Enrollment
112
Middle
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COAST UNIFIED·NCES 060004907416
Santa Lucia Middle
2850 Schoolhouse Ln., Cambria, CA 93428 · (805) 927-3693 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
98 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 28 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 40% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Coast Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.4pp since 2014
Math
28.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.0% | 24.5% | 33.0% | 26.4% |
| Math | 17.0% | 11.3% | 22.6% | 49.1% |
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 | 40.6% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.6% | 19.5% |
| 2020-21 | 38.3% | 20.7% |
| 2018-19 | 64.8% | 47.5% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 45.9% |
| 2016-17 | 57.8% | 43.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Santa Lucia Middle
Santa Lucia Middle's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Lucia Middle this school | 112 | 87.5% | 35.5% |
| Laton Middle Laton | 154 | 87.7% | 22.6% |
| Borrego Springs Middle Borrego Springs | 83 | 90.4% | 18.6% |
| Clarksburg Middle Clarksburg | 171 | 75.4% | 11.6% |
| West Marin Elementary Point Reyes Station | 114 | 73.7% | 41.8% |
| Manzanita Middle Richmond | 92 | 85.9% | N/A |
Matched among California middle 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 Santa Lucia Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #621 of 1,224 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #637 of 1,227 ▼ 42 | #10 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #703 of 1,227 ▼ 168 | #11 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #112 of 1,214 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #1,329 of 1,377 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #362 of 1,329 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
112
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 112 | 9.7 | 11.6:1 | 88% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 9.8 | 12.6:1 | 84% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 9.8 | 12.4:1 | 73% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 72% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | 10.5 | 13.5:1 | 68% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | 61% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | N/A | N/A | 58% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 11 | 17.3:1 | 28% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Lucia Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (141 to 112); teachers down 7% (10.5 to 9.7).
About Santa Lucia Middle
In Cambria, California, part of San Luis Obispo County, Santa Lucia Middle is a middle school. The school enrolls 112 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
The 4 schools in Coast Unified enroll 478 students altogether, Santa Lucia Middle among them.
At Santa Lucia Middle, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. The rest of enrollment is 19% White and 4% multiracial. Census figures show San Luis Obispo County is about 25% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.6:1 comes from the school's 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The lunch program counts 88% of students at Santa Lucia Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County is 54%.
Santa Lucia Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Santa Lucia Middle would be expected to post about 28.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.5%.
San Luis Obispo County census figures show that the median household income is $97,446, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. San Luis Obispo County is home to 83 public schools and about 33,339 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Cambria Grammar, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Santa Lucia Middle is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Santa Lucia Middle is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 112, a 7% decrease from 120 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Santa Lucia Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Coast Unified
- Cambria GrammarElementary · 202 students
- Coast Union HighHigh · 159 students
- Leffingwell High (Continuation)High · 5 students
Other schools in Cambria
- Cambria GrammarElementary · 202 students
- Coast Union HighHigh · 159 students
- Leffingwell High (Continuation)High · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Cambria Grammar0.5 mi · 202
- Leffingwell High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 5
- Coast Union High0.8 mi · 159
- Cayucos Elementary12.3 mi · 185
- Del Mar Elementary16.7 mi · 271
- Cappy Culver Elementary16.8 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Lucia MiddleHow large is Santa Lucia Middle?
Santa Lucia Middle enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Santa Lucia Middle serve?
Santa Lucia Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Santa Lucia Middle?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Santa Lucia Middle.
How diverse is Santa Lucia Middle?
Santa Lucia Middle reports a student body of 19% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Santa Lucia Middle public or private?
Santa Lucia Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coast Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.