497	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.5	1353 of 2477	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1798 of 2379	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	1860 of 2259	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	1398 of 2236	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	1578 of 2179	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	1629 of 2063	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1685 of 2005	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.5	925 of 1999	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.4	771 of 1804	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.1	740 of 1777	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.9	621 of 1769	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	62.7	237 of 1521	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	62 of 1540	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.8	844 of 2509	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	1697 of 2380	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1359 of 2262	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	696 of 2395	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	1122 of 2388	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	1760 of 2374	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.9	857 of 2359	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	1837 of 2213	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1373 of 2072	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	905 of 2542	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1084 of 2579	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	1829 of 2531	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.7	850 of 2458	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	1582 of 2369	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1415 of 2230	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1104 of 2534	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	1180 of 2552	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	1621 of 2538	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)96th percentile+49 vs school

Male (2022)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)50th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2019)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2022)66th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pescadero Elementary and Middle	Public	K-8	620 North St.	Pescadero	94060	San Mateo County	La Honda-Pescadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 879-0332	126	10	13.0	42.1%	23 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (79.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)																		33.3	25.9	53.9				60.9	33.3	50.0	38.5				39.1	11.1	28.2			$30,638	$4,240	$26,398
La Honda Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Sears Ranch Rd.	La Honda	94020	San Mateo County	La Honda-Pescadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 747-0051	65	4	16.2	21.5%	47 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (23.1%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	76.9	1292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%					(n/a)																				45.5	75.0					62.1	45.5	75.0					62.1			$33,423	$4,110	$29,313
Kings Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	211 Swett Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7180	46	3	15.3	17.4%	34 (73.9%)	1 (2.2%)	8 (17.4%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																										85.7							50.0			$21,817	$1,750	$20,067
Ormondale Elementary	Public	K-3	200 Shawnee Pass	Portola Valley	94028	San Mateo County	Portola Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1777	243	14	17.3	6.2%	157 (64.6%)	4 (1.6%)	30 (12.3%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (14.0%)								(n/a)																				82.0						82.0	88.5						88.5			$33,514	$513	$33,001
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-8	3195 Woodside Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Woodside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1571	385	32	11.8	7.3%	241 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	68 (17.7%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.9%)	97.7	93^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.7	193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	100																	73.0	61.8	67.6	84.1	87.5	91.9	76.3	93.1	94.1	87.4	86.4	91.7	83.8	76.3	86.2	70.6	83.0			$36,986	$732	$36,254
Alvin S. Hatch Elementary	Public	K-5	490 Miramontes Ave.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7160	544	21	26.2	36.2%	161 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	349 (64.2%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	25.6	4345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		28.8	4039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	306	14.6	11.7	4.6	10.5	35.4	10.0	25.0	22.4	12.5	35.0	9.1	20.4	10.4	11.7	4.6	9.2	22.1		22.1	25.0	29.1	29.9				27.9	22.6	38.4	23.4				28.3			$14,121	$1,175	$12,946
Las Lomitas Elementary	Public	K-3	299 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-5900	522	26	20.0	5.2%	220 (42.1%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (17.8%)	132 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.8%)								(n/a)																				80.8						80.8	87.3						87.3			$29,175	$706	$28,469
Roy Cloud Elementary	Public	K-8	3790 Red Oak Way	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2414	636	34	18.8	14.5%	359 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	141 (22.2%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	76.6	1305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		75.7	1345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	40																	42.1	62.0	53.7	57.1	41.1	64.9	67.8	69.8	83.3	65.0	68.3	51.8	61.4	59.3	59.6	74.4	63.3			$22,378	$2,751	$19,627
Oak Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	1895 Oak Knoll Ln.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-4433	574	30	18.8	5.7%	329 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.5%)	90 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (15.5%)	97.8	91^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.2	150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	59																	78.0		78.0	77.7	84.9	89.0				84.0	84.5	90.9	80.2				85.4			$23,814	$192	$23,622
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	2498 Massachusetts Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2404	445	23	19.6	66.1%	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	292 (65.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	26 (5.8%)	52	2497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		50.7	2522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	25																	33.3		33.3	55.4	45.8	38.5				46.1	67.2	34.7	29.0				42.2	97.3	97.3	$24,646	$2,922	$21,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Pescadero Elementary and Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pescadero Elementary and Middle?

Students at Pescadero Elementary and Middle are 79% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pescadero Elementary and Middle attend?

Students who attend Pescadero Elementary and Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Pescadero High

What district is Pescadero Elementary and Middle in?

La Honda-Pescadero Unified

How many students attend Pescadero Elementary and Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 126 students attended Pescadero Elementary and Middle.

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