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What's the most underrated thing about Pacheco Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED·NCES 063480005877
Pacheco Elementary
261 Cuesta Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 · (805) 596-4081 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
24.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
233 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
52%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Pacheco Elementary→Laguna Middle
Based on grade levels within San Luis Coastal Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
49.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 25.1% | 19.5% | 23.5% |
| Math | 27.4% | 22.4% | 25.1% | 25.1% |
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 | 57.0% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 55.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 48.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.4% | 34.2% |
| 2018-19 | 54.7% | 56.8% |
| 2017-18 | 60.9% | 59.5% |
| 2016-17 | 61.1% | 63.2% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Pacheco Elementary
Pacheco Elementary's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacheco Elementary this school | 488 | 47.7% | 54.6% |
| Mammoth Elementary Mammoth Lakes | 505 | 45.9% | 36.9% |
| Marengo Ranch Elementary Galt | 448 | 49.8% | 50.3% |
| Old Orchard Elementary Valencia | 520 | 51.7% | 60.9% |
| Pioneer Elementary Hanford | 518 | 50.2% | 53.8% |
| Waggoner Elementary Winters | 406 | 51.0% | N/A |
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 Pacheco Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,422 of 5,151 | #13 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,601 of 5,172 ▼ 381 | #15 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,546 of 5,172 ▼ 124 | #14 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,302 of 5,116 | #19 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #2,592 of 5,915 | #10 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,035 of 5,352 | #26 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #2,625 of 5,354 | #23 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #4,018 of 5,625 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #2,515 of 3,837 | #16 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
488
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 488 | 20 | 24.4:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 20 | 24.3:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 37% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 22 | 23.3:1 | 43% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 46% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 20 | 27.4:1 | 45% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 43% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 49% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 13 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacheco Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (551 to 488); teachers down 13% (23 to 20).
About Pacheco Elementary
Pacheco Elementary is an elementary school in San Luis Obispo, California, and it is part of San Luis Coastal Unified. The school reports 488 students in kindergarten through 6.
Federal data list 16 schools in San Luis Coastal Unified, with 7,653 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the majority at Pacheco Elementary, with 61% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% White and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 36 points above the 25% share among San Luis Obispo County residents. Pacheco Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Pacheco Elementary counts 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 24.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 48% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Pacheco Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Pacheco Elementary is 3.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.6% versus 51.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Federal survey data for San Luis Obispo County show that the median household income is $97,446, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County, enrolling about 33,339 students in all.
The closest other public school is Bishop's Peak Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Pacheco Elementary is behind the 66.2% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The NCES locale for Pacheco Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment dropped 5% from its 2020-21 level of 512. The ratio was 23.3:1 in 2020-21 and 24.4:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Morro Bay HighHigh · 751 students
- C L Smith ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Los Ranchos ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Los Osos MiddleMiddle · 494 students
Other schools in San Luis Obispo
- San Luis Obispo HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Laguna MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- C L Smith ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Los Ranchos ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Sinsheimer ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Other Pacheco Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pacheco Elementary. Pacheco Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Pacheco ElementaryRedding, CA · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Bishop's Peak Elementary0.5 mi · 358
- Teach Elementary1.2 mi · 193
- San Luis Obispo High1.7 mi · 1,678
- PEEP - PREPARE1.8 mi · 25
- Hawthorne Elementary2.0 mi · 437
- C L Smith Elementary2.5 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Pacheco ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pacheco Elementary?
Pacheco Elementary enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Pacheco Elementary serve?
Pacheco Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacheco Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacheco Elementary is approximately 24.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacheco Elementary?
At Pacheco Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pacheco Elementary in?
Pacheco Elementary is part of San Luis Coastal Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.