Is Harloe Elementary a good school?

Harloe Elementary ranks 1333 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harloe Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 605 students attended Harloe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harloe Elementary?

Students at Harloe Elementary are 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Harloe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harloe Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Paulding Middle High : Arroyo Grande High High : Central Coast New Technical High

Harloe Elementary

Summary:

Harloe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Arroyo Grande, California, serving 581 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District, which is ranked 587 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harloe Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 59.58% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 50.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 52.26% and 36.02% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with 53.57% of students proficient or better, surpassing the district's 34.7% and the state's 30.7%. Harloe's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and special education students.

However, Harloe Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 24.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, at 52.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. While Harloe outperforms many nearby schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District, schools like Shell Beach Elementary, Branch Elementary, and Ocean View Elementary have consistently higher academic performance and student group rankings.

Detail:

Public K-6

901 Fair Oaks Ave.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-3827

(805) 474-3710

District: Lucia Mar Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1333^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,068

Students who attend Harloe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paulding Middle
High:	Arroyo Grande High
	Central Coast New Technical High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 605

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harloe Elementary ranks better than 77.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.03. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Harloe Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (50.6%), Hispanic (38.2%), two or more races (9.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harloe Elementary is 23.4, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Harloe Elementary employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harloe Elementary is $5,068, which is the 3^rd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harloe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harloe Elementary 1333^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Harloe Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lucia Mar Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucia Mar Unified 587^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harloe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	83.66	764^th	4809	84.1%
2005	79.03	966^th	4822	80.0%
2006	68.37	1418^th	4818	70.6%
2007	73.56	1223^rd	5113	76.1%
2008	62.51	1749^th	5113	65.8%
2009	70.09	1434^th	5193	72.4%
2010	75.54	1203^rd	5314	77.4%
2011	75.96	1208^th	5377	77.5%
2012	65.10	1780^th	5390	67.0%
2013	68.66	1642^nd	5530	70.3%
2015	70.90	1459^th	5611	74.0%
2016	74.00	1348^th	5614	76.0%
2017	74.55	1356^th	5692	76.2%
2018	78.48	1203^rd	5662	78.8%
2019	83.05	1012^th	5789	82.5%
2022	65.15	1808^th	5883	69.3%
2023	73.27	1448^th	5874	75.3%
2024	76.03	1333^rd	5862	77.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.03	377^th	669	43.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.34	1230^th	3311	62.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.57	663^rd	2420	72.6%
2024	65.47	592^nd	2634	77.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.86	1083^rd	5084	78.7%
2019	83.98	541^st	5173	89.5%
2022	65.81	1372^nd	5264	73.9%
2023	68.51	1300^th	5374	75.8%
2024	62.70	1636^th	5511	70.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.29	74^th	364	79.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.88	1140^th	5413	78.9%
2019	81.65	1003^rd	5492	81.7%
2022	64.99	1737^th	5635	69.2%
2023	76.99	1218^th	5617	78.3%
2024	79.11	1129^th	5605	79.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.34	391^st	2128	81.6%
2019	82.03	308^th	2585	88.1%
2022	62.28	553^rd	2227	75.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.85	1193^rd	5431	78.0%
2019	81.15	1013^th	5510	81.6%
2022	63.43	1806^th	5663	68.1%
2023	66.22	1675^th	5650	70.4%
2024	69.39	1537^th	5636	72.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.79	1294^th	4830	73.2%
2019	71.65	1083^rd	4963	78.2%
2022	52.34	2055^th	5084	59.6%
2023	63.79	1459^th	5098	71.4%
2024	69.16	1222^nd	5102	76.0%

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Rank History for White students at Harloe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.47	986^th	2737	64.0%
2019	73.38	689^th	2834	75.7%
2022	52.11	1397^th	2726	48.8%
2023	60.51	1090^th	2662	59.1%
2024	63.83	1007^th	2647	62.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harloe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	479	6	13	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1989	431	15	17	49	4	n/a	n/a	0	516
1990	482	12	13	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	559
1991	446	9	12	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
1992	471	11	19	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1993	492	12	20	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
1994	497	9	20	106	3	n/a	n/a	0	635
1995	482	16	33	131	16	n/a	n/a	0	678
1996	482	16	33	131	16	n/a	n/a	0	678
1997	493	14	34	135	12	n/a	n/a	0	688
1998	550	8	29	135	9	n/a	n/a	0	731
1999	542	7	32	134	9	n/a	n/a	0	724
2000	523	6	29	130	2	n/a	n/a	0	690
2001	531	8	29	124	1	n/a	n/a	3	696
2002	510	14	25	98	4	n/a	n/a	8	659
2003	510	14	25	98	4	n/a	n/a	8	659
2004	480	15	20	87	3	n/a	n/a	30	635
2005	490	11	16	107	3	n/a	n/a	38	665
2006	475	12	17	114	3	n/a	n/a	49	670
2007	466	10	22	114	6	n/a	n/a	40	658
2008	454	7	18	118	4	n/a	n/a	0	601
2009	444	5	17	132	4	3	53	0	658
2010	431	3	20	148	5	2	23	0	632
2011	416	7	17	147	4	2	27	0	620
2012	400	8	13	176	3	2	26	0	628
2013	399	6	16	187	2	2	19	0	631
2014	380	6	17	197	2	1	29	0	632
2015	388	8	20	211	2	1	31	0	661
2016	395	7	20	211	2	0	32	0	667
2017	386	6	20	220	1	1	43	0	677
2018	368	3	14	219	2	1	46	0	653
2019	378	3	14	220	0	0	54	0	669
2020	364	2	7	211	0	0	52	0	636
2021	267	2	8	214	0	0	45	0	536
2022	298	1	10	214	0	0	64	0	587
2023	285	2	10	227	0	0	57	0	581
2024	306	1	10	231	0	0	57	0	605

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harloe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	21.0	25.4	n/a
1989	516	22.0	23.4	n/a
1990	559	23.0	24.3	n/a
1991	530	22.0	24.0	n/a
1992	594	22.4	26.5	35.5
1993	612	23.5	26.0	26.6
1994	635	26.5	24.0	29.8
1995	678	34.3	19.8	38.2
1996	678	34.3	19.8	38.2
1997	688	33.2	20.7	40.7
1998	731	31.5	23.2	39.8
1999	724	42.2	17.2	35.4
2000	690	37.2	18.5	34.1
2001	696	34.0	20.5	33.6
2002	659	33.0	20.0	35.3
2003	659	33.0	20.0	35.3
2004	635	30.0	21.2	37.7
2005	665	32.0	20.8	38.4
2006	670	32.0	20.9	40.6
2007	658	32.5	20.2	38.5
2008	601	33.0	18.2	38.6
2009	658	32.0	19.9	33.4
2010	632	27.0	23.4	41.8
2011	620	n/a	n/a	42.7
2012	628	23.5	26.7	n/a
2013	631	23.5	26.7	45.6
2014	632	23.5	26.8	51.4
2015	661	24.0	27.5	49
2016	667	24.0	27.7	48.9
2017	677	26.2	25.7	43.1
2018	653	26.3	24.8	45
2019	669	27.2	24.5	44.5
2020	636	n/a	n/a	37.7
2021	536	23.3	22.9	54.1
2022	587	25.2	23.2	48.9
2023	581	24.6	23.6	52.5
2024	605	25.8	23.4	53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harloe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	21.0	25.4	n/a
1989	516	22.0	23.4	n/a
1990	559	23.0	24.3	n/a
1991	530	22.0	24.0	n/a
1992	594	22.4	26.5	35.5
1993	612	23.5	26.0	26.6
1994	635	26.5	24.0	29.8
1995	678	34.3	19.8	38.2
1996	678	34.3	19.8	38.2
1997	688	33.2	20.7	40.7
1998	731	31.5	23.2	39.8
1999	724	42.2	17.2	35.4
2000	690	37.2	18.5	34.1
2001	696	34.0	20.5	33.6
2002	659	33.0	20.0	35.3
2003	659	33.0	20.0	35.3
2004	635	30.0	21.2	37.7
2005	665	32.0	20.8	38.4
2006	670	32.0	20.9	40.6
2007	658	32.5	20.2	38.5
2008	601	33.0	18.2	38.6
2009	658	32.0	19.9	33.4
2010	632	27.0	23.4	41.8
2011	620	n/a	n/a	42.7
2012	628	23.5	26.7	n/a
2013	631	23.5	26.7	45.6
2014	632	23.5	26.8	51.4
2015	661	24.0	27.5	49
2016	667	24.0	27.7	48.9
2017	677	26.2	25.7	43.1
2018	653	26.3	24.8	45
2019	669	27.2	24.5	44.5
2020	636	n/a	n/a	37.7
2021	536	23.3	22.9	54.1
2022	587	25.2	23.2	48.9
2023	581	24.6	23.6	52.5
2024	605	25.8	23.4	53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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