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Teach Elementary

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Teach Elementary is a small, high-performing public school serving just 193 students in grades 4 through 6 within the highly-regarded San Luis Coastal Unified district in San Luis Obispo.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with over 90% of students proficient in English and 85% in math—figures that are roughly 25 points higher than the district average and about 40 points above the state average. This excellence is consistent year after year. Furthermore, students attend school regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate of less than 9%, which is half the rate of the surrounding district and state. This strong attendance is closely linked to the school's academic success and shows remarkable recovery since the pandemic.

Interestingly, Teach Elementary achieves these outstanding outcomes with a unique model: it's much smaller than nearby middle schools like Los Osos Middle or Laguna Middle, and it operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio. This challenges the common assumption that smaller classes always lead to better results, suggesting the school's specific culture and teaching practices are highly effective. While other local schools, such as Templeton Middle in the Templeton Unified district, may have similar student demographics, none match Teach Elementary's combination of top-tier test scores and excellent student attendance.

193

Students ?

32.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,949

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

165 Grand Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1245

(805) 596-4100

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

Feeder schools for Teach Elementary:

Elementary:	Baywood Elementary
	Bishop's Peak Elementary
	C L Smith Elementary
	Del Mar Elementary
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	Hawthorne Elementary
	Los Ranchos Elementary
	Monarch Grove Elementary
	Pacheco Elementary
	Sinsheimer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Two or more races:

11.9%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 32 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg60%

California avg41%

43^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	98.3	43 of 5857	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	13 of 5869	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	25 of 5859	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	18 of 5883	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	9 of 1417	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	6 of 5789	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	4 of 5662	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.5	1 of 5692	100.0%	★★★★★
2016	99.2	2 of 5614	100.0%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	4 of 5611	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	97.1	17 of 5530	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.1	84 of 5390	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	96.3	49 of 5377	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	97.9	6 of 5314	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	97.8	18 of 5193	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	98.7	6 of 5113	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	99.1	3 of 5113	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	99.0	6 of 4818	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	99.1	8 of 4822	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	99.4	9 of 4809	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	55 of 5597	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	41 of 5612	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	22 of 5609	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	26 of 5635	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	2 of 1267	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	9 of 5492	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	3 of 5413	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	14 of 5460	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	9 of 5517	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	13 of 5264	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	53 of 5628	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	7 of 5643	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	41 of 5638	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	16 of 5663	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	24 of 1272	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	8 of 5510	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	8 of 5431	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	51 of 2598	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	19 of 2651	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	38 of 2661	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	18 of 2726	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	10 of 2834	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	3 of 2737	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy91%+42 vs state

Mathematics85%+47 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

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Monday, January 10, 2022

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

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Schools Near Teach Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Teach Elementary

What district is Teach Elementary in?

San Luis Coastal Unified

How many students attend Teach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Teach Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Teach Elementary?

Students at Teach Elementary are 70% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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