Oceano Elementary

Located at 1551 17th St., in Oceano, California, Oceano Elementary is a small elementary school that serves 377 students (grades K through 6), run under Lucia Mar Unified.

Within Lucia Mar Unified, which oversees 19 schools and 9,590 students, Oceano Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Oceano Elementary reports that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 21% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Luis Obispo County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Oceano Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Oceano Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Luis Obispo County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oceano Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.8%.

Around the school, census data for San Luis Obispo County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,446 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, San Luis Obispo County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,339 students), of which Oceano Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Fairgrove Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oceano Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oceano Elementary has shrank 14%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 15% to 21%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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