Best Public Schools in Cayucos, CA

Summary:

The city of Cayucos, California is home to a single public school, Cayucos Elementary, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 171 students. Cayucos Elementary is part of the Cayucos Elementary School District, which is ranked 182 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cayucos Elementary is a standout school, consistently outperforming the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school also excels in science, with proficiency rates on the CAST (California Science Test) significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Cayucos Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of California elementary schools, indicating its strong academic performance.

While Cayucos Elementary is a high-performing school, it faces some demographic challenges, with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the 39.18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 to 1 suggests it is well-equipped to support its students' needs. Overall, Cayucos Elementary appears to be a standout school in the area, providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	180	13	13.3	25.6%	111 (61.7%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.0%)	80	1149^th of 5862 public elementary schools	80.4%		87.3	855^th of 5874 public elementary schools	85.4%	294	64.3	62.5	63.3	68.2	45.0	71.4	59.1	56.3	75.0	61.8	68.2	50.0	42.9	63.6	43.8	68.8	57.3	$16,861

Cities Near Cayucos

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morro Bay	3.72 mi	2	143^rd
Los Osos	8.74 mi	3	119^th
Templeton	10.23 mi	7	238^th
San Luis Obispo	11.01 mi	17	211^th
Atascadero	11.33 mi	9	327^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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