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Enrollment
751
High
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED·NCES 063480005875
Morro Bay High
235 Atascadero Rd., Morro Bay, CA 93442 · (805) 771-1845 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
384 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 181 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 194 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 171 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
69.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
38.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.9% | 33.7% | 21.2% | 9.2% |
| Math | 15.7% | 23.2% | 31.9% | 29.2% |
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 | 69.6% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.7% | 38.4% |
| 2020-21 | 58.9% | 34.9% |
| 2018-19 | 70.3% | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 67.2% | 49.2% |
| 2016-17 | 75.8% | 39.5% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Morro Bay High
Morro Bay High's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morro Bay High this school | 751 | 51.1% | 55.2% |
| Anderson High Anderson | 562 | 53.2% | 49.3% |
| Nordhoff High Ojai | 576 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| Yreka High Yreka | 612 | 55.6% | 39.6% |
| Calaveras High San Andreas | 703 | 47.4% | 20.7% |
| Atascadero High Atascadero | 1,157 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
Matched among California high 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 Morro Bay High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #246 of 1,052 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #283 of 1,056 ▼ 27 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #256 of 1,056 ▼ 62 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #263 of 1,044 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #856 of 2,093 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #268 of 1,352 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #492 of 1,351 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #1,157 of 1,575 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #512 of 802 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
751
-116 (-13%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 751 | 42.2 | 17.8:1 | 51% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 43.3 | 17.9:1 | 53% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 45 | 17.7:1 | 36% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 43 | 20.2:1 | 34% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 41 | 20.0:1 | 39% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 41 | 21.0:1 | 38% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | N/A | N/A | 37% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 986 | 49 | 20.1:1 | 15% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 48 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morro Bay High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (821 to 751); teachers up 3% (41 to 42.2).
About Morro Bay High
Students in Morro Bay, California, attend Morro Bay High, a mid-sized high school. It reported 751 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
San Luis Coastal Unified has a total of 16 schools and 7,653 students, Morro Bay High among them.
The largest group at Morro Bay High is White students, at 57%. Other students are 32% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, San Luis Obispo County residents are about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Morro Bay High scores 57%.
Morro Bay High has 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.8:1. The average for high schools in California is about 18.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County.
Morro Bay High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of California public high schools.
A school with Morro Bay High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 49.6%. Morro Bay High scores 55.2%, 5.7 points above that line.
In San Luis Obispo County, home to about 281,555 people, the median household earns about $97,446 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Morro Bay High shares San Luis Obispo County with 82 other public schools.
Del Mar Elementary sits about 1.0 miles from Morro Bay High. Morro Bay High has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 55.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Morro Bay High is Town: Distant.
A 13% decrease took enrollment from 867 in 2020-21 to 751 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.2:1 to 17.8:1.
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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 San Luis Coastal Unified
- San Luis Obispo HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Laguna MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- C L Smith ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Los Ranchos ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Los Osos MiddleMiddle · 494 students
- Pacheco ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Del Mar Elementary1.0 mi · 271
- Baywood Elementary4.1 mi · 342
- Los Osos Middle4.6 mi · 494
- Monarch Grove Elementary4.8 mi · 324
- Cayucos Elementary5.5 mi · 185
- San Luis County Special Education7.4 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Morro Bay HighHow many students attend Morro Bay High?
Morro Bay High enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 09-12.
Is Morro Bay High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morro Bay High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Morro Bay High have?
Morro Bay High employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Morro Bay High?
Student demographics at Morro Bay High are roughly 57% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Morro Bay High public or private?
Morro Bay High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Luis Coastal Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.