Enrollment
193
Middle
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED·NCES 063480009192
Teach Elementary
165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 · (805) 596-4100 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public middle schools
- A+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.
- CThree-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
32.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
49 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 4 | 65 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%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
Teach 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
90.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.5pp since 2014
Math
84.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 62.1% | 28.4% | 7.4% | 2.1% |
| Math | 60.9% | 23.8% | 13.8% | 1.6% |
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 | 90.5% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 89.8% | 91.6% |
| 2022-23 | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2021-22 | 87.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020-21 | 87.8% | 87.1% |
| 2018-19 | 94.2% | 89.7% |
| 2017-18 | 95.4% | 92.1% |
| 2016-17 | 95.6% | 93.9% |
| 2015-16 | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| 2014-15 | 96.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 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 Teach Elementary
Teach Elementary's state test result (89.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach Elementary this school | 193 | 25.4% | 89.2% |
| Salmon Creek School - A Charter Occidental | 162 | 24.7% | 49.2% |
| Union Hill Middle Grass Valley | 146 | 32.2% | 46.0% |
| Malibu Middle Malibu | 256 | 20.7% | 60.1% |
| Fine Arts Academy Atascadero | 238 | 35.3% | 52.4% |
| Twin Hills Charter Middle Sebastopol | 207 | 21.3% | 60.2% |
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 Teach Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #5 of 1,224 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #14 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #6 of 1,227 no change | #1 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #249 of 1,214 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #1,285 of 1,377 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #1,179 of 1,329 | #11 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
193
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
32.2:1
was 30.3:1
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 | 193 | 6 | 32.2:1 | 25% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 6 | 28.0:1 | 24% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 167 | 6 | 27.8:1 | 17% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 6 | 30.3:1 | 16% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 5 | 31.6:1 | 15% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 6 | 30.8:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | N/A | N/A | 17% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 7 | 27.6:1 | 5% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 9 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Teach Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (158 to 193); teachers up 20% (5 to 6).
About Teach Elementary
Teach Elementary is a small middle-grades school based in San Luis Obispo, California. The school counts 193 students across grades 4 through 6. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Besides Teach Elementary, San Luis Coastal Unified runs 15 other schools. The district enrolls 7,653 students.
By race and ethnicity, Teach Elementary is 70% White. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. For comparison, San Luis Obispo County is about 69% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Teach Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Its 6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 32.2:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%. The rate at public schools in San Luis Obispo County averages 54%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Teach Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Teach Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 89.2%. Predicted: 64.7%. Difference: 24.5 points.
Across San Luis Obispo County, median household income is about $97,446, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Teach Elementary is among the 83 public schools in San Luis Obispo County.
The nearest public school is San Luis Obispo High, at about 0.9 miles. Teach Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 61.2% proficiency; Teach Elementary posts 89.2%.
Federal data place Teach Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 182 in 2020-21 and 193 in 2024-25, a 6% increase. Federal data show the ratio rising from 30.3:1 to 32.2:1.
Discussions about Teach Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 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
- San Luis Obispo High0.9 mi · 1,678
- PEEP - PREPARE1.0 mi · 25
- Pacheco Elementary1.2 mi · 488
- Bishop's Peak Elementary1.7 mi · 358
- Hawthorne Elementary1.7 mi · 437
- Sinsheimer Elementary2.0 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Teach ElementaryHow many students attend Teach Elementary?
Teach Elementary enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Teach Elementary serve?
Teach Elementary serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Teach Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Teach Elementary is approximately 32.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Teach Elementary?
At Teach Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Teach Elementary in?
Teach Elementary is part of San Luis Coastal Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.