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Judkins Middle

Q: Is Judkins Middle a good school?

Judkins Middle ranks 885 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 68% of California middle schools

Summary

Judkins Middle is a public middle school located in Pismo Beach, California, serving 450 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District, which is ranked 574 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

Judkins Middle consistently outperforms both the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 57.91% of Judkins Middle students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy End of Course, compared to 55.17% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also ranks highly for the performance of specific student subgroups, such as White students and Homeless students. However, Judkins Middle could focus on improving its chronic absenteeism rate, which has fluctuated between 14.6% and 24.9% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools within the Lucia Mar Unified School District, such as Mesa Middle and Paulding Middle, Judkins Middle generally outperforms these schools in academic achievement. Additionally, Judkins Middle's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its stronger performance. However, the school could benefit from addressing the needs of specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, to ensure more consistent and equitable outcomes across all populations.

431

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,644

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

680 Wadsworth St.
Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2359

(805) 474-3600

District: Lucia Mar Unified

Students who attend Judkins Middle usually attend:

High:	Arroyo Grande High
	Central Coast New Technical High

Feeder schools for Judkins Middle:

Elementary:	Grover Beach Elementary
	Grover Heights Elementary
	Shell Beach Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

White:

35.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

California avg41%

885^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	60.9	885 of 2761	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	842 of 2783	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	896 of 2781	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	820 of 2740	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	809 of 2715	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	1025 of 2480	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.5	907 of 2508	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	745 of 2497	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	61.8	830 of 2477	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	762 of 2379	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	663 of 2259	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	650 of 2236	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	473 of 2179	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	349 of 2063	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	330 of 2005	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	378 of 1999	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	353 of 1804	80.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	341 of 1777	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	72.5	384 of 1769	78.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.7	425 of 1531	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	432 of 1491	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.0	565 of 1369	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	311 of 1478	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	33.8	1038 of 1521	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	725 of 1540	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	531 of 1442	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	1072 of 1364	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	828 of 2533	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	741 of 2551	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	777 of 2531	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	785 of 2509	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	663 of 2380	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	962 of 2262	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1219 of 2395	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	971 of 2388	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1129 of 2374	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1164 of 2359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	988 of 2213	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1293 of 2072	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	125 of 477	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	63 of 394	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	126 of 320	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	148 of 336	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	1071 of 2542	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	634 of 2579	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	919 of 2531	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	792 of 2458	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	792 of 2369	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	1135 of 2230	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	855 of 2534	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	856 of 2552	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	903 of 2538	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	746 of 2527	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	838 of 2407	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	972 of 2273	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	325 of 726	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	432 of 665	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	405 of 1566	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.1	722 of 1552	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	595 of 1531	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	442 of 1520	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	641 of 1537	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	419 of 1543	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	341 of 1555	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	521 of 1602	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	740 of 1496	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science28%-4 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)						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 (2025)	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 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Judkins Middle	Public	7-8	680 Wadsworth St.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3600	431	25	17.5	60.3%	154 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (54.5%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	60.9	885^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.9%		61.8	842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	69.7%	43																						28.5	28.5				61.5	54.2	57.9				41.3	31.2	36.3	$17,644	$15,084	$2,560
Paulding Middle	Public	7-8	600 Crown Hill St.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3500	544	27	19.9	45.8%	270 (49.6%)	4 (0.7%)	211 (38.8%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	74.6	590^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.6%		72.7	639^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.0%	49																						40.3	40.3				73.0	56.7	64.8				49.2	38.5	43.8	$16,814	$14,116	$2,698
Mesa Middle	Public	7-8	2555 Halcyon Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3400	474	25	18.9	73.8%	131 (27.6%)	3 (0.6%)	311 (65.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	44.6	1341^st of 2761 public middle schools	51.4%		41.8	1399^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.7%	58																						29.3	29.3				44.4	49.0	46.7				29.0	22.6	25.7	$17,877	$15,106	$2,771
Laguna Middle	Public	7-8	11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4055	780	39	19.8	43.3%	427 (54.7%)	11 (1.4%)	234 (30.0%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	90.6	261^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.5%		91	256^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.8%	5																						61.0	61.0				68.7	72.0	70.5				57.5	60.1	58.9	$20,128	$18,970	$1,158
Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4100	193	6	32.1	25.4%	135 (69.9%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.8%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)								(n/a)																					72.3		72.3	95.2	84.6	91.9			90.5	95.2	75.4	83.6			84.7	$14,973	$14,468	$505
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Public	4-8	4710 West Main St.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 343-1951	585	32	18.2	87.9%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.2	2307^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.4%		20.6	2238^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.6%	69	5.0	23.8	20.0	16.7	14.1	40.0	19.1	20.0	38.9	31.3	5.0	23.8	30.0	11.1	15.2	7.5	19.1	20.0	16.7	14.1	18.6	13.9	16.3		20.0	24.3	27.7	34.8	26.7		9.7	10.9	14.4	14.0	12.3	$26,641	$23,646	$2,995
Guadalupe Junior High	Public	7-8	351 Arroyo Seco Rd.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 343-2270	0																		(n/a)
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-5800	912	50	18.0	87.5%	23 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	852 (93.4%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	24.8	2017^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%		27.7	1914^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	103																						17.5	17.5				31.4	34.4	32.9				18.3	18.9	18.6	$23,835	$21,700	$2,135
Los Osos Middle	Public	6-8	1555 El Moro St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2835	494	27	18.5	51.4%	304 (61.5%)	2 (0.4%)	116 (23.5%)	30 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	84.5	381^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%		80.2	475^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.9%	94																						51.5	51.5			69.9	69.5	63.4	67.4			59.7	52.1	47.4	52.5	$22,939	$21,410	$1,529
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 West El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7800	830	45	18.2	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	820 (98.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	2489^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.9%		15.1	2475^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	14																						9.4	9.4				24.1	22.0	23.1				13.9	10.1	12.0	$22,992	$21,200	$1,792

Frequently Asked Questions about Judkins Middle

Is Judkins Middle a good school?

Judkins Middle ranks 885^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Judkins Middle?

Students at Judkins Middle are 55% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Judkins Middle in?

Lucia Mar Unified

How many students attend Judkins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Judkins Middle.

What high school do graduates of Judkins Middle attend?

Students who attend Judkins Middle usually go on to attend Arroyo Grande High

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