Shell Beach Elementary School in Pismo Beach CA

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Compare Details Shell Beach Elementary ranks better than 79.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.3%), Hispanic (17%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shell Beach Elementary is 22.8, which is the 5^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Shell Beach Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shell Beach Elementary is $4,351, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Shell Beach Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shell Beach Elementary 1198^th of 5789 California public elementary schools. (See Shell Beach Elementary in the ranking list.)

Lucia Mar Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucia Mar Unified 548^th of 1525 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shell Beach Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.68	418^th	4809	91.3%
2005	92.33	363^rd	4822	92.5%
2006	90.26	467^th	4818	90.3%
2007	89.09	556^th	5113	89.1%
2008	89.77	494^th	5113	90.3%
2009	89.49	507^th	5193	90.2%
2010	88.99	502^nd	5314	90.6%
2011	84.41	761^st	5377	85.8%
2012	87.60	575^th	5390	89.3%
2013	88.60	553^rd	5530	90.0%
2015	85.11	878^th	5611	84.4%
2016	79.72	1142^nd	5614	79.7%
2017	77.60	1222^nd	5692	78.5%
2018	72.57	1456^th	5662	74.3%
2019	79.54	1198^th	5789	79.3%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

by a parent
Monday, October 8, 2018

The school environment is fraught with bullies and hatefulness and the principal is lazy. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Shell Beach Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	389	3	5	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	413
1989	540	5	10	24	3	n/a	n/a	0	582
1990	568	5	12	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	619
1991	344	3	8	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	381
1992	339	3	9	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	376
1993	383	1	18	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
1994	385	0	20	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	443
1995	390	7	23	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
1996	390	7	23	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
1997	416	5	22	41	7	n/a	n/a	0	491
1998	386	3	21	45	5	n/a	n/a	0	460
1999	362	5	19	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	432
2000	361	4	20	43	4	n/a	n/a	0	432
2001	361	3	15	47	4	n/a	n/a	0	430
2002	359	3	10	43	3	n/a	n/a	1	419
2003	359	3	10	43	3	n/a	n/a	1	419
2004	363	1	12	36	1	n/a	n/a	17	430
2005	374	2	11	32	1	n/a	n/a	18	438
2006	350	0	10	28	2	n/a	n/a	42	432
2007	337	0	16	30	1	n/a	n/a	45	429
2008	316	n/a	12	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	348
2009	309	2	12	21	1	0	69	0	414
2010	310	3	18	40	1	1	12	0	385
2011	318	3	24	35	1	0	15	0	396
2012	315	4	26	45	1	2	18	0	411
2013	300	5	20	52	3	2	20	0	402
2014	321	3	20	63	5	2	19	0	433
2015	304	9	22	69	5	3	21	0	433
2016	294	7	22	73	4	3	20	0	423
2017	288	9	18	80	3	3	22	0	423
2018	299	7	21	75	3	3	22	0	430
2019	285	4	15	68	1	2	25	0	400

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shell Beach Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	413	14.0	29.5	n/a
1989	582	21.0	27.7	n/a
1990	619	21.0	29.4	n/a
1991	381	16.5	23.0	n/a
1992	376	16.8	22.3	13.6
1993	437	16.6	26.3	12.4
1994	443	16.0	27.7	13.1
1995	462	17.8	26.0	17.3
1996	462	17.8	26.0	17.3
1997	491	22.0	22.3	20.6
1998	460	23.3	19.7	20.7
1999	432	22.0	19.6	23.1
2000	432	20.0	21.6	19.4
2001	430	20.0	21.5	17.7
2002	419	22.0	19.0	16.7
2003	419	22.0	19.0	16.7
2004	430	21.2	20.3	14
2005	438	20.2	21.7	12.6
2006	432	21.2	20.4	13.8
2007	429	22.2	19.3	13
2008	348	21.2	16.4	11.5
2009	414	21.8	18.2	11.8
2010	385	19.8	19.4	20.8
2011	396	n/a	n/a	25.3
2012	411	15.6	26.3	n/a
2013	402	14.5	27.6	21.9
2014	433	17.6	24.5	22.6
2015	433	18.0	24.0	23.6
2016	423	17.0	24.8	25.8
2017	423	18.6	22.7	21
2018	430	18.6	23.1	26.5
2019	400	17.5	22.8	26.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Shell Beach Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	413	14.0	29.5	n/a
1989	582	21.0	27.7	n/a
1990	619	21.0	29.4	n/a
1991	381	16.5	23.0	n/a
1992	376	16.8	22.3	13.6
1993	437	16.6	26.3	12.4
1994	443	16.0	27.7	13.1
1995	462	17.8	26.0	17.3
1996	462	17.8	26.0	17.3
1997	491	22.0	22.3	20.6
1998	460	23.3	19.7	20.7
1999	432	22.0	19.6	23.1
2000	432	20.0	21.6	19.4
2001	430	20.0	21.5	17.7
2002	419	22.0	19.0	16.7
2003	419	22.0	19.0	16.7
2004	430	21.2	20.3	14
2005	438	20.2	21.7	12.6
2006	432	21.2	20.4	13.8
2007	429	22.2	19.3	13
2008	348	21.2	16.4	11.5
2009	414	21.8	18.2	11.8
2010	385	19.8	19.4	20.8
2011	396	n/a	n/a	25.3
2012	411	15.6	26.3	n/a
2013	402	14.5	27.6	21.9
2014	433	17.6	24.5	22.6
2015	433	18.0	24.0	23.6
2016	423	17.0	24.8	25.8
2017	423	18.6	22.7	21
2018	430	18.6	23.1	26.5
2019	400	17.5	22.8	26.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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