Summary:
ZIP code 93447 has 11 schools serving students from elementary through high school: seven elementary schools, one junior high and three high schools. The 2025–26 all-grades results vary widely: proficiency ranges from 4% to 61% in English language arts (ELA), 7% to 44% in math and 6% to 58% in science. The most important finding for families is that results differ sharply from school to school, rather than showing a uniformly strong or weak picture across the area.
Paso Robles High leads in ELA, with 61% proficient—11 percentage points above the state—and is the strongest of the three high schools in all three subjects. Kermit King Elementary leads in math at 44% and science at 58%, respectively 6 and 22 points above state results; its grade 5 science result is also 58%, compared with 35% statewide. At the lower end, Liberty High (Continuation) has the lowest all-grades results: 4% in ELA, 7% in math and 6% in science. Glen Speck Elementary also has a low all-grades profile. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings place Paso Robles High at the 71st percentile, compared with the 9th for Liberty and 13th for Glen Speck. Because schools serve different grade spans and programs, all-grades results are broad comparisons, not direct matches.
Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the simple average across schools fell by 2 percentage points in ELA and rose by 1 point each in math and science. Math moved slightly closer to the state result; the ELA and science gaps grew. One-year changes also vary by school: Paso Robles Independent Study Center rose by 16 points in ELA, 13 in math and 26 in science, but enrolls just 37 students. As context, in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 56% at Kermit King and 84% at Glen Speck; their student-teacher ratios were 26.8 and 27.4. These figures describe different school settings and do not explain achievement differences.
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