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Fairgrove Elementary

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Fairgrove Elementary ranks 1854 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fairgrove Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 365 students in the Lucia Mar Unified school district in Grover Beach, CA, where it consistently achieves above-average academic results while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Fairgrove outperforms both its district and the state in English and Math, which is particularly notable given that nearly 68% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school shows exceptional strength in supporting vulnerable student groups, ranking in the top tiers statewide for homeless students, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and special education students. Furthermore, it manages chronic absenteeism better than both the district and state averages, showing marked improvement in recent years. While strong in core subjects, Science proficiency is an area where the school performs closer to average, suggesting a potential focus for future growth.

Within the Lucia Mar district, Fairgrove stands out as a mid-to-high performing school that achieves strong outcomes with a student population similar to lower-performing neighbors like Oceano Elementary and Grover Beach Elementary. It operates more cost-effectively than several higher-spending schools like Branch Elementary and Harloe Elementary. The school has demonstrated a positive, decade-long trajectory of improvement, indicating effective leadership and teaching practices that successfully meet the needs of its community.

365

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,066

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 The Pike
Grover Beach, CA 93433-3228

(805) 474-3740

District: Lucia Mar Unified

Students who attend Fairgrove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paulding Middle
High:	Central Coast New Technical High
	Nipomo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,854^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	64.7	1854 of 5857	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	1833 of 5869	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1983 of 5859	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2597 of 5883	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	2533 of 5789	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	2772 of 5662	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.0	3039 of 5692	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	2906 of 5614	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	2816 of 5611	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	2526 of 5530	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	2323 of 5390	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	2209 of 5377	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	1737 of 5314	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.1	2813 of 5193	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.3	2208 of 5113	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.9	2744 of 5113	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	2536 of 4818	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.1	2595 of 4822	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.7	2605 of 4809	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	1063 of 2227	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	2210 of 2585	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	645 of 2128	69.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.8	1156 of 3311	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	2541 of 3275	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	2665 of 3246	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	2013 of 5597	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	2175 of 5612	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	1856 of 5609	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2487 of 5635	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	2411 of 5492	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	2833 of 5413	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1842 of 5107	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	1436 of 5107	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	1898 of 5087	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2172 of 5084	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	2703 of 4963	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	2117 of 4830	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	38 of 429	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.1	81 of 364	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1217 of 5460	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	1972 of 5517	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	1293 of 5363	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	2311 of 5264	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	1702 of 5173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2353 of 5084	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	1678 of 5628	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1511 of 5643	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	1956 of 5638	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2527 of 5663	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2542 of 5510	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2591 of 5431	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	536 of 2635	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	1260 of 2420	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	1188 of 2598	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	1430 of 2651	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	983 of 2661	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	1605 of 2726	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	1027 of 2834	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1835 of 2737	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)80th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)65th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science38%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary	Public	K-6	1661 Via Alta Mesa	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3670	577	26	22.4	67.2%	209 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	46.7	2781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		41.3	3102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	321	23.5	23.5	49.4	44.7	40.2	43.9	44.4	54.3	40.0	23.5	38.3	38.3							$14,626	$11,834	$2,792

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairgrove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fairgrove Elementary?

Students at Fairgrove Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fairgrove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairgrove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paulding Middle
High : Central Coast New Technical High
High : Nipomo High

What district is Fairgrove Elementary in?

Lucia Mar Unified

How many students attend Fairgrove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Fairgrove Elementary.

Is Fairgrove Elementary a good school?

Fairgrove Elementary ranks 1854^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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