Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUCIA MAR UNIFIED·NCES 062308003525
Fairgrove Elementary
2101 The Pike, Grover Beach, CA 93433 · (805) 474-3740 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
248 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
56.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.3pp since 2014
Math
44.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.7% | 32.6% | 23.2% | 20.5% |
| Math | 20.0% | 24.2% | 31.6% | 24.2% |
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 | 56.3% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.7% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.8% | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 50.7% | 41.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.1% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.2% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Fairgrove Elementary
Fairgrove Elementary's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrove Elementary this school | 365 | 67.9% | 49.2% |
| Mt. Woodson Elementary Ramona | 349 | 67.9% | 41.5% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Acton | 352 | 69.9% | 34.1% |
| Linden Elementary Linden | 414 | 65.0% | 41.0% |
| Elmhurst Elementary Ventura | 378 | 71.7% | 33.0% |
| First Street Elementary Lincoln | 381 | 69.8% | 50.6% |
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 Fairgrove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,773 of 5,151 | #19 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #1,982 of 5,172 ▼ 293 | #21 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,593 of 5,172 ▲ 285 | #15 of 37 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.1pp | #480 of 5,116 | #3 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #4,122 of 5,915 | #26 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #429 of 5,352 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #2,464 of 5,354 | #19 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #3,071 of 5,625 | #12 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #775 of 3,837 | #3 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
365
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 365 | 19.5 | 18.7:1 | 68% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 20.1 | 18.4:1 | 66% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 63% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 71% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 21 | 23.7:1 | 65% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 68% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | N/A | N/A | 64% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 65% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairgrove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (498 to 365); teachers down 7% (21 to 19.5).
About Fairgrove Elementary
Fairgrove Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Grover Beach, California. The school enrolls 365 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Fairgrove Elementary is one school in Lucia Mar Unified, a system of 19 schools with 9,590 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Fairgrove Elementary, with 58% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 35% White and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 33 points above the 25% share among San Luis Obispo County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 19.5 full-time equivalents, or about 18.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 18.7:1 here. About 68% of students, or 248, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in San Luis Obispo County report 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairgrove Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fairgrove Elementary is 9.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (49.2% versus 39.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
San Luis Obispo County has about 281,555 residents, and the median household income is $97,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Fairgrove Elementary, San Luis Obispo County has 82 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Oceano Elementary is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Fairgrove Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.6%, lower than Fairgrove Elementary's 49.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at Fairgrove Elementary dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 390 to 365 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fairgrove Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Lucia Mar Unified
- Arroyo Grande HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Nipomo HighHigh · 819 students
- Harloe ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Dana ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- Lange (Dorothea) ElementaryElementary · 577 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Grover Beach
- Grover Beach ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Grover Heights ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other Fairgrove Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fairgrove Elementary. Fairgrove Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Fairgrove Elementary SchoolFairmont, NC · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Oceano Elementary0.5 mi · 377
- Harloe Elementary0.8 mi · 619
- Grover Beach Elementary1.1 mi · 368
- Ocean View Elementary1.2 mi · 547
- Arroyo Grande High1.5 mi · 2,012
- Grover Heights Elementary1.7 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Fairgrove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fairgrove Elementary?
Fairgrove Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Fairgrove Elementary serve?
Fairgrove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Fairgrove Elementary?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Fairgrove Elementary.
How diverse is Fairgrove Elementary?
Fairgrove Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 58% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fairgrove Elementary public or private?
Fairgrove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lucia Mar Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.