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Baywood Elementary

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Baywood Elementary ranks 2116 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Baywood Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 342 students in the coastal community of Los Osos, part of the highly-regarded San Luis Coastal Unified district.

Academically, Baywood's students perform above the California state average in English, Math, and Science, earning the school a 3-star rating. However, its scores are consistently below the average for its own high-performing district, and it ranks lower than several nearby schools like Sinsheimer Elementary and Monarch Grove Elementary, which is located just over a mile away. Performance varies significantly by grade level, with strong 4th-grade English scores but weaker 3rd-grade Math results.

A standout strength for Baywood is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism at 9.3%, which is less than half the district average and represents a dramatic improvement from recent years. The school spends more per student than other district schools, but this higher investment has not yet translated to leading academic outcomes. For families, Baywood presents a profile of a school with strong attendance and community connection within a top district, but with academic results that trail its immediate peers.

342

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,262

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1330 Ninth St.
Los Osos, CA 93402-1350

(805) 534-2856

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Students who attend Baywood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Osos Middle
	Teach Elementary
High:	Morro Bay High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

Hispanic:

37.4%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of San Luis Coastal Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg60%

California avg41%

2,116^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified

275^th of 1,543San Luis Coastal 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	59.0	2116 of 5857	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	1739 of 5869	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	1790 of 5859	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	2271 of 5883	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	489 of 1417	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	2213 of 5789	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	1708 of 5662	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.1	1560 of 5692	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.3	1747 of 5614	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.7	2302 of 5611	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	2617 of 5530	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.1	2671 of 5390	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	2503 of 5377	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.2	2208 of 5314	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.7	2146 of 5193	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	1804 of 5113	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.6	1482 of 5113	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	1160 of 4818	75.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	981 of 4822	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	878 of 4809	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	2006 of 5597	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	1691 of 5612	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1874 of 5609	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	2010 of 5635	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	485 of 1267	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	1538 of 5492	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	1289 of 5413	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3237 of 5107	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3252 of 5107	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3851 of 5087	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2537 of 5084	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	1418 of 4963	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	1817 of 4830	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2968 of 5460	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	2062 of 5517	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2849 of 5363	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	2094 of 5264	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	321 of 1110	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	2700 of 5173	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	1564 of 5084	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2115 of 5628	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1734 of 5643	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	1654 of 5638	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	2331 of 5663	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	437 of 1272	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	2582 of 5510	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	2145 of 5431	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1673 of 2847	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1047 of 2635	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1001 of 2420	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1147 of 2598	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	942 of 2651	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	943 of 2661	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	1442 of 2726	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2007 of 2834	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1541 of 2737	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science38%+6 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2856	342	15	22.8	48.5%	163 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (37.4%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	59	2116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		66.8	1739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	377	38.5		38.5	38.0	69.8	56.9				54.2	34.0	51.2	42.3				41.9	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	95.2	95.2	$21,262	$19,610	$1,652
Monarch Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	348 Los Osos Valley Rd.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2844	324	14	23.1	40.7%	225 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.2%)	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	88.4	749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		94.3	411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	338	48.9		48.9	73.1	71.7	61.4				69.2	73.6	73.3	65.9				71.3							$22,425	$19,004	$3,421
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Sequoia St.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 771-1858	271	13	20.8	56.5%	141 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (37.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	69.7	1612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		72.4	1479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	133	52.5		52.5	57.1	55.3	60.0				57.5	55.1	39.5	45.0				47.2	96.7				96.7		$26,185	$22,894	$3,291
Bishop's Peak Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Jaycee Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4030	358	17	21.0	34.1%	226 (63.1%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (18.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.0%)	86.3	863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.2	1106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	243	64.3		64.3	61.1	75.0	76.2	64.6			69.0	61.1	78.6	50.0	54.2			62.0	95.2	96.8			96.8		$21,588	$20,126	$1,462
Pacheco Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Cuesta Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4081	488	20	24.4	47.7%	159 (32.6%)	4 (0.8%)	298 (61.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	68.2	1679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		77	1293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	386	34.6		34.6	62.3	53.5	57.4	55.4			57.0	60.7	47.3	32.7	56.9			49.8	83.3	85.4	93.8	83.3	87.5	89.6	$20,599	$19,664	$935
C L Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	1375 Balboa St.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4094	528	24	22.4	45.5%	241 (45.6%)	10 (1.9%)	219 (41.5%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	79.1	1191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.9	1003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	188	50.0		50.0	66.7	61.0	69.0	65.2			65.7	58.0	59.3	44.4	48.6			52.2							$19,133	$16,578	$2,555
Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	185	15	12.6	23.2%	116 (62.7%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	86.4	860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%		80	1152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	292	71.4	42.1	57.5	78.3	68.2	66.7	69.2	60.0	68.4	68.3	82.6	50.0	52.4	53.9	57.7	31.6	55.7							$58,403	$57,834	$569
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2125 Story St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4070	437	19	23.0	53.5%	193 (44.2%)	4 (0.9%)	175 (40.0%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.0%)	69.8	1610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		80.3	1140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	470	42.1		42.1	50.9	55.3	52.6	65.9			55.6	56.4	55.3	40.4	54.8			51.2							$20,413	$19,006	$1,407
Sinsheimer Elementary	Public	K-6	2755 Augusta St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4088	401	16	25.0	26.4%	273 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (17.7%)	19 (4.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	83.4	992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		90.3	688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	304	31.8		31.8	73.5	74.4	67.7	88.9			75.3	68.6	65.1	53.0	75.6			64.4							$18,713	$16,816	$1,897
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 Baywood Elementary

What district is Baywood Elementary in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

Is Baywood Elementary a good school?

Baywood Elementary ranks 2116^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Baywood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Baywood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Baywood Elementary?

Students at Baywood Elementary are 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Baywood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Baywood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Osos Middle
Middle : Teach Elementary
High : Morro Bay High

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