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Templeton Independent Study High

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Templeton Independent Study High ranks 1148 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 47% of California high schools

Summary

Templeton Independent Study High is a small, alternative public high school serving about 96 students in grades 9-12 within the Templeton Unified school district, offering a flexible, independent study model for students who may need a non-traditional path to graduation.

The school's defining characteristic is its remarkable success in helping students graduate, with a 97.4% graduation rate that far exceeds the state average, even though its standardized test scores, especially in math, are generally lower than state averages. This highlights its core mission as an effective alternative pathway, prioritizing credit recovery and personalized plans over test performance. Compared to other local alternative schools, it stands in the middle: it performs better than some like San Luis Obispo County Community or Paloma Creek High, but doesn't match the academic scores or lower absenteeism of programs like Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE).

Families should note the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which is common in alternative settings, and its performance has fluctuated over the years. It serves a vital role in the district by complementing the high-performing traditional Templeton High, providing a flexible option that keeps students within the Templeton Unified system. For students who struggle in a conventional classroom due to scheduling, personal, or academic reasons, this school offers a supportive and successful route to a diploma.

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,842

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

964 Old County Rd.
Templeton, CA 93465-5063

(805) 434-5833

District: Templeton Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

35.4%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,148^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Templeton Unified

640^th of 1,543Templeton 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	44.7	1148 of 2162	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1315 of 2159	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1333 of 2170	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	505 of 2123	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	526 of 1290	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	833 of 2133	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	977 of 2017	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.1	1145 of 2021	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	83.6	319 of 2039	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	56.7	828 of 1994	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.0	737 of 2426	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	638 of 2354	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	46.3	880 of 2367	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.2	889 of 2281	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	523 of 2238	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	37.3	985 of 2117	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.4	576 of 2063	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.6	292 of 1968	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	53.7	523 of 1901	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	52.4	462 of 1653	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1307 of 1906	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1124 of 1915	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	802 of 1915	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	485 of 1858	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	343 of 1054	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	704 of 1833	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	898 of 1760	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	1426 of 1917	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	1203 of 2026	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	726 of 1943	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	1373 of 1937	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	741 of 1942	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	1312 of 1948	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	656 of 1122	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	808 of 1155	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	958 of 1173	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	918 of 1193	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	599 of 1204	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	1011 of 1222	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	965 of 1173	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)26th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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 11th 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
Eagle Canyon High	Public	9-12	950 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	13	1	13.2	46.2%	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (38.5%)								(n/a)							$19,167	$1,227	$17,940
Templeton Independent Study High	Public	9-12	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	96	4	24.1	34.4%	48 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (35.4%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.5%)	44.7	1148^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%		37	1315^th of 2159 public high schools	39.1%	167	28.1	28.6	51.5	51.5	12.1	12.1	$12,842	$959	$11,883
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
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
Liberty High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	810 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1600	171	10	17.0	76.6%	30 (17.5%)	3 (1.8%)	134 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	13.3	1872^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.4%		12.5	1912^th of 2159 public high schools	11.4%	40	5.6	6.5	18.6	18.6	4.3	4.3	$15,251	$1,174	$14,077
Independence High	Public	9-12	812 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1620	137	6	22.1	55.5%	46 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	21.6	1660^th of 2162 public high schools	23.2%		39	1268^th of 2159 public high schools	41.3%	392	14.8	14.8	31.7	31.7	3.3	3.3	$18,947	$1,174	$17,773
Paso Robles High	Public	9-12	801 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1500	1,986	92	21.6	65.0%	729 (36.7%)	23 (1.2%)	1,137 (57.3%)	25 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.1%)	74	509^th of 2162 public high schools	76.5%		51.6	967^th of 2159 public high schools	55.2%	458	40.2	39.6	67.4	67.4	33.3	33.3	$16,032	$1,521	$14,511
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Templeton Independent Study High

What district is Templeton Independent Study High in?

Templeton Unified

Is Templeton Independent Study High a good school?

Templeton Independent Study High ranks 1148^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Templeton Independent Study High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended Templeton Independent Study High.

What is the racial makeup of Templeton Independent Study High?

Students at Templeton Independent Study High are 50% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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