Laguna Middle

Summary:

Laguna Middle is a public middle school located in San Luis Obispo, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 789 students. It is part of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, which is ranked 254 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laguna Middle consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of middle schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 84 and 307 over the past several years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, Laguna Middle had 67.73% of students proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to 66.5% for the district and 47.04% for the state. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Homeless students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of California middle schools.

While Laguna Middle outperforms the nearby Los Osos Middle School, which is also part of the San Luis Coastal Unified District, across most academic metrics, Teach Elementary, a public school serving grades 4-6 in the same district, significantly outperforms Laguna Middle in both ELA and Mathematics, with over 80% of students proficient or better. Additionally, Laguna Middle has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to some of the other nearby schools, such as Mesa Middle and Judkins Middle, which have significantly higher rates (over 60%).


Detail:

Public 7-8

 11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.
       San Luis Obispo, CA  93405-6200


(805) 596-4055

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
254th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,622 Help


Students who attend Laguna Middle usually attend:

High:    San Luis Obispo High

Feeder schools for Laguna Middle:

Elementary:    Bishop's Peak Elementary
    C L Smith Elementary
    Hawthorne Elementary
    Los Ranchos Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  20.0 Help
Number of students:  789

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.5%
Hispanic:
32.2%
Two or more races:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.8% Help


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Compare Details Laguna Middle ranks better than 90.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.04. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Laguna Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (55.5%), Hispanic (32.2%), two or more races (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laguna Middle is 20. 1 middle schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laguna Middle is $11,622. 1 middle schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laguna Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Laguna Middle 254th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Laguna Middle in the ranking list.)

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San Luis Coastal Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Luis Coastal Unified 254th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Laguna Middle

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Rank History for all students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.41 374th 1769 78.9%
2005 76.50 344th 1777 80.6%
2006 77.20 333rd 1804 81.5%
2007 79.38 311th 1999 84.4%
2008 73.29 419th 2005 79.1%
2009 78.30 319th 2063 84.5%
2010 75.48 412th 2179 81.1%
2011 78.17 336th 2236 85.0%
2012 76.45 390th 2259 82.7%
2013 73.80 489th 2379 79.4%
2015 86.27 306th 2477 87.6%
2016 90.09 224th 2497 91.0%
2017 88.36 282nd 2508 88.8%
2018 88.57 266th 2480 89.3%
2019 92.99 198th 2715 92.7%
2021 87.58 84th 894 90.6%
2022 88.51 307th 2740 88.8%
2023 91.17 256th 2802 90.9%
2024 91.04 254th 2777 90.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.33 175th 462 62.1%
2019 77.76 108th 554 80.5%
2022 73.79 164th 665 75.3%
2023 61.39 270th 678 60.2%
2024 80.61 109th 699 84.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.24 400th 1364 70.7%
2019 54.03 369th 1442 74.4%
2021 41.01 179th 363 50.7%
2022 47.12 546th 1540 64.5%
2023 45.51 565th 1529 63.0%
2024 34.05 1004th 1477 32.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.29 124th 1538 91.9%
2024 84.45 127th 1550 91.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.44 527th 2230 76.4%
2019 76.21 368th 2369 84.5%
2021 65.95 181st 721 74.9%
2022 78.14 333rd 2458 86.5%
2023 73.19 452nd 2549 82.3%
2024 88.12 217th 2575 91.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 72.49 65th 336 80.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.77 295th 2262 87.0%
2019 91.21 194th 2380 91.8%
2021 87.27 74th 738 90.0%
2022 88.06 270th 2509 89.2%
2023 91.67 208th 2547 91.8%
2024 90.33 238th 2546 90.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.06 241st 1369 82.4%
2019 82.19 164th 1491 89.0%
2021 61.59 78th 354 78.0%
2022 76.07 220th 1531 85.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.93 75th 197 61.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.62 235th 2273 89.7%
2019 93.46 167th 2407 93.1%
2021 86.23 83rd 763 89.1%
2022 87.59 308th 2527 87.8%
2023 89.50 261st 2558 89.8%
2024 89.86 251st 2547 90.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.44 251st 700 64.1%
2019 75.60 177th 745 76.2%
2022 83.94 54th 733 92.6%
2023 74.51 174th 718 75.8%
2024 81.79 87th 741 88.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.32 485th 2072 76.6%
2019 76.39 374th 2213 83.1%
2022 67.96 545th 2359 76.9%
2023 76.68 365th 2391 84.7%
2024 74.65 423rd 2383 82.2%
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Rank History for White students at Laguna Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.70 93rd 1496 93.8%
2019 92.92 39th 1602 97.6%
2022 89.60 82nd 1555 94.7%
2023 90.45 67th 1552 95.7%
2024 89.14 85th 1535 94.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Laguna Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 498 26 17 34 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1989 535 22 15 52 0 n/a n/a 0 624
1990 573 19 16 67 0 n/a n/a 0 675
1991 564 19 18 69 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1992 554 21 22 64 3 n/a n/a 0 664
1993 570 24 22 76 2 n/a n/a 0 694
1994 604 23 24 66 1 n/a n/a 0 718
1995 705 25 38 84 3 n/a n/a 0 855
1996 705 25 38 84 3 n/a n/a 0 855
1997 730 18 22 95 2 n/a n/a 0 867
1998 661 28 26 104 6 n/a n/a 0 825
1999 656 28 30 98 7 n/a n/a 0 819
2000 685 19 28 97 6 n/a n/a 0 835
2001 661 21 33 103 5 n/a n/a 6 829
2002 642 20 34 133 1 n/a n/a 6 836
2003 642 20 34 133 1 n/a n/a 6 836
2004 640 23 31 146 1 n/a n/a 4 845
2005 559 22 29 143 6 n/a n/a 33 792
2006 520 18 30 160 3 n/a n/a 32 763
2007 528 20 31 158 3 n/a n/a 2 742
2008 556 15 32 146 3 n/a n/a 0 752
2009 510 20 37 139 1 0 1 0 708
2010 500 22 46 147 1 1 2 0 719
2011 485 20 34 155 1 1 15 0 711
2012 421 15 27 179 4 0 32 0 678
2013 430 10 32 198 4 0 33 0 707
2014 396 8 40 202 1 0 32 0 679
2015 391 11 51 192 3 2 38 0 688
2016 398 8 48 201 2 2 44 0 703
2017 424 7 40 225 1 1 34 0 732
2018 480 8 40 254 1 2 32 0 817
2019 462 7 48 276 1 4 44 0 842
2020 453 8 44 256 2 3 38 0 804
2021 440 8 36 254 2 0 41 0 781
2022 377 8 37 257 2 2 40 6 729
2023 438 11 33 254 1 3 46 3 789

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 Laguna Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 575 28.9 19.8 n/a
1989 624 29.5 21.1 n/a
1990 675 33.0 20.4 n/a
1991 670 36.7 18.2 n/a
1992 664 37.3 17.8 14.2
1993 694 36.2 19.2 16.1
1994 718 37.4 19.2 20.6
1995 855 36.5 23.4 20.4
1996 855 36.5 23.4 20.4
1997 867 37.7 23.0 19.5
1998 825 33.3 24.8 20.6
1999 819 35.4 23.1 18.8
2000 835 39.4 21.2 16.2
2001 829 39.6 20.9 20.8
2002 836 36.4 23.0 26.3
2003 836 36.4 23.0 26.3
2004 845 35.9 23.5 24.6
2005 792 35.4 22.4 27.8
2006 763 35.0 21.8 28.2
2007 742 37.6 19.7 25.9
2008 752 28.7 26.2 24.2
2009 708 32.6 18.3 24
2010 719 34.2 21.0 29.6
2011 711 n/a n/a 32.3
2012 678 33.6 20.1 33.9
2013 707 33.1 21.3 33.8
2014 679 33.3 20.3 35.1
2015 688 34.0 20.2 34.7
2016 703 35.0 20.0 30.9
2017 732 36.6 19.9 29.2
2018 817 37.6 21.6 33
2019 842 35.4 23.7 30.8
2020 804 n/a n/a 28.5
2021 781 40.2 19.4 32.1
2022 729 37.8 19.2 43.6
2023 789 39.4 20.0 29.8

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 Laguna Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 575 28.9 19.8 n/a
1989 624 29.5 21.1 n/a
1990 675 33.0 20.4 n/a
1991 670 36.7 18.2 n/a
1992 664 37.3 17.8 14.2
1993 694 36.2 19.2 16.1
1994 718 37.4 19.2 20.6
1995 855 36.5 23.4 20.4
1996 855 36.5 23.4 20.4
1997 867 37.7 23.0 19.5
1998 825 33.3 24.8 20.6
1999 819 35.4 23.1 18.8
2000 835 39.4 21.2 16.2
2001 829 39.6 20.9 20.8
2002 836 36.4 23.0 26.3
2003 836 36.4 23.0 26.3
2004 845 35.9 23.5 24.6
2005 792 35.4 22.4 27.8
2006 763 35.0 21.8 28.2
2007 742 37.6 19.7 25.9
2008 752 28.7 26.2 24.2
2009 708 32.6 18.3 24
2010 719 34.2 21.0 29.6
2011 711 n/a n/a 32.3
2012 678 33.6 20.1 33.9
2013 707 33.1 21.3 33.8
2014 679 33.3 20.3 35.1
2015 688 34.0 20.2 34.7
2016 703 35.0 20.0 30.9
2017 732 36.6 19.9 29.2
2018 817 37.6 21.6 33
2019 842 35.4 23.7 30.8
2020 804 n/a n/a 28.5
2021 781 40.2 19.4 32.1
2022 729 37.8 19.2 43.6
2023 789 39.4 20.0 29.8

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Laguna Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,622

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Laguna Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 198th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 256th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Laguna Middle)75.871.1
 4.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Luis Coastal Unified)74.868
 6.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Laguna Middle)75.768.7
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (San Luis Coastal Unified)70.862
 8.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Laguna Middle)71.863.5
 8.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Luis Coastal Unified)72.264.9
 7.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Laguna Middle)65.756.1
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Luis Coastal Unified)61.753.1
 8.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Laguna Middle)60.251.3
 8.9%
   8th Grade Science (San Luis Coastal Unified)5653.9
 2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students842789
 6.3%
African American711
 57.1%
American Indian11
Asian4833
 31.3%
Hispanic276254
 8%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White462438
 5.2%
Two or More Races4446
 4.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.8%29.8%
 1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Laguna Middle

Students who attend Laguna Middle usually go on to attend San Luis Obispo High

Yes. Laguna Middle ranks in the top 9.1% of California middle schools.

Students at Laguna Middle are 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 789 students attended Laguna Middle.


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