Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATASCADERO UNIFIED·NCES 060330008624
Fine Arts Academy
6100 Olmeda Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422 · (805) 460-2500 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
84 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 17% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
61.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
41.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.6% | 37.3% | 20.8% | 17.4% |
| Math | 20.3% | 20.8% | 31.8% | 27.1% |
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 | 61.9% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 44.4% |
| 2021-22 | 61.3% | 42.7% |
| 2018-19 | 57.3% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.6% | 49.2% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 39.1% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Fine Arts Academy
Fine Arts Academy's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts Academy this school | 238 | 35.3% | 52.4% |
| Durham Intermediate Durham | 233 | 39.9% | 47.3% |
| Hillcrest Middle Sebastopol | 297 | 30.0% | 62.0% |
| Gold Trail Placerville | 274 | 34.7% | 42.9% |
| Sisson Mount Shasta | 274 | 34.3% | 35.5% |
| Mountain View Middle Redding | 327 | 40.7% | 35.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 Fine Arts Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #317 of 1,224 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #390 of 1,227 ▼ 98 | #5 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #304 of 1,227 ▲ 37 | #5 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #329 of 1,214 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #1,253 of 1,377 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #586 of 1,279 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #680 of 1,278 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,098 of 1,329 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #715 of 930 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
238
+57 (+31%) vs 2020
+84% since 2000-01, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 238 | 11.4 | 20.8:1 | 35% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 10.3 | 21.4:1 | 38% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 8.9 | 20.7:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 8 | 22.6:1 | 24% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 11.1 | 23.4:1 | 31% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 8 | 25.9:1 | 25% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | N/A | N/A | 32% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | 4 | 32.3:1 | 9% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fine Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (259 to 238); teachers up 3% (11.1 to 11.4).
About Fine Arts Academy
Atascadero, California, is home to Fine Arts Academy, a small middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 238 students covers grades 4 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
District-wide, Atascadero Unified has 12 schools and 4,355 students.
Fine Arts Academy's enrollment is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 69% White, within a few points of the school. Fine Arts Academy has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fine Arts Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.8:1. Middle schools in California average about 20.7:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 35% of students at Fine Arts Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in San Luis Obispo County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Fine Arts Academy is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Fine Arts Academy's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 58.9%. Fine Arts Academy scores 52.4%, 6.5 points below that line.
Within San Luis Obispo County, median household income is about $97,446, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County, with a combined enrollment of about 33,339.
The school nearest to Fine Arts Academy is Atascadero Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fine Arts Academy ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Fine Arts Academy's location as Suburb: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 181 in 2020-21 and 238 in 2024-25, a 31% increase. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.6:1 to 20.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fine Arts Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Atascadero Unified
- Atascadero HighHigh · 1,157 students
- Atascadero MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- San Benito ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Monterey Road ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Santa Rosa Road Academic AcademyElementary · 377 students
- San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · 360 students
Other schools in Atascadero
- Atascadero HighHigh · 1,157 students
- Atascadero MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- San Benito ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Monterey Road ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Santa Rosa Road Academic AcademyElementary · 377 students
- San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · 360 students
Other Fine Arts Academy schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fine Arts Academy. Fine Arts Academy is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Fine Arts AcademyTOLLESON, AZ · 811 students
- Fine Arts AcademyFORT WORTH, TX · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Atascadero Middle0.2 mi · 845
- Atascadero High0.6 mi · 1,157
- Monterey Road Elementary1.5 mi · 382
- Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy1.9 mi · 377
- San Benito Elementary1.9 mi · 403
- San Gabriel Elementary2.2 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Fine Arts AcademyHow many students attend Fine Arts Academy?
Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Fine Arts Academy serve?
Fine Arts Academy serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fine Arts Academy?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Fine Arts Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fine Arts Academy?
At Fine Arts Academy, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Fine Arts Academy in?
Fine Arts Academy is part of Atascadero Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.