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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93465

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At a glance

Schools

2,214

Students

Top rankedTempleton Middle656^th of 2,740 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Templeton Middle up 145 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Templeton High 19.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 93465 has seven schools—three elementary, one middle and three high schools; all-grades test results are available for five. Across those five, the 2025–2026 average was about even with the state in English language arts (ELA), above it in science, and well below it in math. The clearest area-wide concern is math: the five-school average was 29%, compared with 38% statewide, a 10-point deficit.

Templeton Middle stands out as the most balanced tested school, scoring 59% in ELA, 44% in math and 47% in science—all above state results. Templeton High had the highest ELA score at 60%, but its math score was 25% and science was 33%, both below state levels. Templeton Home led in science at 47%, while scoring below the state in ELA and math. At the bottom, Templeton Independent Study High had 0% proficiency in math and fell below the state in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranks Templeton Middle at the 76th percentile, compared with the 59th for Templeton High, 61st for Vineyard Elementary and 34th for Independent Study High.

Recent results are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the five-school average fell 6 points in ELA and 3 in math, while rising 4 in science. Templeton Middle improved in all three subjects; Templeton High and Vineyard declined in all three, while Templeton Home’s science score rose 25 points. SchoolDigger’s Templeton High ranking also fell from the 84th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 59th in 2025–2026; Templeton Middle was at the 76th percentile at both endpoints. As context, reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 ranged from 18% at Templeton Middle to 46% at Eagle Canyon High; these figures do not provide a simple guide to school results. Templeton Elementary and Eagle Canyon High have no supplied test results, so their academic outcomes cannot be compared here.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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)																								$26,848	$25,704	$1,144
Vineyard Elementary	Public	3-5	2121 Vineyard Dr.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5840	426	16	26.6	20.0%	271 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (24.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	56.2	2248^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.4%		65.5	1819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%	429	45.3				45.3	39.8	44.3	56.4					47.3	42.3	46.4	38.3					42.2			$18,185	$17,502	$683
Templeton Elementary	Public	K-2	215 Eighth St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5820	422	20	21.1	19.4%	207 (49.1%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (19.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	123 (29.1%)								(n/a)																						95%	0%	$19,451	$18,534	$917
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%)	56.9	882^nd of 2135 public high schools	58.7%		73.8	515^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%	367			33.8		33.3							59.9	59.9							24.6	24.6			$20,654	$19,704	$950
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%)	33.5	1411^th of 2135 public high schools	33.9%		44.7	1148^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%	263			31.4		29.7							42.9	42.9							0.0	0.0			$12,353	$11,366	$987
Templeton Home	Public	K-8	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	54	3	18.0	25.9%	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (27.8%)	4 (7.4%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (18.5%)								(n/a)					47.4								41.5								33.3			$14,107	$13,184	$923
Templeton Middle	Public	6-8	925 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5813	478	23	20.4	18.2%	291 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (23.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.2%)	71.4	656^th of 2740 public middle schools	76.1%		64.2	801^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.0%	145		46.6			46.6				57.5	62.9	57.4		59.4				42.1	44.6	44.9		44.0			$16,823	$16,140	$683

Cities Near Zip Code 93465

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Templeton	0.79 mi	7	353^rd
Atascadero	2.01 mi	9	388^th
Paso Robles	4.59 mi	14	550^th
Creston	9.9 mi	1	607^th
Santa Margarita	11.58 mi	2	173^rd

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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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