Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93444

Summary:

The 93444 zip code area is home to 5 schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District, including 3 elementary schools, 2 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. The standout school in this set is Central Coast New Technical High, which has consistently ranked very highly in the state and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the other high school, Nipomo High, has more average performance.

Among the elementary schools, Lange (Dorothea) Elementary stands out with a 3-star rating and stronger test scores than the other two elementary schools, Dana Elementary and Nipomo Elementary. However, all three elementary schools have consistently low test scores compared to district and state averages, which indicates a need for improvement in early education within the Lucia Mar Unified School District.

Across the schools, high chronic absenteeism rates are a concern, ranging from 17.1% at Lange Elementary to 32.1% at Nipomo Elementary. The high schools have lower but still significant rates, with 24.8% at Nipomo High and 18.5% at Central Coast New Technical High. Addressing attendance issues could be an important priority for the district to improve overall student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Total
Dana Elementary	Public	K-6	920 West Tefft St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3790	600	26	22.8	75.5%	153 (25.5%)	2 (0.3%)	406 (67.7%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	34.6	3533^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	39.9%		32.4	3665^th of 5883 public elementary schools	37.7%	132	25.9		25.9	17.2	28.6	35.0	48.3		32.2	33.0	25.4	27.5	27.0		28.4	98.0			$4,703
Nipomo Elementary	Public	K-6	190 East Price St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3780	369	20	18.2	79.9%	73 (19.8%)	2 (0.5%)	285 (77.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	40.2	3110^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.1%		26.4	4208^th of 5883 public elementary schools	28.5%	1098	30.6		30.6	35.9	37.9	44.9	47.6		41.1	34.0	17.2	32.7	21.4		26.2	95.4	96.9	96.9	$4,902
Nipomo High	Public	9-12	525 North Thompson Rd.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3300	891	46	19.2	68.1%	270 (30.3%)	5 (0.6%)	561 (63.0%)	21 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	50.1	865^th of 2348 public high schools	63.2%		47.5	982^nd of 2123 public high schools	53.7%	117		28.9	29.1					53.3	53.3					16.0	16.0				$5,874
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary	Public	K-6	1661 Via Alta Mesa	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3670	594	27	21.7	66.8%	238 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	46.9	2704^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.0%		41.7	2975^th of 5883 public elementary schools	49.4%	271	43.7		43.7	37.4	48.2	47.9	38.6		42.6	30.8	43.2	25.4	23.9		30.8				$4,606
Central Coast New Technical High	Public	9-12	523 North Thompson Ave.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3350	267	16	16.5	46.1%	147 (55.1%)	1 (0.4%)	89 (33.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	92.4	132^nd of 2348 public high schools	94.4%		95	114^th of 2123 public high schools	94.6%	18		69.6	70.2					91.1	91.1					44.6	44.6				$5,808

Cities Near Zip Code 93444

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nipomo	0.26 mi	5	325^th
Santa Maria	4.17 mi	39	643^rd
Arroyo Grande	5.78 mi	8	323^rd
Guadalupe	5.86 mi	3	806^th
Grover Beach	8.13 mi	3	514^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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