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Los Ranchos Elementary

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Los Ranchos Elementary ranks 759 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Ranchos Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 521 students in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, standing out for its academic excellence and efficient operations within the San Luis Obispo area.

The school's academic results are a key strength, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science significantly exceeding state averages and ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for 2024-2025. This performance is consistent across different student groups and has been reliably strong for over a decade. Within its own district, Los Ranchos is the top-performing elementary school, outperforming peers like Bishop's Peak Elementary and Sinsheimer Elementary. Interestingly, it achieves these results while spending less per student than other schools in the district, such as C L Smith Elementary and Pacheco Elementary.

When compared to nearby schools, Los Ranchos offers a compelling balance of scale, performance, and community. While the smaller Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter ranks slightly higher academically, Los Ranchos serves a larger, more diverse student population within the established public system. It also maintains better academic outcomes than schools with higher chronic absenteeism, like Hawthorne Elementary. For families, Los Ranchos represents a model of reliable, high-quality public education that delivers excellent results year after year.

521

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,742

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5785 Los Ranchos Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8247

(805) 596-4075

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Students who attend Los Ranchos Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Luis Coastal Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

California avg41%

759^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	88.3	759 of 5857	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	611 of 5869	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	527 of 5859	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	769 of 5883	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	195 of 1417	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	287 of 5789	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	333 of 5662	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	500 of 5692	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	578 of 5614	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	87.8	738 of 5611	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	636 of 5530	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	89.5	448 of 5390	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	502 of 5377	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.7	214 of 5314	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	671 of 5193	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	88.0	593 of 5113	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	94.0	289 of 5113	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	352 of 4818	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	89.5	508 of 4822	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	92.4	374 of 4809	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	750 of 5597	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	727 of 5612	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	558 of 5609	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	696 of 5635	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	186 of 1267	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	290 of 5492	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	290 of 5413	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	1025 of 5460	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	393 of 5517	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	495 of 5363	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	52.7	2112 of 5264	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.2	96 of 5173	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	796 of 5628	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	479 of 5643	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	497 of 5638	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	805 of 5663	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	204 of 1272	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	299 of 5510	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	382 of 5431	93.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	512 of 2847	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	684 of 2598	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	605 of 2651	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	454 of 2661	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	823 of 2726	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.3	296 of 2834	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	328 of 2737	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science63%+30 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 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
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
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
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
Shell Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Shell Beach Rd.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3760	330	16	20.6	33.0%	186 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	86 (26.1%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.5%)	81.2	1109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		87.1	862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	247	40.4	40.4	74.3	81.3	51.9	84.3	72.6	77.1	70.8	32.7	82.4	64.5	94.6		96.4	96.4		96.4	$17,342	$14,528	$2,814
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
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
Grover Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	770 North Eighth St.	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3700	290	16	18.3	59.3%	120 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (47.9%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	41.4	3121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		48.6	2636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	485	23.4	23.4	43.2	45.5	31.9	53.3	43.2	27.0	44.1	23.4	35.6	31.9	96.6						$17,263	$14,630	$2,633
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
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-6	1208 Linda Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3730	547	25	21.5	34.0%	334 (61.1%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.5%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	87.7	794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		92	567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	227	52.0	52.0	65.8	72.9	64.0	87.5	73.1	64.5	70.0	53.3	67.1	63.8							$17,007	$14,368	$2,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Ranchos Elementary

Is Los Ranchos Elementary a good school?

Los Ranchos Elementary ranks 759^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Los Ranchos Elementary?

Students at Los Ranchos Elementary are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Los Ranchos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Ranchos Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Los Ranchos Elementary in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

How many students attend Los Ranchos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Los Ranchos Elementary.

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