Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93405

Summary:

The 93405 zip code area of San Luis Obispo, California is home to 11 schools serving grades K-12, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school. This analysis reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools in the area, with several standout campuses as well as some that face significant challenges.

The top-performing schools in the 93405 zip code are Teach Elementary, a public elementary school with exceptional test scores and low chronic absenteeism, and Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter, a public charter elementary school that ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools. Laguna Middle, a public middle school, also stands out as a high performer, ranking in the top 10% of California middle schools.

In contrast, the alternative and special education schools in the 93405 zip code, such as Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter, San Luis Obispo County Community, and San Luis County Special Education, struggle academically with very low proficiency rates. Chronic absenteeism also appears to be a significant issue at these campuses. Overall, the data reveals a diverse range of school performance in the 93405 zip code, with pockets of excellence as well as areas in need of improvement.

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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
Bishop's Peak Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Jaycee Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4030	369	16	23.0	26.8%	246 (66.7%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.8%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.2%)	81.2	1103^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	81.2%		76.6	1295^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.0%	192	42.2				42.2	68.5	69.1	53.3	62.1				63.3	77.8	73.8	46.7	44.8				60.3	95.2	96.8			96.8		$11,697
Laguna Middle	Public	7-8	11050 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4055	789	39	20.0	29.8%	438 (55.5%)	11 (1.4%)	254 (32.2%)	33 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.8%)	91	254^th of 2777 public middle schools	90.9%		91.2	256^th of 2802 public middle schools	90.9%	2		59.0			59.0					65.6	69.9		67.7					55.6	64.4		60.0							$11,622
Pacheco Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Cuesta Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4081	482	21	22.9	36.5%	164 (34.0%)	3 (0.6%)	288 (59.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	77	1290^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.0%		67.6	1691^st of 5874 public elementary schools	71.2%	401	48.6				48.6	50.0	54.0	64.7	59.0				57.1	70.4	54.7	47.1	47.6				55.3	83.3	85.4	93.8	83.3	87.5	89.6	$12,683
Pacific Beach High	Public	10-12	11950 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4023	64	4	16.0	75.0%	24 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	9	2102^nd of 2323 public high schools	9.5%		18.4	1739^th of 2348 public high schools	25.9%	363			3.5		3.0							6.1	6.1							2.9	2.9							$22,873
C L Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	1375 Balboa St.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4094	465	22	21.1	46.2%	218 (46.9%)	12 (2.6%)	180 (38.7%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	83.9	1000^th of 5862 public elementary schools	82.9%		71.1	1532^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	73.9%	532	55.4				55.4	57.1	59.0	70.3	66.1				63.1	70.3	55.0	64.6	48.2				60.0							$13,777
Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4100	167	6	27.8	16.8%	117 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	19 (11.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.8%)								(n/a)	83.9				83.9		83.1	96.4	90.4				89.8		94.9	92.9	86.5				91.6							$11,338
San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	Public	6-12	1065 Kansas Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 781-5395	9	2	4.4	66.7%	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)																												$35,372
Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter	Public, Charter	10-12	721 Mendocino Ave. Camp San Lu	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 782-6882	212	14	15.6	79.7%	23 (10.8%)	3 (1.4%)	171 (80.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	10.7	1966^th of 2323 public high schools	15.4%		18.1	1743^rd of 2348 public high schools	25.8%	223				8.0	8.0							15.3	15.3							0.0	0.0							$14,475
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1401 San Luis Bay Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 595-7169	162	7	23.1	14.8%	132 (81.5%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.8%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	96	265^th of 5862 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.1	425^th of 5874 public elementary schools	92.8%	160	78.3				78.3	66.7	84.2	95.7	89.5				83.5	83.3	63.2	82.6	89.5				80.0	91.7	91.7
San Luis County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3360 Education Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 593-3186	21	4	5.1	85.7%	9 (42.9%)	2 (9.5%)	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)													0.0															$7,415
San Luis Obispo County Community	Public	6-12	2494 Pennington Creek Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 782-7354	68	4	16.7	97.1%	20 (29.4%)	1 (1.5%)	42 (61.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	10	2021^st of 2323 public high schools	13.0%		4.8	2320^th of 2348 public high schools	1.2%	299					5.6							14.8	12.8							3.7	2.6							$28,054

Cities Near Zip Code 93405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Luis Obispo	1.05 mi	17	279^th
Los Osos	7.88 mi	3	124^th
Pismo Beach	8.25 mi	2	174^th
Santa Margarita	9.48 mi	2	167^th
Grover Beach	11.12 mi	3	514^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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