Monterey Road Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary-level community in Atascadero, California, Monterey Road Elementary teaches 382 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Atascadero Unified.

Monterey Road Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Atascadero Unified, a district that hosts 4,355 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Monterey Road Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 16% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Monterey Road Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below San Luis Obispo County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Monterey Road Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Around the school, San Luis Obispo County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,446, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Luis Obispo County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,339 students), Monterey Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

San Benito Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monterey Road Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Monterey Road Elementary's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 382). White enrollment moved from 72% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

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