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Grover Beach Elementary

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Grover Beach Elementary ranks 4084 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4084^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grover Beach Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 368 students in the coastal community of Grover Beach, California, as part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science falling well below both district and state averages. This performance is notably lower than many other elementary schools in the same district, such as Branch Elementary, Ocean View Elementary, and Shell Beach Elementary. The school has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, though recent data shows some signs of improvement in areas like student attendance.

Despite these overall academic struggles, the school shows a notable strength in effectively serving its Special Education students, who perform above average compared to their peers across the state. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools. However, it serves a student population with high economic need, and its academic results lag behind even the most demographically similar school in the district, Oceano Elementary, which spends less per student.

368

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,973

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

365 South 10th St.
Grover Beach, CA 93433-2418

(805) 474-3770

District: Lucia Mar Unified

Students who attend Grover Beach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Judkins Middle
High:	Arroyo Grande High
	Central Coast New Technical High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

White:

24.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg45%

California avg41%

4,084^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Lucia Mar Unified

582^nd of 1,543Lucia Mar 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	28.6	4084 of 5857	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4559 of 5869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4784 of 5859	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4010 of 5883	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2795 of 5789	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	3378 of 5662	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	3629 of 5692	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	3945 of 5614	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	3518 of 5611	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	3329 of 5530	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.8	3341 of 5390	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	2704 of 5377	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	3081 of 5314	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.8	3513 of 5193	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	3943 of 5113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.9	2626 of 5113	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.7	2629 of 4818	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2960 of 4822	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	2394 of 4809	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	1322 of 2227	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1498 of 2585	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1232 of 2128	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	2717 of 3162	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	2241 of 3245	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3195 of 3311	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1252 of 3275	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	2191 of 3246	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4277 of 5597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4433 of 5612	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4486 of 5609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4122 of 5635	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2555 of 5492	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	3097 of 5413	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4126 of 5107	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4391 of 5107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4419 of 5087	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3484 of 5084	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	2238 of 4963	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	3342 of 4830	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	229 of 429	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	303 of 364	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	4007 of 5460	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4123 of 5517	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4474 of 5363	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3428 of 5264	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	1711 of 5173	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	2677 of 5084	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	3574 of 5628	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4254 of 5643	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4639 of 5638	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3579 of 5663	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2846 of 5510	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3423 of 5431	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1103 of 2847	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.9	2452 of 2635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1655 of 2420	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2410 of 2598	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2383 of 2651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2379 of 2661	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2313 of 2726	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1912 of 2834	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1695 of 2737	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science24%-9 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 (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/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 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 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 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
Grover Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	365 South 10th St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3770	368	21	17.6	82.3%	90 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	241 (65.5%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	28.6	4084^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		23.3	4559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	475	23.6	23.6	41.9	38.5	25.5	31.5	33.8	31.8	28.9	16.4	24.1	24.9							$16,973	$14,248	$2,725
Grover Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	770 North Eighth St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3700	290	16	18.3	59.3%	120 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (47.9%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	41.4	3121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		48.6	2636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	485	23.4	23.4	43.2	45.5	31.9	53.3	43.2	27.0	44.1	23.4	35.6	31.9	96.6						$17,263	$14,630	$2,633
Fairgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	2101 The Pike	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3740	365	20	18.6	67.9%	128 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (58.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	64.7	1854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.8	1833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	21	37.5	37.5	55.8	59.5	52.5	57.1	56.3	55.8	45.2	30.0	42.9	44.2	93.0	94.4	97.2	94.4	95.8	95.8	$14,066	$11,248	$2,818
Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3800	377	21	17.6	90.7%	80 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.7	3174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.8	3244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	70	29.3	29.3	43.8	33.9	47.4	46.3	42.8	39.6	17.5	32.8	30.4	29.7							$15,383	$12,694	$2,689
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-6	1208 Linda Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3730	547	25	21.5	34.0%	334 (61.1%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.5%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	87.7	794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		92	567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	227	52.0	52.0	65.8	72.9	64.0	87.5	73.1	64.5	70.0	53.3	67.1	63.8							$17,007	$14,368	$2,639
Harloe Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Fair Oaks Ave.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3710	619	27	22.5	54.0%	312 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (38.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.5%)	73.7	1437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.5%		76	1336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	101	52.8	52.8	61.4	43.5	64.8	70.2	59.7	70.5	39.1	47.3	48.8	51.3							$16,685	$13,990	$2,695
Shell Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Shell Beach Rd.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3760	330	16	20.6	33.0%	186 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	86 (26.1%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.5%)	81.2	1109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		87.1	862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	247	40.4	40.4	74.3	81.3	51.9	84.3	72.6	77.1	70.8	32.7	82.4	64.5	94.6		96.4	96.4		96.4	$17,342	$14,528	$2,814
Branch Elementary	Public	K-6	970 School Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3720	261	13	20.3	35.2%	155 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	74 (28.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	93.8	414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.5	671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	257	76.5	76.5	71.4	91.4	85.3	73.3	80.6	68.6	91.2	76.5	53.3	72.9							$17,884	$15,198	$2,686
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4075	521	23	22.6	23.6%	361 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	66 (12.7%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	88.3	759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		91.4	611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	148	62.7	62.7	64.6	63.4	78.0	67.3	67.8	76.9	64.7	66.1	55.4	66.0	88.0	94.0			94.0	94.0	$17,742	$16,186	$1,556
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	163	7	23.2	16.6%	131 (80.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	94.8	355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		96	265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	90	68.4	68.4	68.2	87.5	84.2	91.3	83.0	86.4	62.5	68.4	82.6	75.0	91.7	91.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Grover Beach Elementary

What schools do graduates of Grover Beach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grover Beach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Judkins Middle
High : Arroyo Grande High
High : Central Coast New Technical High

Is Grover Beach Elementary a good school?

Grover Beach Elementary ranks 4084^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grover Beach Elementary?

Students at Grover Beach Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Grover Beach Elementary in?

Lucia Mar Unified

How many students attend Grover Beach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Grover Beach Elementary.

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