Best Public Schools in Paso Robles, CA

Summary:

The city of Paso Robles, California is home to 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The data reveals a wide range of performance across these schools, with some standouts like Kermit King Elementary and others struggling, like Glen Speck Elementary and Liberty High (Continuation).

The top-performing schools in the area include Kermit King Elementary, which consistently performs above the Paso Robles Joint Unified and state averages on standardized tests, and Almond Acres Charter Academy, a charter school that also exceeds district and state averages. Additionally, Paso Robles High stands out with a 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 27% of California high schools.

However, the data also highlights some concerning trends, such as high chronic absenteeism rates at several schools, including Glen Speck Elementary (42.0%) and Liberty High (Continuation) (72.0%). Additionally, there appears to be a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with schools serving higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Winifred Pifer Elementary (73.45%), tending to have lower test scores and other performance metrics.

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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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 (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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Paso Robles High	Public	9-12	801 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1500	2,093	97	21.5	61.3%	789 (37.7%)	24 (1.1%)	1,187 (56.7%)	25 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (3.0%)	47.7	919^th of 2323 public high schools	60.4%		61.1	631^st of 2348 public high schools	73.1%	288			24.6	7.1	24.1							51.2	51.2							20.9	20.9
Liberty High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	810 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1600	176	9	20.5	62.5%	42 (23.9%)	2 (1.1%)	127 (72.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	10.5	1980^th of 2323 public high schools	14.8%		12.1	1944^th of 2348 public high schools	17.2%	36			5.2		6.0							13.9	13.9							1.3	1.3
Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	525 36th St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1200	624	22	29.0	65.1%	115 (18.4%)	5 (0.8%)	484 (77.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	34.4	3560^th of 5862 public elementary schools	39.3%		34.3	3556^th of 5874 public elementary schools	39.5%	4	15.0				15.0	31.3	54.2	32.4					38.3	33.7	44.1	14.2					29.6	97.1			97.1
Glen Speck Elementary	Public	K-5	401 17th St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1350	385	14	27.5	79.5%	83 (21.6%)	4 (1.0%)	273 (70.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	29.3	3985^th of 5862 public elementary schools	32.0%		26.3	4249^th of 5874 public elementary schools	27.7%	264	19.4				19.4	35.2	28.3	20.0					27.5	29.1	31.5	32.3					31.0
Winifred Pifer Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1300	388	16	24.2	73.5%	119 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	245 (63.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	31.8	3792^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.5	3764^th of 5874 public elementary schools	35.9%	28	25.0				25.0	42.9	36.8	31.7					37.0	34.5	20.0	16.9					23.5	92.5	97.2	98.1	95.3	97.2	96.2
George H. Flamson Middle	Public	6-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1400	653	32	20.3	69.2%	182 (27.9%)	11 (1.7%)	446 (68.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	52.1	1098^th of 2777 public middle schools	60.5%		48.8	1204^th of 2802 public middle schools	57.0%	106		34.2			34.2				44.4	46.1	39.3		43.4				32.0	28.6	35.3		31.9
Virginia Peterson Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Beechwood Dr.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1250	372	18	20.6	67.5%	91 (24.5%)	9 (2.4%)	241 (64.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	31.3	3826^th of 5862 public elementary schools	34.7%		41.6	3028^th of 5874 public elementary schools	48.5%	798	18.2				18.2	32.8	46.6	33.3					37.5	27.1	33.9	15.2					25.0	92.4	96.2	94.9	97.5	96.2	94.9
Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1750	387	16	24.1	53.2%	164 (42.4%)	3 (0.8%)	198 (51.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	52.7	2409^th of 5862 public elementary schools	58.9%		61.6	1985^th of 5874 public elementary schools	66.2%	424	35.5				35.5	40.0	53.6	47.5					47.6	35.1	34.3	43.6					37.5	92.5	93.8		96.3	93.8	93.8
Daniel Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	900 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1450	665	33	20.3	64.1%	273 (41.1%)	7 (1.1%)	356 (53.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	44	1336^th of 2777 public middle schools	51.9%		48.3	1216^th of 2802 public middle schools	56.6%	120		30.4			30.4				40.6	34.8	41.7		38.8				36.6	25.0	23.0		27.7
Paso Robles Independent Study Center	Public	K-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1620	47	4	11.4	48.9%	14 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (57.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.6%)								(n/a)		27.8			31.6						44.4		31.8						16.7		15.9
Kermit King Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Schoolhouse Cir.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1700	419	16	26.1	44.4%	262 (62.5%)	2 (0.5%)	118 (28.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	76.5	1308^th of 5862 public elementary schools	77.7%		79	1204^th of 5874 public elementary schools	79.5%	104	61.5				61.5	56.1	54.2	75.0					62.4	51.8	37.3	56.6					49.8	96.4				96.4
Independence High	Public	9-12	812 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1620	130	6	21.9	63.8%	56 (43.1%)	1 (0.8%)	65 (50.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	36.2	1236^th of 2323 public high schools	46.8%		25	1560^th of 2348 public high schools	33.6%	324			15.8		15.8							48.8	48.8							12.2	12.2
Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 221-8550	462	20	22.9	34.2%	266 (57.6%)	2 (0.4%)	145 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	30.2	3908^th of 5862 public elementary schools	33.3%		42.8	2960^th of 5874 public elementary schools	49.6%	948	27.6	34.0			30.5	15.9	34.0	32.8	29.3	46.3	59.6		36.3	22.7	42.0	24.1	20.7	29.6	36.2		28.9	84.4	91.1			86.7
Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 227-1040	230	11	20.9	40.0%	157 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (27.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	65.1	1811^th of 5862 public elementary schools	69.1%		47.1	2693^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	54.2%	882	58.3				41.2	35.7	44.0	62.5	47.4	30.0			42.9	50.0	56.0	62.5	26.3	30.0			42.9	92.3						$8,332

Cities Near Paso Robles

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Templeton	6.34 mi	7	255^th
San Miguel	6.67 mi	4	481^st
Atascadero	8.44 mi	9	259^th
Creston	12.54 mi	1
Bradley	16.86 mi	2

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.