Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED·NCES 063480005867
Baywood Elementary
1330 Ninth St., Los Osos, CA 93402 · (805) 534-2856 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
166 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Baywood Elementary→Los Osos Middle
Based on grade levels within San Luis Coastal Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.2pp since 2014
Math
41.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 27.1% | 21.5% | 24.3% |
| Math | 23.6% | 18.2% | 18.9% | 39.2% |
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 | 54.2% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 46.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 58.2% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 42.9% |
| 2020-21 | 43.9% | 46.9% |
| 2018-19 | 49.3% | 51.7% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 56.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.2% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Baywood Elementary
Baywood Elementary's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood Elementary this school | 342 | 48.5% | 49.4% |
| Binkley Elementary Charter Santa Rosa | 351 | 46.7% | 45.2% |
| Proctor Terrace Elementary Santa Rosa | 323 | 46.1% | 45.1% |
| Northwood Elementary Napa | 381 | 49.6% | 55.0% |
| University Elementary at La Fiesta Rohnert Park | 291 | 50.2% | 44.6% |
| Enslen Elementary Modesto | 385 | 45.2% | 59.4% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Baywood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,754 of 5,151 | #18 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,160 of 5,172 ▼ 410 | #22 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,735 of 5,172 ▼ 94 | #19 of 37 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,919 of 5,116 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #4,365 of 5,915 | #29 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,834 of 5,352 | #22 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #1,615 of 5,354 | #3 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #3,974 of 5,625 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #443 of 1,139 | #5 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
342
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 342 | 15 | 22.8:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 52% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 18.5 | 18.8:1 | 42% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 13.3 | 22.9:1 | 52% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 14 | 24.6:1 | 56% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 51% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 17% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 27 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baywood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (305 to 342); teachers up 13% (13.3 to 15).
About Baywood Elementary
Baywood Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Los Osos, California, administered by San Luis Coastal Unified. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 342 students. That is 26% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
San Luis Coastal Unified enrolls 7,653 students in 16 schools, including Baywood Elementary.
The largest group at Baywood Elementary is White students, at 48%. Smaller groups are 37% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of San Luis Obispo County is roughly 69% White. The diversity index for Baywood Elementary is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. The school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Baywood Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of California public elementary schools.
Baywood Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.4% and a predicted 51.1%.
Census data for San Luis Obispo County show median household income comes to about $97,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 83 public schools in the county, enrolling about 33,339, Baywood Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Los Osos Middle is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Baywood Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Baywood Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Baywood Elementary had 337 students in 2020-21 and 342 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 San Luis Coastal Unified
- San Luis Obispo HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Laguna MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Morro Bay HighHigh · 751 students
- C L Smith ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Los Ranchos ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Los Osos MiddleMiddle · 494 students
Other schools in Los Osos
- Los Osos MiddleMiddle · 494 students
- Monarch Grove ElementaryElementary · 324 students
Other Baywood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Baywood Elementary. Baywood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CA · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Los Osos Middle0.8 mi · 494
- Monarch Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 324
- Morro Bay High4.1 mi · 751
- Del Mar Elementary5.0 mi · 271
- San Luis County Special Education5.1 mi · 17
- San Luis Obispo County Community5.4 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Baywood ElementaryHow many students attend Baywood Elementary?
Baywood Elementary enrolls approximately 342 students in grades KG-05.
Is Baywood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baywood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Baywood Elementary have?
Baywood Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
How diverse is Baywood Elementary?
Baywood Elementary reports a student body of 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Baywood Elementary?
Baywood Elementary is overseen by San Luis Coastal Unified in San Luis Obispo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.