Enrollment
185
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAYUCOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 060784007271
Cayucos Elementary
301 Cayucos Dr., Cayucos, CA 93430 · (805) 995-3694 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
43 students
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 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
68.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
55.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.8% | 28.5% | 16.3% | 15.4% |
| Math | 32.3% | 23.4% | 25.0% | 19.4% |
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 | 68.3% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 69.7% | 61.1% |
| 2021-22 | 69.6% | 60.7% |
| 2020-21 | 57.7% | 48.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.8% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.1% | 47.5% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Cayucos Elementary
Cayucos Elementary's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayucos Elementary this school | 185 | 23.2% | 60.5% |
| Sierra Expeditionary Learning Truckee | 216 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Liberty Elementary Petaluma | 162 | 19.1% | 78.9% |
| Ross Valley Charter Fairfax | 198 | 24.7% | N/A |
| Los Olivos Elementary Los Olivos | 159 | 18.9% | 57.2% |
| Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary East Nicolaus | 179 | 29.6% | 58.9% |
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 Cayucos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #1,093 of 5,151 | #8 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,278 of 5,172 ▼ 146 | #9 of 37 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #835 of 5,172 ▲ 297 | #7 of 37 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #908 of 5,116 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #5,406 of 5,915 | #38 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #5,033 of 5,625 | #37 of 40 |
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
185
+23 (+14%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 185 | 14.6 | 12.7:1 | 23% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 13.5 | 13.4:1 | 26% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 14.4 | 11.9:1 | 39% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 35% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 13.8 | 13.9:1 | 45% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 34% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | N/A | N/A | 29% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 16 | 18.9:1 | 25% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 14 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cayucos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (191 to 185); teachers up 6% (13.8 to 14.6).
About Cayucos Elementary
In Cayucos, California, part of San Luis Obispo County, Cayucos Elementary is an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 185 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 60% smaller than that.
Federal records list Cayucos Elementary as its own district.
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cayucos Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. By the diversity index, Cayucos Elementary comes in at 52%.
Cayucos Elementary operates with 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Cayucos Elementary reports 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County is 30 points.
The allk12 Grade for Cayucos Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cayucos Elementary would score about 65.9%. It scores 60.5%, 5.4 points below that figure.
San Luis Obispo County census figures show that median household income is about $97,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Cayucos Elementary is among the 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County.
Of nearby public schools, Del Mar Elementary is the closest, at about 4.6 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cayucos Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Cayucos Elementary had 162 students in 2020-21 and 185 in 2024-25, a 14% rise.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Del Mar Elementary4.6 mi · 271
- Morro Bay High5.5 mi · 751
- Baywood Elementary9.6 mi · 342
- Los Osos Middle10.0 mi · 494
- Monarch Grove Elementary10.1 mi · 324
- Vineyard Elementary11.0 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Cayucos ElementaryHow many students attend Cayucos Elementary?
Cayucos Elementary enrolls approximately 185 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Cayucos Elementary serve?
Cayucos Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cayucos Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cayucos Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cayucos Elementary?
At Cayucos Elementary, the student body is approximately 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Cayucos Elementary public or private?
Cayucos Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cayucos Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.