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What's the most underrated thing about Sinsheimer Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED·NCES 063480005881
Sinsheimer Elementary
2755 Augusta St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 · (805) 596-4088 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
25.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
106 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 94 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 119% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
50%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
Sinsheimer 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
75.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
64.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.5% | 30.7% | 14.4% | 10.4% |
| Math | 34.1% | 30.2% | 19.5% | 16.1% |
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 | 75.3% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 65.8% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 61.2% |
| 2021-22 | 67.3% | 66.8% |
| 2020-21 | 61.8% | 59.2% |
| 2018-19 | 75.8% | 73.6% |
| 2017-18 | 69.7% | 66.5% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 65.0% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Sinsheimer Elementary
Sinsheimer Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinsheimer Elementary this school | 401 | 26.4% | 69.8% |
| El Morro Elementary Laguna Beach | 404 | 24.5% | 73.9% |
| Silver Gate Elementary San Diego | 399 | 23.6% | 81.5% |
| Blue Oak Elementary Cameron Park | 445 | 23.4% | 59.8% |
| McNear Elementary Petaluma | 343 | 27.4% | 52.5% |
| Sequoia Elementary Santa Rosa | 414 | 22.7% | 54.2% |
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 Sinsheimer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #657 of 5,151 | #4 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #859 of 5,172 ▼ 78 | #5 of 37 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #486 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #2 of 37 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,372 of 5,116 | #20 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #3,682 of 5,915 | #21 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,465 of 5,352 | #28 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #2,800 of 5,354 | #25 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #4,916 of 5,625 | #35 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #681 of 1,139 | #11 of 17 |
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
401
+40 (+11%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 401 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 26% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 15 | 24.7:1 | 32% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 26% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 24% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | 30% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 16 | 24.4:1 | 32% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | N/A | N/A | 26% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 15% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 19 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sinsheimer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (376 to 401); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Sinsheimer Elementary
Sinsheimer Elementary is an elementary school located in San Luis Obispo, California, in San Luis Obispo County. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 401 students.
The district, San Luis Coastal Unified, has 7,653 students enrolled across 16 schools.
White students are the majority at Sinsheimer Elementary, with 68% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, about 69% of residents are White. Sinsheimer Elementary's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sinsheimer Elementary was 25.1:1. This ratio sits 2.8 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 26%. Across public schools in San Luis Obispo County, the average is 54%.
Sinsheimer Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Sinsheimer Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 64.0%. Sinsheimer Elementary scores 69.8%, 5.7 points above that line.
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.
Hawthorne Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Sinsheimer Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Sinsheimer Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment grew 11% from its 2020-21 level of 361. The ratio was 22.6:1 in 2020-21 and 25.1:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times 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
- Pacheco ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorne Elementary0.9 mi · 437
- PEEP - PREPARE1.0 mi · 25
- San Luis Obispo High1.1 mi · 1,678
- Teach Elementary2.0 mi · 193
- C L Smith Elementary2.6 mi · 528
- Pacific Beach High2.6 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Sinsheimer ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sinsheimer Elementary?
Sinsheimer Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Sinsheimer Elementary serve?
Sinsheimer Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sinsheimer Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sinsheimer Elementary is approximately 25.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sinsheimer Elementary?
Student demographics at Sinsheimer Elementary are roughly 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sinsheimer Elementary in?
Sinsheimer Elementary is part of San Luis Coastal Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.