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Oceano Elementary

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Oceano Elementary ranks 3174 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Oceano Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 377 students in the coastal community of Oceano, California, operating as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, and while its overall academic performance is below district and state averages, it demonstrates remarkable strengths in specific areas. Oceano has achieved a dramatic improvement in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 25% to just 8.1%, a rate now better than most schools in the area and the state. Furthermore, the school shows exceptional effectiveness with some of its most vulnerable students, earning high marks for its work with English Language Learners and homeless students, and it benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio than many neighboring schools like Dana Elementary and Harloe Elementary.

When compared to other schools in Lucia Mar Unified, a clear pattern emerges where schools with lower rates of poverty, such as Branch Elementary and Ocean View Elementary, tend to have higher academic rankings. Despite having the highest poverty rate among its peers, Oceano Elementary receives less per-student funding than similar schools like Grover Beach Elementary. The school's biggest academic challenge is in mathematics, where proficiency is notably low, signaling an area for potential growth and targeted support.

377

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,306

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1551 17th St.
Oceano, CA 93445-9303

(805) 474-3800

District: Lucia Mar Unified

Students who attend Oceano Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paulding Middle
High:	Central Coast New Technical High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,174^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	40.7	3174 of 5857	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3244 of 5869	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3613 of 5859	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3318 of 5883	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3523 of 5789	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3975 of 5662	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	4692 of 5692	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	3594 of 5614	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3230 of 5611	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.9	3746 of 5530	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.9	4098 of 5390	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	3871 of 5377	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	3546 of 5314	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.0	3556 of 5193	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	3184 of 5113	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4085 of 5113	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	3073 of 4818	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.0	3898 of 4822	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	3749 of 4809	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	2433 of 2585	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	1583 of 3162	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	1115 of 3245	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	1095 of 3311	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	1076 of 3275	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	1820 of 3246	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3363 of 5597	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3135 of 5612	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3303 of 5609	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3100 of 5635	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2445 of 5492	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	3201 of 5413	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2773 of 5107	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2687 of 5107	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2901 of 5087	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	2419 of 5084	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	2930 of 4963	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3421 of 4830	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	109 of 429	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	143 of 364	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	173 of 335	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	130 of 356	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	2220 of 5460	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2839 of 5517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2938 of 5363	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	2290 of 5264	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2733 of 5173	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3388 of 5084	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2822 of 5628	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3174 of 5643	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3690 of 5638	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3366 of 5663	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4226 of 5510	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4328 of 5431	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1717 of 2847	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science29%-3 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 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
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							$15,306	$1,550	$13,756
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	$15,697	$1,515	$14,182
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							$16,174	$1,532	$14,642
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							$17,051	$1,462	$15,589
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							$16,769	$1,395	$15,374
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						$17,038	$1,459	$15,579
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							$17,773	$1,395	$16,378
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	$16,465	$1,458	$15,007
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	$15,961	$1,988	$13,973
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							$15,521	$1,490	$14,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Oceano Elementary

Is Oceano Elementary a good school?

Oceano Elementary ranks 3174^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oceano Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Oceano Elementary.

What district is Oceano Elementary in?

Lucia Mar Unified

What is the racial makeup of Oceano Elementary?

Students at Oceano Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oceano Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oceano Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paulding Middle
High : Central Coast New Technical High

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