Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93401

Summary:

The 93401 zip code in San Luis Obispo, California is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. Overall, the schools in this area demonstrate strong academic performance, with San Luis Obispo High School and Los Ranchos Elementary standing out as top-performing institutions in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

San Luis Obispo High School is the highest-ranked school in the area, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 209 out of 2,323 California high schools. The school boasts impressive academic results, with 71.13% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 48.02% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school maintains a remarkable 96.2% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.0% dropout rate.

Among the elementary schools, Los Ranchos Elementary and Sinsheimer Elementary demonstrate strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates across grade levels. Los Ranchos Elementary stands out with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 610 out of 5,862 California elementary schools. The schools in the 93401 zip code generally outperform the San Luis Coastal Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Science.

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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)	% 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 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 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2125 Story St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4070	430	18	24.5	48.6%	203 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (40.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.8%)	80.3	1137^th of 5862 public elementary schools	80.6%		69.5	1600^th of 5874 public elementary schools	72.8%	463	64.9			64.9	65.2	55.6	70.3	53.3		60.9	67.2	53.7	75.7	37.0		58.3					$13,176
San Luis Obispo High	Public	9-12	1499 San Luis Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4040	1,644	79	20.9	26.6%	926 (56.3%)	11 (0.7%)	510 (31.0%)	88 (5.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	91 (5.5%)	87.5	209^th of 2323 public high schools	91.0%		93.9	104^th of 2348 public high schools	95.6%	105		54.5	23.5	53.2					71.1	71.1					48.0	48.0					$13,101
Sinsheimer Elementary	Public	K-6	2755 Augusta St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4088	371	16	23.1	26.1%	240 (64.7%)	4 (1.1%)	74 (19.9%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	90.3	687^th of 5862 public elementary schools	88.3%		83.3	1040^th of 5874 public elementary schools	82.3%	353	55.8			55.8	81.0	70.0	74.4	63.0		71.7	76.2	66.7	60.5	60.0		65.8					$12,309
Peep - Prepare	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Lizzie St.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 549-1220	21	2	10.0	23.8%	8 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	K-6	5785 Los Ranchos Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4075	450	19	23.6	19.6%	306 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.4%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.2%)	91.4	610^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.6%		92.6	528^th of 5874 public elementary schools	91.0%	82	55.2			55.2	71.1	70.7	72.4	71.4		71.4	72.6	75.9	60.3	66.7		69.3	88.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$11,784

Cities Near Zip Code 93401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Luis Obispo	0.76 mi	17	279^th
Pismo Beach	7.07 mi	2	174^th
Grover Beach	9.23 mi	3	514^th
Santa Margarita	9.73 mi	2	167^th
Arroyo Grande	9.88 mi	8	323^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93401

Los Ranchos Elementary

Sinsheimer Elementary

San Luis Obispo High

Hawthorne Elementary

Peep - Prepare

Cities Near Zip Code 93401