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Laguna Middle

Public Grades 7-8

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

Laguna Middle is a public middle school located in San Luis Obispo, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 845 students. It is part of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, which is ranked 279 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laguna Middle has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of California middle schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 261 out of 2,761 California middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Laguna Middle students consistently outperform the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 70.47% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 67.11% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as White students (ranked 70th out of 1,520 California middle schools) and Special Education students (ranked 86th out of 1,566 California middle schools).

Laguna Middle also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.4% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school spends between $13,901 and $22,634 per student, which is higher than the state average and likely contributes to the school's strong academic performance. Laguna Middle has a student-teacher ratio ranging from 19.2 to 20.7, which is lower than the state average and provides students with more individualized attention. Compared to nearby Los Osos Middle School, Laguna Middle outperforms in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency rates, despite being in the same school district.

780

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,576

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-6200

(805) 596-4055

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Students who attend Laguna Middle usually attend:

High:

San Luis Obispo High

Feeder schools for Laguna Middle:

Elementary:	Bishop's Peak Elementary
	C L Smith Elementary
	Hawthorne Elementary
	Los Ranchos Elementary
	More...
	Sinsheimer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Hispanic:

30.0%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

California avg41%

261^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	90.6	261 of 2761	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	256 of 2783	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	254 of 2781	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	307 of 2740	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	84 of 894	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	198 of 2715	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	266 of 2480	89.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.4	282 of 2508	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	90.1	224 of 2497	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	86.3	306 of 2477	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	489 of 2379	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	390 of 2259	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	336 of 2236	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	412 of 2179	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	319 of 2063	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	419 of 2005	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	311 of 1999	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	333 of 1804	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	344 of 1777	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	374 of 1769	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	111 of 739	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	88 of 743	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	172 of 715	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	54 of 733	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	177 of 745	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	251 of 700	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.1	220 of 1531	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	78 of 354	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	164 of 1491	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	241 of 1369	82.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	1004 of 1478	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	564 of 1521	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	546 of 1540	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	179 of 363	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	369 of 1442	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	400 of 1364	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	320 of 2533	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	240 of 2551	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	207 of 2531	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	270 of 2509	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	74 of 738	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	194 of 2380	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	295 of 2262	87.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	607 of 2395	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	425 of 2388	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	363 of 2374	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	545 of 2359	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	374 of 2213	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	485 of 2072	76.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	91 of 477	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	65 of 336	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	354 of 2542	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	217 of 2579	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	451 of 2531	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	333 of 2458	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	181 of 721	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	368 of 2369	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	527 of 2230	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	199 of 2534	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	253 of 2552	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	258 of 2538	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	308 of 2527	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	83 of 763	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	167 of 2407	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	235 of 2273	89.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	82 of 194	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	75 of 197	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	76 of 726	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	110 of 701	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	269 of 677	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	164 of 665	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	108 of 554	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	175 of 462	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	86 of 1566	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	128 of 1552	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	123 of 1531	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	70 of 1520	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	85 of 1537	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	66 of 1543	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	82 of 1555	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	39 of 1602	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	93 of 1496	93.8%	★★★★★

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 (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2025)58th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+22 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 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)						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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laguna Middle	Public	7-8	11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4055	780	39	19.8	43.3%	427 (54.7%)	11 (1.4%)	234 (30.0%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	90.6	261^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.5%		91	256^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.8%	5		61.0	61.0				68.7	72.0	70.5				57.5	60.1	58.9	$15,576	$1,008	$14,568
Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4100	193	6	32.1	25.4%	135 (69.9%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.8%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)								(n/a)	72.3		72.3	95.2	84.6	91.9			90.5	95.2	75.4	83.6			84.7	$15,949	$559	$15,390
Los Osos Middle	Public	6-8	1555 El Moro St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2835	494	27	18.5	51.4%	304 (61.5%)	2 (0.4%)	116 (23.5%)	30 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	84.5	381^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%		80.2	475^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.9%	94		51.5	51.5			69.9	69.5	63.4	67.4			59.7	52.1	47.4	52.5	$20,331	$2,020	$18,311
Judkins Middle	Public	7-8	680 Wadsworth St.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3600	431	25	17.5	60.3%	154 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (54.5%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	60.9	885^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.9%		61.8	842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	69.7%	43		28.5	28.5				61.5	54.2	57.9				41.3	31.2	36.3	$17,070	$1,506	$15,564
Paulding Middle	Public	7-8	600 Crown Hill St.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3500	544	27	19.9	45.8%	270 (49.6%)	4 (0.7%)	211 (38.8%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	74.6	590^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.6%		72.7	639^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.0%	49		40.3	40.3				73.0	56.7	64.8				49.2	38.5	43.8	$16,155	$1,469	$14,686
Mesa Middle	Public	7-8	2555 Halcyon Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3400	474	25	18.9	73.8%	131 (27.6%)	3 (0.6%)	311 (65.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	44.6	1341^st of 2761 public middle schools	51.4%		41.8	1399^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.7%	58		29.3	29.3				44.4	49.0	46.7				29.0	22.6	25.7	$18,195	$1,529	$16,666
Atascadero Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Lewis Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4360	845	41	20.6	48.4%	493 (58.3%)	6 (0.7%)	277 (32.8%)	19 (2.2%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.4%)	57.7	960^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.2%		51.9	1114^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.0%	154		33.9	33.9			51.1	49.1	48.2	49.4			42.2	37.3	34.6	37.8	$13,833	$574	$13,259
Fine Arts Academy	Public	4-8	6100 Olmeda Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 460-2500	238	11	20.8	35.3%	162 (68.1%)	4 (1.7%)	47 (19.7%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	61.2	877^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.2%		76.3	562^nd of 2783 public middle schools	79.8%	315	50.9	48.8	50.0	69.0	64.9	47.5	68.0	65.9	61.9	58.6	61.4	27.1	26.0	39.0	41.1	$14,344	$405	$13,939
Templeton Middle	Public	6-8	925 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5813	478	23	20.4	18.2%	291 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (23.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.2%)	64.2	801^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.0%		70.3	680^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.6%	121		42.6	42.6			52.8	61.5	49.3	54.5			32.7	41.9	39.9	38.0	$14,549	$861	$13,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Laguna Middle

What is the racial makeup of Laguna Middle?

Students at Laguna Middle are 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Laguna Middle in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

What high school do graduates of Laguna Middle attend?

Students who attend Laguna Middle usually go on to attend San Luis Obispo High

Is Laguna Middle a good school?

Yes. Laguna Middle ranks in the top 9.5% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Laguna Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Laguna Middle.

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