San Gabriel Elementary

San Gabriel Elementary is one of the intimate K-5 schools in Atascadero, California, part of Atascadero Unified, with 360 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so San Gabriel Elementary sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

San Gabriel Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Atascadero Unified, a district that teaches 4,355 students overall.

In terms of who attends, San Gabriel Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 31% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, San Gabriel Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 52.8%.

Zooming out to the county, San Luis Obispo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,446 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Gabriel Elementary is one of 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County (combined enrollment of about 33,339 students).

Nearest neighbor: Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around San Gabriel Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), San Gabriel Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.9%.

San Gabriel Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. San Gabriel Elementary's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 360). The White share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 31.6:1 in 2018 to 25.7:1 in 2025.

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