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Bishop's Peak Elementary

Q: Is Bishop's Peak Elementary a good school?

Bishop's Peak Elementary ranks 863 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bishop's Peak Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 358 students in the San Luis Coastal Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school stands out for its balanced strength across all subjects, with 69% of students proficient in English, 62% in Math, and 64% in Science, significantly outperforming state averages. Unlike some nearby schools that excel in one area but lag in another, such as Sinsheimer Elementary (high English, lower Science) or Monarch Grove Elementary (high Math, lower Science), Bishop's Peak maintains high achievement across the board. The school is particularly effective in supporting special education students, ranking in the 88th percentile for this subgroup. It has also shown impressive improvement in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by more than half since the 2021-2022 school year.

When compared to its closest neighbors, Bishop's Peak offers a compelling combination of consistent performance, effective resource use, and service to a diverse community. It outperforms the very nearby Pacheco Elementary academically while operating more cost-effectively than several schools with similar or lower results, like Baywood Elementary. While the highest-performing school in the immediate area is Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter, Bishop's Peak maintains steady, high-level results year after year, making it a stable and excellent choice for families in San Luis Obispo.

358

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,588

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Jaycee Dr.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1245

(805) 596-4030

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Students who attend Bishop's Peak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Laguna Middle
	Teach Elementary
High:	San Luis Obispo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg60%

California avg41%

863^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	86.3	863 of 5857	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	1106 of 5869	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	1292 of 5859	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	1296 of 5883	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	233 of 1417	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	557 of 5789	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	653 of 5662	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	91.4	552 of 5692	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.0	671 of 5614	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	88.9	674 of 5611	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	85.5	728 of 5530	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.6	643 of 5390	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	87.7	586 of 5377	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	85.4	712 of 5314	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	1222 of 5193	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	1055 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	1010 of 5113	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	84.9	740 of 4818	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	85.1	720 of 4822	85.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.0	708 of 4809	85.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	74.7	371 of 2227	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	60 of 293	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.6	1173 of 2585	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	420 of 2128	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	680 of 5597	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	1235 of 5612	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	1421 of 5609	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	1344 of 5635	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	230 of 1267	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	335 of 5492	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	317 of 5413	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.2	1055 of 4963	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	1181 of 4830	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	1234 of 5460	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	1384 of 5517	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1394 of 5363	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	1753 of 5264	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	430 of 1110	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	1342 of 5173	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	602 of 5084	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	1003 of 5628	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	1037 of 5643	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	1164 of 5638	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1135 of 5663	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	232 of 1272	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	807 of 5510	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	1014 of 5431	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	347 of 2847	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	439 of 2635	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	312 of 2420	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	695 of 2598	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	930 of 2651	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1057 of 2661	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	1155 of 2726	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	403 of 2834	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	425 of 2737	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2019)79th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science64%+32 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Santa Margarita Elementary	Public	K-5	22070 H St.	Santa Margarita	93453	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 438-5633	297	12	25.6	33.7%	204 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.2%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	70.6	1579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		68.5	1660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	81	41.9	41.9	52.1	66.7	51.6		57.0	55.1	61.9	38.7		53.3							$16,788	$16,554	$234
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bishop's Peak Elementary

How many students attend Bishop's Peak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Bishop's Peak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bishop's Peak Elementary?

Students at Bishop's Peak Elementary are 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Bishop's Peak Elementary in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

What schools do graduates of Bishop's Peak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bishop's Peak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laguna Middle
Middle : Teach Elementary
High : San Luis Obispo High

Is Bishop's Peak Elementary a good school?

Bishop's Peak Elementary ranks 863^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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