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Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter

Public, Charter Grades 10-12

1924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 11% of California high schools

Summary

Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter is a small, grades 10-12 high school of 241 students located at Camp San Luis Obispo, operating under the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education and serving a student population with very high economic need.

This school plays a unique and critical role as an alternative education program, focusing on re-engaging students who may struggle in traditional settings. While its academic proficiency scores on state tests are very low, it excels at keeping students in school, boasting a strong 85.9% graduation rate and an exceptionally low 4.4% chronic absenteeism rate—far better than both district and state averages. The school shows particular promise in supporting English Language Learners and Special Education students. It operates with significantly more resources than nearby comprehensive high schools like Templeton High or San Luis Obispo High, spending about $65,900 per student to provide smaller class sizes and specialized support.

When comparing Grizzly ChalleNGe to other local schools, it's important to understand its different mission. Nearby high schools serve much broader populations and have significantly higher test scores, but Grizzly ChalleNGe and other county-operated schools like San Luis Obispo County Community form a dedicated safety net. For families, this school represents a vital alternative pathway focused on credit recovery, consistent attendance, and earning a diploma for students who need a different approach to succeed.

241

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$65,904

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Mendocino Ave. Camp San Lu
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-7605

(805) 782-6882

District: San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

6.2%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 37 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,924^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

1505^th of 1,543San Luis Obispo County Office of Education 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	11.8	1924 of 2162	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1868 of 2159	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1668 of 2170	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1710 of 2123	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1189 of 1290	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1814 of 2133	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1864 of 2017	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1813 of 2021	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	1651 of 2039	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	1559 of 1994	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	1532 of 2426	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.7	1670 of 2354	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	1601 of 2367	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1488 of 2281	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.8	913 of 2238	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	23.0	1409 of 2117	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.4	1076 of 2063	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1315 of 1968	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	18.8	1439 of 1901	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	1085 of 1653	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	535 of 555	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	949 of 1117	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	678 of 1085	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	588 of 1064	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1038 of 1044	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1694 of 1906	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1652 of 1915	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1688 of 1915	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1550 of 1858	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	930 of 1054	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1744 of 1833	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1663 of 1760	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1676 of 1900	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1678 of 1902	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1470 of 1917	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1507 of 1861	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1539 of 1814	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1593 of 1742	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	371 of 410	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	237 of 299	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1756 of 2013	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1795 of 2026	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1542 of 2030	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1588 of 1943	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1006 of 1126	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1669 of 1937	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1714 of 1862	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1739 of 1942	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1746 of 1948	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1388 of 1963	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1601 of 1916	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1059 of 1122	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1547 of 1880	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1684 of 1834	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	1067 of 1216	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	730 of 1197	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	7.6	1116 of 1222	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2019)9th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+63 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-37 vs state

Science6%-27 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter

What district is Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter in?

San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

Is Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter a good school?

Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter ranks in the bottom 11.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter?

Students at Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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