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What's the one class at San Benito Elementary every student should take?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATASCADERO UNIFIED·NCES 060330001384
San Benito Elementary
4300 San Benito Rd., Atascadero, CA 93422 · (805) 462-4330 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B-Three-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
27.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
228 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
San Benito Elementary→Atascadero Middle
Based on grade levels within Atascadero Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.4pp since 2014
Math
44.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 9 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 | 20.9% | 27.7% | 22.0% | 29.4% |
| Math | 18.6% | 26.0% | 22.6% | 32.8% |
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 | 48.6% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.9% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 62.8% | 54.8% |
| 2017-18 | 62.2% | 48.9% |
| 2016-17 | 48.3% | 41.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 San Benito Elementary
San Benito Elementary's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Elementary this school | 403 | 56.6% | 44.0% |
| Antelope Elementary Red Bluff | 442 | 59.5% | 44.2% |
| Valley Springs Elementary Valley Springs | 383 | 58.7% | 23.7% |
| Topa Topa Elementary Ojai | 347 | 53.6% | 35.4% |
| Indian Creek Elementary Placerville | 392 | 51.3% | 34.4% |
| Camino Elementary Camino | 375 | 56.0% | 43.8% |
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 San Benito Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,153 of 5,151 | #21 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,957 of 5,172 ▲ 202 | #20 of 37 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #2,149 of 5,172 ▲ 101 | #21 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,523 of 5,116 | #23 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #3,656 of 5,915 | #20 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.3:1 | #5,165 of 5,352 | #34 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,391 of 5,354 | #18 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #3,617 of 5,625 | #17 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #1,961 of 3,837 | #12 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
403
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
27.3:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 403 | 14.8 | 27.3:1 | 57% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 15 | 27.0:1 | 54% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 15 | 27.6:1 | 49% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 14 | 26.9:1 | 38% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 17 | 28.1:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 19 | 27.5:1 | 39% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | N/A | N/A | 46% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 29% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Benito Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (477 to 403); teachers down 13% (17 to 14.8).
About San Benito Elementary
San Benito Elementary is one of the public schools in Atascadero, California. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 403 students enrolled.
Federal data list 12 schools in Atascadero Unified, with 4,355 students enrolled.
At San Benito Elementary, White students make up 60% of the student body. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 69% share among San Luis Obispo County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at San Benito Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 27.3:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 57% of students at San Benito Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades San Benito Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, San Benito Elementary is 2.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 44.0%. Predicted: 46.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures 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 residents live below the federal poverty line. San Benito Elementary is one of 83 public schools in the county.
Monterey Road Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of San Benito Elementary. San Benito Elementary places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment rise, from 376 in 2020-21 to 403 in 2024-25.
Community posts for San Benito Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Atascadero Unified
- Atascadero HighHigh · 1,157 students
- Atascadero MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Monterey Road ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Santa Rosa Road Academic AcademyElementary · 377 students
- San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Santa Margarita ElementaryElementary · 297 students
Other schools in Atascadero
- Atascadero HighHigh · 1,157 students
- Atascadero MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Monterey Road ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Santa Rosa Road Academic AcademyElementary · 377 students
- San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Fine Arts AcademyMiddle · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Monterey Road Elementary1.2 mi · 382
- Fine Arts Academy1.9 mi · 238
- Atascadero Middle2.0 mi · 845
- Atascadero High2.3 mi · 1,157
- Templeton High2.4 mi · 725
- Templeton Home2.5 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About San Benito ElementaryHow many students attend San Benito Elementary?
San Benito Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does San Benito Elementary serve?
San Benito Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does San Benito Elementary have?
San Benito Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
How diverse is San Benito Elementary?
San Benito Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees San Benito Elementary?
San Benito Elementary is overseen by Atascadero Unified in San Luis Obispo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.