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Morro Bay High

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Morro Bay High ranks 448 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

Morro Bay High is a public high school serving 751 students in grades 9-12 within the San Luis Coastal Unified school district, consistently earning a strong 4-star rating and ranking in the top 30% of California high schools.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state average and is competitive with nearby San Luis Obispo High. It also achieves an excellent 96.4% graduation rate. However, performance in mathematics and science, while near state averages, is an area for growth, especially when compared to the higher scores in those subjects at San Luis Obispo High. The school demonstrates effective support for students with higher economic need and has shown historical strength in serving Special Education populations.

Compared to other local comprehensive high schools, Morro Bay High operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending. A notable challenge is chronic absenteeism, which is higher than both state and district averages; addressing this could be a key to improving overall outcomes. While the school's statewide ranking has dipped slightly in recent years, it remains a high-performing option in the region, notably outperforming many alternative education schools in the county.

751

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,818

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Atascadero Rd.
Morro Bay, CA 93442-1516

(805) 771-1845

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Feeder schools for Morro Bay High:

Elementary:	Baywood Elementary
	Del Mar Elementary
	Monarch Grove Elementary
Middle:	Los Osos Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg60%

California avg41%

448^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	77.9	448 of 2162	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	431 of 2159	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	226 of 2170	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	342 of 2123	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	420 of 1290	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	324 of 2133	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	311 of 2017	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	381 of 2021	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.0	541 of 2039	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	355 of 1994	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	233 of 2426	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	69.1	318 of 2354	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	242 of 2367	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	206 of 2281	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.2	84 of 2238	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.4	59 of 2117	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.5	22 of 2063	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	90.2	28 of 1968	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.7	14 of 1901	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	86.9	39 of 1653	97.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	275 of 1161	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	179 of 555	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	395 of 1117	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	223 of 1052	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	430 of 1906	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	531 of 1915	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	226 of 1915	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	395 of 1858	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	433 of 1054	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	219 of 1833	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	128 of 1760	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	435 of 1900	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	625 of 1902	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	389 of 1917	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	331 of 1861	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	903 of 1814	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	843 of 1742	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.4	42 of 290	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	474 of 2013	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	574 of 2026	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	271 of 2030	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	218 of 1943	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	570 of 1126	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	444 of 1937	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	466 of 1862	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	421 of 1942	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	341 of 1948	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	213 of 1963	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	286 of 1916	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	368 of 1122	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	498 of 1880	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	532 of 1834	71.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	416 of 577	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.1	219 of 515	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	261 of 1252	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	343 of 1216	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	60 of 1197	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	462 of 1155	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	344 of 1173	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	206 of 1193	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	385 of 1204	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	294 of 1222	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	245 of 1173	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2022)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morro Bay High	Public	9-12	235 Atascadero Rd.	Morro Bay	93442	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 771-1845	751	42	17.8	51.1%	427 (56.9%)	2 (0.3%)	238 (31.7%)	36 (4.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	77.9	448^th of 2162 public high schools	79.3%		78.3	431^st of 2159 public high schools	80.0%	17	40.1		40.0	69.6	69.6	38.9	38.9	$20,818	$1,985	$18,833
San Luis Obispo County Community	Public	6-12	2494 Pennington Creek Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 782-7354	76	4	19.2	85.5%	20 (26.3%)	1 (1.3%)	49 (64.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	8.6	2091^st of 2162 public high schools	3.3%		13.8	1857^th of 2159 public high schools	14.0%	234			0.0	10.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	$83,049	$15,436	$67,613
Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	Public, Charter	10-12	721 Mendocino Ave. Camp San Lu	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 782-6882	241	15	16.3	84.6%	15 (6.2%)	5 (2.1%)	214 (88.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	11.8	1924^th of 2162 public high schools	11.0%		13.6	1868^th of 2159 public high schools	13.5%	56		5.7	5.7	11.4	11.4	1.3	1.3	$65,904	$14,945	$50,959
San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	Public	6-12	1065 Kansas Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 781-5395	11	2	5.1	72.7%	5 (45.5%)	1 (9.1%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$105,414	$22,144	$83,270
Atascadero High	Public	9-12	1 High School Hill	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4300	1,157	59	19.5	44.9%	698 (60.3%)	17 (1.5%)	367 (31.7%)	21 (1.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (3.7%)	69.1	619^th of 2162 public high schools	71.4%		54.4	896^th of 2159 public high schools	58.5%	277	39.1		38.2	60.5	60.5	31.3	31.3	$17,190	$651	$16,539
Pacific Beach High	Public	10-12	11950 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4023	62	4	14.6	74.2%	23 (37.1%)	1 (1.6%)	32 (51.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	8.1	2112^th of 2162 public high schools	2.3%		11.3	1982^nd of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	130	0.0		0.0	9.4	9.4	0.0	0.0	$22,078	$1,060	$21,018
Paloma Creek High	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	55	3	16.0	70.9%	32 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	8.5	2096^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		10.5	2040^th of 2159 public high schools	5.5%	56	0.0		4.2	11.8	11.8	0.0	0.0	$17,946	$917	$17,029
Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	159	6	28.5	40.9%	108 (67.9%)	1 (0.6%)	40 (25.2%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	37.8	1315^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		56.8	841^st of 2159 public high schools	61.0%	474	20.4		20.4	44.2	44.2	15.7	15.7	$12,865	$368	$12,497
San Luis Obispo High	Public	9-12	1499 San Luis Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4040	1,678	78	21.5	39.0%	941 (56.1%)	18 (1.1%)	521 (31.0%)	72 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	107 (6.4%)	87.2	260^th of 2162 public high schools	88.0%		89.9	232^nd of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	28	55.0	25.0	53.8	67.2	67.2	50.9	50.9	$16,827	$1,039	$15,788
Templeton High	Public	9-12	1200 Main St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5888	725	37	19.8	28.4%	469 (64.7%)	1 (0.1%)	178 (24.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (8.8%)	73.8	515^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%		83.6	350^th of 2159 public high schools	83.8%	165	38.4		36.8	74.0	74.0	30.9	30.9	$16,524	$928	$15,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Morro Bay High

What schools feed into Morro Bay High?

Morro Bay High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baywood Elementary
Elementary : Del Mar Elementary
Elementary : Monarch Grove Elementary
Middle : Los Osos Middle

What is the racial makeup of Morro Bay High?

Students at Morro Bay High are 57% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Morro Bay High in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

How many students attend Morro Bay High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Morro Bay High.

Is Morro Bay High a good school?

Morro Bay High ranks 448^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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