Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93451

Summary:

The 93451 zip code area is home to 3 elementary schools: Lillian Larsen Elementary, Pleasant Valley Elementary, and Parkfield Elementary. While the schools share a geographic location, they exhibit notable differences in student performance, demographics, and other key metrics.

Pleasant Valley Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school, with exceptional test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics that exceed district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the other schools. In contrast, Lillian Larsen Elementary has the lowest test scores and the highest chronic absenteeism rate, which may be linked to its higher percentage of students from low-income families.

The smallest school, Parkfield Elementary, has just 10 students and the lowest student-teacher ratio, which could provide more individualized attention. This school also has an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of 0%. These findings suggest that school size and socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in shaping educational outcomes for students in the 93451 zip code area.

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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)							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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Ranchita Canyon Rd.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 467-3453	55	4	13.7	30.9%	33 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (34.5%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)				60.0						74.2	60.0						54.8	$20,420
Lillian Larsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1601 L St.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 467-3216	425	22	19.1	76.9%	47 (11.1%)	3 (0.7%)	363 (85.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	40.7	3088^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.7	3473^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	41.0%	385	28.3	24.2	26.6	43.6	31.5	41.3	44.4	43.2	46.7	41.1	48.7	31.5	21.7	17.4	20.5	15.2	26.0	$6,971
Parkfield Elementary	Public	K-6	70585 Parkfield Coalinga Rd.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 463-2331	10	1	10.0	30.0%	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 93451

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Miguel	3.11 mi	4	481^st
Paso Robles	7.32 mi	15	480^th
Bradley	12.21 mi	2
Templeton	14.7 mi	7	255^th
Shandon	16 mi	2	749^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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