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Los Osos Middle

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Los Osos Middle ranks 381 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Los Osos Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 500 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-ranked San Luis Coastal Unified school district, consistently earning a 4-star rating for the past decade.

Academically, the school is strong, with student test scores significantly above state averages, especially in English Language Arts. It performs well compared to some nearby schools like Judkins Middle and Atascadero Middle, even though it serves a student population with a higher level of economic need. The school shows particular strengths in supporting students from vulnerable groups, including those experiencing homelessness and those in special education. However, a notable challenge is a higher-than-average rate of chronic student absences, which is an area the school is working to address.

When looking at specific subjects, there is a performance gap in mathematics compared to other schools in its own district, such as Laguna Middle. This gap is present despite the school having higher per-student spending than its peers. Overall, Los Osos Middle is a consistently high-performing school with a solid foundation, and targeted efforts in areas like math instruction and attendance could help it reach an even higher level of achievement for all students.

494

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,331

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1555 El Moro St.
Los Osos, CA 93402-1910

(805) 534-2835

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Students who attend Los Osos Middle usually attend:

High:

Morro Bay High

Feeder schools for Los Osos Middle:

Elementary:	Baywood Elementary
	Del Mar Elementary
	Monarch Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

California avg41%

381^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.5	381 of 2761	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	475 of 2783	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	415 of 2781	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	424 of 2740	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	177 of 894	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	393 of 2715	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	341 of 2480	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	356 of 2508	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	357 of 2497	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	646 of 2477	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	605 of 2379	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	628 of 2259	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.0	586 of 2236	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	643 of 2179	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	481 of 2063	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.2	592 of 2005	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	343 of 1999	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	268 of 1804	85.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.6	224 of 1777	87.4%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	197 of 1769	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.2	55 of 1531	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.0	48 of 354	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	213 of 1491	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	209 of 1369	84.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.8	95 of 1540	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.4	47 of 363	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	140 of 1442	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	59.7	304 of 1364	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	439 of 2533	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	447 of 2551	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	388 of 2531	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	471 of 2509	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	171 of 738	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	420 of 2380	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	320 of 2262	85.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	723 of 2395	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	727 of 2388	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.5	212 of 2374	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	250 of 2359	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	460 of 2213	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	466 of 2072	77.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	44 of 477	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	5 of 336	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	402 of 2542	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	423 of 2579	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	312 of 2531	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	262 of 2458	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	189 of 721	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	258 of 2369	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	216 of 2230	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	349 of 2534	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	469 of 2552	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	423 of 2538	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	363 of 2527	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	160 of 763	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	337 of 2407	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	337 of 2273	85.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	232 of 726	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	412 of 701	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	384 of 677	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	348 of 665	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	239 of 554	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	133 of 462	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	220 of 1566	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	256 of 1552	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	124 of 1531	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	328 of 1520	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	332 of 1537	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	375 of 1543	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	391 of 1555	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	355 of 1602	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	322 of 1496	78.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)94th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science51%+19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Osos Middle

What is the racial makeup of Los Osos Middle?

Students at Los Osos Middle are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Los Osos Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Los Osos Middle.

What district is Los Osos Middle in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

Is Los Osos Middle a good school?

Los Osos Middle ranks 381^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Los Osos Middle attend?

Students who attend Los Osos Middle usually go on to attend Morro Bay High

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