Enrollment
220
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MIGUEL JOINT UNION·NCES 063501011786
Cappy Culver Elementary
11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446 · (805) 227-1040 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
106 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 150% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
47.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 32.1% | 33.6% | 23.4% |
| Math | 14.6% | 32.9% | 29.2% | 23.4% |
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 | 43.1% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.8% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 33.9% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 52.3% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 47.7% |
| 2016-17 | 60.1% | 41.1% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Cappy Culver Elementary
Cappy Culver Elementary's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappy Culver Elementary this school | 220 | 48.2% | 43.9% |
| Spring Valley Elementary O'Neals | 230 | 48.3% | 33.1% |
| Grenada Elementary Grenada | 210 | 48.1% | 28.0% |
| Albert A. Michelson Elementary Murphys | 226 | 46.5% | 56.1% |
| Redwood Preparatory Charter Fortuna | 236 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) Oakhurst | 213 | 42.7% | N/A |
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 Cappy Culver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,168 of 5,151 | #22 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,761 of 5,172 ▲ 215 | #16 of 37 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,641 of 5,172 ▼ 200 | #24 of 37 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #713 of 5,116 | #4 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #5,265 of 5,915 | #36 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,283 of 5,352 | #16 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #2,907 of 5,354 | #29 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #3,994 of 5,625 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #3,633 of 3,837 | #20 of 20 |
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
220
+15 (+7%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 220 | 9.9 | 22.1:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 10.9 | 19.6:1 | 47% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 11 | 21.0:1 | 40% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | 41% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 10.9 | 20.7:1 | 42% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 39% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | N/A | N/A | 33% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cappy Culver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (225 to 220); teachers down 8% (10.9 to 9.9).
About Cappy Culver Elementary
Cappy Culver Elementary is one of the public schools in Paso Robles, California. It is a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 220 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
San Miguel Joint Union runs 2 schools with a combined 668 students. Cappy Culver Elementary is one of them.
At 68%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cappy Culver Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 69% White share among all San Luis Obispo County residents. By the diversity index, Cappy Culver Elementary comes in at 48%.
Staffing totals 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cappy Culver Elementary is 48%.
allk12 grades Cappy Culver Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.3%.
Cappy Culver Elementary is located in San Luis Obispo County, where median household income is about $97,446, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County, with a combined enrollment of about 33,339.
The next-closest public school is Bradley Elementary, about 9.2 miles away. Cappy Culver Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.9% against a local average of 36.3%.
Cappy Culver Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Cappy Culver Elementary had 205 students in 2020-21 and 220 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. The ratio was 20.5:1 in 2020-21 and 22.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 San Miguel Joint Union
- Lillian Larsen ElementaryElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Paso Robles
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Daniel Lewis MiddleMiddle · 619 students
- Kermit King ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Bradley Elementary9.2 mi · 54
- Lillian Larsen Elementary10.2 mi · 448
- Lewis Flamson Junior High12.6 mi · 884
- Paso Robles Independent Study Center12.6 mi · 37
- Glen Speck Elementary12.8 mi · 454
- Kermit King Elementary13.0 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Cappy Culver ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cappy Culver Elementary?
Cappy Culver Elementary enrolls approximately 220 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Cappy Culver Elementary serve?
Cappy Culver Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cappy Culver Elementary?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Cappy Culver Elementary.
How diverse is Cappy Culver Elementary?
Cappy Culver Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cappy Culver Elementary?
Cappy Culver Elementary is overseen by San Miguel Joint Union in San Luis Obispo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.