Total enrollment
7,653
+323 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in San Luis Coastal Unified
California · 7,653 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 schools in San Luis Coastal Unified number 16, teaching approximately 7,653 California students (an average of 478 per school).
4-year change in San Luis Coastal Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How San Luis Coastal Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #83 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,653 | #196 of 587 | #1,240 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #141 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #265 of 587 | #8,599 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.3% | #427 of 587 | #5,253 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #211 of 530 | #1,820 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside San Luis Coastal Unified
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Teach Elementary at 89.2% proficient to Baywood Elementary at 49.4%, a gap of 39.8 points. That is the 132nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 7,592 to 7,628 students (unchanged) and from 338 to 357 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo High | San Luis Obispo | High | 09-12 | 1,678 |
| Laguna Middle | San Luis Obispo | Middle | 07-08 | 780 |
| Morro Bay High | Morro Bay | High | 09-12 | 751 |
| C L Smith Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Elementary | KG-06 | 528 |
| Los Ranchos Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Elementary | KG-06 | 521 |
| Los Osos Middle | Los Osos | Middle | 06-08 | 494 |
| Pacheco Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Elementary | KG-06 | 488 |
| Hawthorne Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Elementary | KG-06 | 437 |
| Sinsheimer Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Elementary | KG-06 | 401 |
| Bishop's Peak Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Elementary | KG-06 | 358 |
| Baywood Elementary | Los Osos | Elementary | KG-05 | 342 |
| Monarch Grove Elementary | Los Osos | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
| Del Mar Elementary | Morro Bay | Elementary | KG-05 | 271 |
| Teach Elementary | San Luis Obispo | Middle | 04-06 | 193 |
| Pacific Beach High | San Luis Obispo | High | 10-12 | 62 |
| PEEP - PREPARE | San Luis Obispo | Combined | KG-12 | 25 |
About San Luis Coastal Unified
As a small district in California, San Luis Coastal Unified serves 7,653 students across 16 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, San Luis Coastal Unified covers 9 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 478 in this district, lower than the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in San Luis Coastal Unified has grew 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,330 students to 7,653.
In the discussion threads here, the community for San Luis Coastal Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.