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How has Glen Speck Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASO ROBLES JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060004807407
Glen Speck Elementary
401 17th St., Paso Robles, CA 93446 · (805) 769-1350 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
27.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
379 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 64% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Glen Speck Elementary→Lewis Flamson Junior High
Based on grade levels within Paso Robles Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
21.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.9% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 39.1% |
| Math | 6.0% | 15.4% | 32.6% | 45.9% |
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 | 36.9% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 26.2% |
| 2018-19 | 29.1% | 23.7% |
| 2017-18 | 31.7% | 25.5% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Glen Speck Elementary
Glen Speck Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Speck Elementary this school | 454 | 83.5% | 29.3% |
| Ramona Elementary Ramona | 434 | 84.1% | 23.5% |
| Fairview Elementary Orland | 458 | 84.9% | 17.7% |
| Winifred Pifer Elementary Paso Robles | 492 | 81.7% | 30.1% |
| Calimesa Elementary Yucaipa | 511 | 83.2% | 17.4% |
| Dunlap Elementary Yucaipa | 382 | 83.0% | 25.9% |
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 Glen Speck Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,604 of 5,151 | #34 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,165 of 5,172 ▼ 1,186 | #37 of 37 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #3,231 of 5,172 ▲ 827 | #29 of 37 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,235 of 5,116 | #18 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #2,978 of 5,915 | #14 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #5,177 of 5,352 | #36 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #2,862 of 5,354 | #27 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #1,832 of 5,625 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #3,265 of 3,837 | #18 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
454
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 454 | 16.5 | 27.4:1 | 83% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 14 | 27.1:1 | 80% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 14 | 27.5:1 | 79% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 15 | 25.9:1 | 69% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 17.5 | 27.4:1 | 81% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 19 | 26.7:1 | 78% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | N/A | N/A | 71% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 59% (340) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Speck Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (480 to 454); teachers down 5% (17.5 to 16.5).
About Glen Speck Elementary
In Paso Robles, California, part of San Luis Obispo County, Glen Speck Elementary is an elementary school. There are 454 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
Glen Speck Elementary is among 12 schools run by Paso Robles Joint Unified, which serves 6,902 students.
Of every 100 students at Glen Speck Elementary, about 68 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White and 8% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glen Speck Elementary scores 49%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 27.4:1. The school has 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County is 30 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Glen Speck Elementary lands at C, ahead of 33% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Glen Speck Elementary is 1.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
For San Luis Obispo County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,446, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 83 public schools and about 33,339 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lewis Flamson Junior High is closest at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Glen Speck Elementary places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 65 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.9:1 to 27.4:1 over the same years.
People who know Glen Speck Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Paso Robles Joint Unified
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Daniel Lewis MiddleMiddle · 619 students
- Kermit King ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Paso Robles
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Daniel Lewis MiddleMiddle · 619 students
- Kermit King ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis Flamson Junior High0.5 mi · 884
- Paso Robles Independent Study Center0.5 mi · 37
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary1.5 mi · 682
- Daniel Lewis Middle1.5 mi · 619
- Kermit King Elementary1.6 mi · 507
- Paso Robles High1.7 mi · 1,986
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Speck ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Glen Speck Elementary?
Glen Speck Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Glen Speck Elementary serve?
Glen Speck Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Glen Speck Elementary?
Approximately 27.4:1 students per teacher at Glen Speck Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Glen Speck Elementary?
Student demographics at Glen Speck Elementary are roughly 22% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Glen Speck Elementary in?
Glen Speck Elementary is part of Paso Robles Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.