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Sinsheimer Elementary

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Sinsheimer Elementary ranks 692 nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sinsheimer Elementary serves 401 students in grades K–6 in San Luis Obispo, in a local group of elementary schools with varied test results and student-teacher ratios. Its 2025–2026 results are above state and district levels in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest standout is science: Sinsheimer had the highest result among nearby schools with scores from the same year.

Sinsheimer is strong across all three subjects, but it does not lead nearby schools in every area. Its proficiency was 71% in ELA, 65% in math, and 73% in science—about 22, 26, and 37 percentage points above California, respectively. Compared with San Luis Coastal Unified, it was ahead by 3 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 18 in science. Against the nearby-school averages, it was ahead by about 9 points in ELA, 9 in math, and 24 in science. Los Ranchos Elementary scored higher in ELA and math, while Sinsheimer led in science. Results also vary by grade: sixth-grade math was 53%, below the district’s 56%.

Scores have risen overall since 2022–2023: ELA increased 7 points to 71%, math 3 points to 65%, and science 31 points to 73%. Science’s path was especially uneven, including a 41-point jump from 2024–2025, so the latest result is impressive but not a smooth year-to-year trend. SchoolDigger ranks Sinsheimer in the 88th percentile statewide and gives it 4 stars; it is just behind nearby Los Ranchos at the 89th percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 25:1, the second highest among nearby schools with reported ratios. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 26% in 2024–2025, third-lowest among nearby schools with the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s Hispanic Students ranking rose from the 17th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 63rd in 2025–2026, while its overall ranking rose from the 83rd to the 88th percentile; the group’s latest standing remains below the school overall.

401

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,713

Per pupil spending ?

26.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2755 Augusta St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-5307

(805) 596-4088

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Students who attend Sinsheimer Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg61%

California avg42%

692^nd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified

139^th of 968San 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
2026	89.1	692 of 5804	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	992 of 5857	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	688 of 5869	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	1037 of 5859	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	974 of 5883	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	201 of 1417	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	516 of 5789	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	850 of 5662	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	89.6	660 of 5692	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	87.4	769 of 5614	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	956 of 5611	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	1099 of 5530	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	843 of 5390	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	1517 of 5377	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	1037 of 5314	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	884 of 5193	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	1024 of 5113	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	90.1	512 of 5113	90.0%	★★★★★
2006	87.1	636 of 4818	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	90.9	448 of 4822	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.6	355 of 4809	92.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	76.4	394 of 2585	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	878 of 5569	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	1204 of 5597	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	635 of 5612	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	971 of 5609	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	915 of 5635	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	204 of 1267	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	732 of 5492	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	1006 of 5413	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1897 of 5085	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.7	4258 of 5107	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.0	1433 of 5084	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	322 of 4963	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	732 of 4830	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	1506 of 5412	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	1694 of 5460	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.0	482 of 5517	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	59.0	1800 of 5363	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	963 of 5264	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	213 of 1110	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	1870 of 5173	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	1175 of 5084	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	541 of 5590	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	817 of 5628	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	814 of 5643	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	1108 of 5638	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	977 of 5663	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	206 of 1272	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	367 of 5510	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	786 of 5431	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	304 of 2847	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	365 of 2532	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	628 of 2598	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	624 of 2651	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	835 of 2661	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	726 of 2726	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	173 of 2834	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	384 of 2737	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)85th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+37 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics65%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	89.1	692^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	88.1%		83.4	992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%	300	72.7	72.7	73.4	64.4	77.3	69.5	71.2	71.9	60.0	75.0	52.5	64.6							$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%)	72.1	1482^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.8	1610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%	128	46.7	46.7	50.0	51.2	60.0	78.4	60.1	52.7	44.2	51.1	54.9	51.0							$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%)	73.6	1418^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.1	1191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%	227	40.7	40.7	56.3	66.2	50.0	66.2	60.1	61.5	58.5	43.3	48.7	53.0							$19,133	$16,578	$2,555
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%)	68.7	1646^th of 5804 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.2	1679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%	33	45.2	45.2	51.5	57.6	52.1	61.1	55.1	47.1	54.2	50.0	48.2	49.8	83.3	85.4	93.8	83.3	87.5	89.6	$20,599	$19,664	$935
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%)	86.7	816^th of 5804 public elementary schools	85.9%		86.3	863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%	47	56.9	56.9	70.4	67.4	65.5	79.6	70.2	72.2	74.0	56.9	45.5	62.6	95.2	96.8			96.8		$21,588	$20,126	$1,462
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%)	90	648^th of 5804 public elementary schools	88.8%		88.3	759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%	111	57.1	57.1	79.5	68.6	71.8	66.7	72.3	81.3	70.6	56.5	65.0	68.1	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%)								(n/a)													91.7	91.7
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%)	83.1	1004^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.7%		81.2	1109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%	105	41.1	41.1	59.2	63.4	72.7	76.8	68.7	69.4	48.8	58.9	74.6	63.7	94.6		96.4	96.4		96.4	$17,342	$14,528	$2,814
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%)	72.2	1478^th of 5804 public elementary schools	74.5%		70.6	1579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%	101	62.2	62.2	55.0	33.3	71.1		52.9	60.0	47.9	62.2		56.9							$16,788	$16,554	$234
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%)	48.7	2674^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.9%		41.4	3121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%	447	25.7	25.7	46.2	33.3	54.3	51.1	46.3	51.3	32.5	34.3	36.2	38.5	96.6						$17,263	$14,630	$2,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Sinsheimer Elementary

What district is Sinsheimer Elementary in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sinsheimer Elementary?

Students at Sinsheimer Elementary are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sinsheimer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sinsheimer Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Sinsheimer Elementary a good school?

Sinsheimer Elementary ranks 692^nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sinsheimer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Sinsheimer Elementary.

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