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Enrollment
1,157
High
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATASCADERO UNIFIED·NCES 060330000247
Atascadero High
1 High School Hill, Atascadero, CA 93422 · (805) 462-4300 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,157 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
520 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 302 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 281 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 293 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.5pp since 2014
Math
31.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.3% | 27.2% | 17.3% | 22.2% |
| Math | 14.4% | 16.9% | 22.6% | 46.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.3% | 24.8% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 26.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 30.3% |
| 2017-18 | 60.8% | 28.7% |
| 2016-17 | 58.0% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 37.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Atascadero High
Atascadero High's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascadero High this school | 1,157 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| Petaluma High Petaluma | 1,193 | 40.9% | 43.5% |
| Casa Roble Fundamental High Orangevale | 1,150 | 48.1% | 31.2% |
| Analy High Sebastopol | 1,473 | 40.9% | 49.1% |
| Tehachapi High Tehachapi | 1,260 | 40.0% | 35.1% |
| Santana High Santee | 1,621 | 46.0% | 52.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Atascadero High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #495 of 1,052 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #410 of 1,056 ▲ 116 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #466 of 1,056 ▲ 173 | #8 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #174 of 1,044 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,157 | #706 of 2,093 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #490 of 1,352 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #601 of 1,351 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #1,226 of 1,575 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #357 of 802 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,157
-50 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,275
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,157 | 59.2 | 19.6:1 | 45% (520) |
| 2023-24 | 1,114 | 60.4 | 18.4:1 | 44% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 1,173 | 61 | 19.2:1 | 46% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 61 | 19.8:1 | 31% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 1,328 | 62.9 | 21.1:1 | 34% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 1,331 | 64 | 20.8:1 | 29% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 1,493 | N/A | N/A | 30% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 1,755 | 79 | 22.2:1 | 11% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 1,275 | 54 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atascadero High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,328 to 1,157); teachers down 6% (62.9 to 59.2).
About Atascadero High
The public high school Atascadero High is located in Atascadero, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,157 students. The school's enrollment is 38% above the 838 average for high schools in California.
Atascadero Unified includes 12 schools. Together they enroll 4,355 students.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Atascadero High combined. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of San Luis Obispo County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Atascadero High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The school reported 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.6:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%. Across public schools in San Luis Obispo County, the average is 54%.
Measured against California public high schools, Atascadero High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Atascadero High is 11.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.3%. Predicted: 53.2%.
Atascadero High is located in San Luis Obispo County, where median household income is about $97,446, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County, with a combined enrollment of about 33,339.
Fine Arts Academy is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Atascadero High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 41.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,157, 4% below the 1,207 of 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Luis Obispo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,555
Census ACS
Median income
$97,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
33,339 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atascadero Unified
- Atascadero MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- San Benito ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Monterey Road ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Santa Rosa Road Academic AcademyElementary · 377 students
- San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Santa Margarita ElementaryElementary · 297 students
Other schools in Atascadero
- Atascadero MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- San Benito ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Monterey Road ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Santa Rosa Road Academic AcademyElementary · 377 students
- San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Fine Arts AcademyMiddle · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Fine Arts Academy0.6 mi · 238
- Atascadero Middle0.7 mi · 845
- Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy1.5 mi · 377
- Monterey Road Elementary1.6 mi · 382
- San Gabriel Elementary1.7 mi · 360
- San Benito Elementary2.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Atascadero HighHow large is Atascadero High?
Atascadero High enrolls approximately 1,157 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Atascadero High serve?
Atascadero High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Atascadero High have?
Atascadero High employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Atascadero High?
Student demographics at Atascadero High are roughly 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Atascadero High in?
Atascadero High is part of Atascadero Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.