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Baywood Elementary

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Baywood Elementary ranks 1803 rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Baywood Elementary serves 342 students in grades K–5 in Los Osos, in the coastal San Luis Coastal Unified community. Its clearest takeaway is that results vary by subject and grade: science stands out, while math—especially fourth-grade math—is an area to watch.

In 2025–26, Baywood’s proficiency was 55% in English language arts (ELA), 46% in math, and 58% in science. All three were above California’s results, by 6, 8, and 22 percentage points, respectively; compared with its district, Baywood was 13 points lower in ELA and 11 lower in math, but 2 points higher in science. Among nearby K–5 schools with current results, Baywood’s science was 11 points above their average, while its math was 8 points below and ELA 3 points below. Fourth grade was a particular soft spot: ELA proficiency was 41% and math 39%, both below state and district results and the lowest among nearby schools with reported results for that grade. The nearby K–5 comparison is limited to three schools.

Results have changed unevenly over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 5 percentage points and science rose 34, while math fell 12 despite a recent uptick. SchoolDigger rated Baywood at the 69th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26; its percentile rose 5 points from the previous year, but remained below most nearby schools with a rating. In 2024–25, the school’s student-teacher ratio was 22.8, close to the nearby-school average of 22.1. Also that year, 49% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, compared with a nearby-school average of 39%. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a notable gap for Hispanic students: their 2025–26 ranking was at the 35th percentile, 34 points below the school’s overall percentile. Special Education Students ranked at the 41st percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s overall 64th percentile that year.

342

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,800

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (69th 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg61%

California avg42%

1,803^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

257^th of 1,530San 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
2026	65.5	1803 of 5817	69.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.9	1730 of 5581	69.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.6	3311 of 5094	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.4	1850 of 5423	65.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.9	1832 of 5603	67.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.2	675 of 2536	73.4%	★★★★☆
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)

White (2026)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science57%+22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	65.5	1803^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	69.0%		59	2116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%	313	57.5		57.5	57.1	41.3	67.5				54.8	42.9	39.1	57.5				45.9	94%	0%	$15,800	$1,652	$14,148
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%)	91.6	564^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.3%		88.4	749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%	185	60.3		60.3	74.0	70.0	74.6				73.0	83.3	76.0	58.7				71.4	≥ 98%		$17,266	$3,421	$13,845
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%)	66.5	1755^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.7	1612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%	143	48.4		48.4	54.6	50.0	58.1				53.8	53.3	56.8	32.3				49.2	97%	0%	$19,081	$3,291	$15,790
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%)	86.7	818^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.9%		86.3	863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%	45	56.9		56.9	70.4	67.4	65.5	79.6			70.2	72.2	74.0	56.9	45.5			62.6	≥ 98%		$15,868	$1,462	$14,406
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%)	68.7	1649^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.2	1679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%	30	45.2		45.2	51.5	57.6	52.1	61.1			55.1	47.1	54.2	50.0	48.2			49.8	≥ 98%		$15,110	$935	$14,175
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%)	73.6	1420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.1	1191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%	229	40.7		40.7	56.3	66.2	50.0	66.2			60.1	61.5	58.5	43.3	48.7			53.0	95%	1%	$15,187	$2,555	$12,632
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%)	84.8	924^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.1%		86.4	860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%	64	60.9	65.4	63.3	61.5	83.3	65.2	61.5	64.3	76.9	69.1	73.1	70.8	39.1	65.4	64.3	46.2	59.7	≥ 95%		$29,486	$569	$28,917
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%)	72.1	1484^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.8	1610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%	126	46.7		46.7	50.0	51.2	60.0	78.4			60.1	52.7	44.2	51.1	54.9			51.0	97%	1%	$15,253	$1,407	$13,846
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%)	89.1	694^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.1%		83.4	992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%	298	72.7		72.7	73.4	64.4	77.3	69.5			71.2	71.9	60.0	75.0	52.5			64.6	≥ 98%		$14,648	$1,897	$12,751
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%)	96.4	196^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.8	355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%	159	79.2		79.2	83.3	91.7	79.2	81.0			83.9	91.7	79.2	66.7	66.7			76.3	≥ 95%		$14,354	$648	$13,706

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 1803^rd of 5817 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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