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Enrollment
725
High
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPLETON UNIFIED·NCES 063900006542
Templeton High
1200 Main St., Templeton, CA 93465 · (805) 434-5888 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public high schools
- A-Test 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.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
206 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 184 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 152 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 28% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.0pp since 2014
Math
30.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 3 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 | 29.4% | 44.6% | 17.5% | 8.5% |
| Math | 10.3% | 20.6% | 25.1% | 44.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 69.9% | 32.7% |
| 2020-21 | 75.7% | 43.4% |
| 2018-19 | 76.4% | 42.6% |
| 2017-18 | 77.7% | 44.0% |
| 2016-17 | 81.4% | 47.4% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Templeton High
Templeton High's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton High this school | 725 | 28.4% | 54.2% |
| Sutter Union High Sutter | 734 | 25.3% | 38.1% |
| Tahoe Truckee High Truckee | 907 | 28.1% | 55.0% |
| Amador High Sutter Creek | 615 | 34.3% | 45.0% |
| Argonaut High Jackson | 593 | 34.4% | 37.4% |
| Bear River High Grass Valley | 664 | 25.2% | 54.5% |
Matched among California high 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 Templeton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #263 of 1,052 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #419 of 1,056 ▼ 148 | #7 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #182 of 1,056 ▲ 1 | #2 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #587 of 1,044 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #877 of 2,093 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #517 of 1,352 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #645 of 1,351 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #1,414 of 1,575 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #738 of 802 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
725
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 725 | 36.6 | 19.8:1 | 28% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 36.7 | 20.1:1 | 20% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 37.1 | 20.9:1 | 18% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 17% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 37.5 | 19.8:1 | 14% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 35 | 21.2:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | N/A | N/A | 13% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 9% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Templeton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (741 to 725); teachers down 2% (37.5 to 36.6).
About Templeton High
Templeton High serves students in Templeton, California, as a mid-sized high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 725 students enrolled.
Templeton Unified runs Templeton High along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,214 students in total.
About 65% of the student body at Templeton High is White. Enrollment also includes 25% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. At Templeton High, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in San Luis Obispo County.
Templeton High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of California public high schools.
A school with Templeton High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 62.9%. Templeton High scores 54.2%, 8.7 points below that line.
San Luis Obispo County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,446 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Templeton High shares San Luis Obispo County with 82 other public schools.
Templeton Home, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Templeton High, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Templeton High is 2nd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Templeton High is Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 725, starting from 710. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.5:1 in 2020-21 to 19.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Templeton Unified
- Templeton MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Vineyard ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Templeton ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Templeton Independent Study HighHigh · 96 students
- Templeton HomeElementary · 54 students
- Eagle Canyon HighHigh · 13 students
Other schools in Templeton
- Templeton MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Vineyard ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Templeton ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Templeton Independent Study HighHigh · 96 students
- Templeton HomeElementary · 54 students
- Eagle Canyon HighHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Templeton Home0.2 mi · 54
- Templeton Independent Study High0.2 mi · 96
- Eagle Canyon High0.2 mi · 13
- Templeton Middle0.3 mi · 478
- Templeton Elementary0.3 mi · 422
- Vineyard Elementary1.8 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Templeton HighHow large is Templeton High?
Templeton High enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Templeton High serve?
Templeton High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Templeton High?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Templeton High.
What is the student diversity at Templeton High?
Student demographics at Templeton High are roughly 65% White, 25% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Templeton High?
Templeton High is overseen by Templeton Unified in San Luis Obispo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.