Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED·NCES 063480010066
Del Mar Elementary
501 Sequoia St., Morro Bay, CA 93442 · (805) 771-1858 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
20.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
153 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 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
58%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
Del Mar 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
57.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.5pp since 2014
Math
47.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 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 are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.7% | 26.8% | 16.5% | 26.0% |
| Math | 19.7% | 27.6% | 23.6% | 29.1% |
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 | 57.5% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 52.1% | 44.4% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 48.1% |
| 2020-21 | 45.7% | 41.4% |
| 2018-19 | 56.7% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 62.4% |
| 2016-17 | 56.5% | 62.2% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Del Mar Elementary
Del Mar Elementary's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar Elementary this school | 271 | 56.5% | 53.7% |
| Mar Vista Elementary Aptos | 270 | 54.1% | 34.7% |
| Fall River Elementary Fall River Mills | 275 | 53.8% | 37.8% |
| Olivet Elementary Charter Santa Rosa | 323 | 53.9% | N/A |
| Alta Heights Elementary Napa | 318 | 56.0% | 41.2% |
| Charles Hoffman Elementary Running Springs | 297 | 60.6% | 46.5% |
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 Del Mar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,474 of 5,151 | #14 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,776 of 5,172 ▼ 467 | #18 of 37 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #1,505 of 5,172 ▼ 173 | #12 of 37 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,230 of 5,116 | #7 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #4,988 of 5,915 | #34 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,407 of 5,352 | #12 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #1,996 of 5,354 | #11 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #3,619 of 5,625 | #18 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #717 of 3,837 | #2 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
271
-48 (-15%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 271 | 13 | 20.9:1 | 56% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | 62% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 51% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 14 | 22.8:1 | 46% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 58% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | N/A | N/A | 48% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 35% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Mar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (375 to 271); teachers down 19% (16 to 13).
About Del Mar Elementary
Del Mar Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Morro Bay, California. Total enrollment is 271 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 42% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Across its 16 schools, San Luis Coastal Unified enrolls 7,653 students. Del Mar Elementary is one of those schools.
At Del Mar Elementary, 52% of students are White. Other students are 37% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 69% White share among all San Luis Obispo County residents. The diversity index for Del Mar Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Del Mar Elementary reports a ratio of 20.9 students per teacher, from 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in San Luis Obispo County average a similar 54%.
Among California public elementary schools, Del Mar Elementary outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Del Mar Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.7%; the prediction is 46.5%.
The county, San Luis Obispo County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,446 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. San Luis Obispo County has 83 public schools with about 33,339 students, including Del Mar Elementary.
Del Mar Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Morro Bay High, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Del Mar Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Del Mar Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Del Mar Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 271, down from 319 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 20.9:1, from 22.8:1.
This page is set up for the Del Mar Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Del Mar Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Del Mar Elementary. Del Mar Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Del Mar ElementaryFresno, CA · 444 students
- Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Morro Bay High1.0 mi · 751
- Cayucos Elementary4.6 mi · 185
- Baywood Elementary5.0 mi · 342
- Los Osos Middle5.4 mi · 494
- Monarch Grove Elementary5.8 mi · 324
- San Luis County Special Education7.8 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Del Mar ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Del Mar Elementary?
Del Mar Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-05.
Is Del Mar Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Del Mar Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Del Mar Elementary have?
Del Mar Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Del Mar Elementary?
Student demographics at Del Mar Elementary are roughly 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Del Mar Elementary public or private?
Del Mar Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Luis Coastal Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.