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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPLETON UNIFIED·NCES 063900004016
Vineyard Elementary
2121 Vineyard Dr., Templeton, CA 93465 · (805) 434-5840 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
26.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
85 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 138 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Vineyard Elementary→Templeton Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Templeton Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 29.7% | 24.6% | 21.3% |
| Math | 18.4% | 26.8% | 34.9% | 19.9% |
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 | 54.1% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.7% | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 40.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.9% | 47.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.7% | 48.7% |
| 2016-17 | 61.8% | 46.6% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vineyard Elementary
Vineyard Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Elementary this school | 426 | 20.0% | 49.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary Novato | 464 | 20.5% | 66.6% |
| BRIDGES Charter Thousand Oaks | 420 | 19.0% | N/A |
| Skyline Elementary Solana Beach | 410 | 17.8% | 77.7% |
| Rio del Mar Elementary Aptos | 393 | 22.1% | 54.8% |
| Tularcitos Elementary Carmel Valley | 447 | 23.3% | 71.8% |
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 Vineyard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,781 of 5,151 | #20 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,905 of 5,172 ▲ 83 | #19 of 37 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,744 of 5,172 ▼ 132 | #20 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,885 of 5,116 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,343 of 5,915 | #18 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #5,042 of 5,352 | #32 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #2,565 of 5,354 | #21 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #5,151 of 5,625 | #38 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #1,771 of 3,837 | #11 of 20 |
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
426
+58 (+16%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 426 | 16 | 26.6:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 17 | 26.2:1 | 28% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 14 | 26.3:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 20 | 25.7:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 21 | 25.6:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | N/A | N/A | 20% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 20% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vineyard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (514 to 426); teachers down 20% (20 to 16).
About Vineyard Elementary
Vineyard Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Templeton, California, (ZIP code 93465). Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 426 students on the rolls.
District-wide, Templeton Unified has 7 schools and 2,214 students.
Federal enrollment data show Vineyard Elementary is 64% White. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Vineyard Elementary are from different groups.
Vineyard Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1. The school's 26.6:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County.
Among California public elementary schools, Vineyard Elementary outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Vineyard Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 49.1%; the prediction is 67.8%.
Looking at the county, San Luis Obispo County, the median household earns about $97,446 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. San Luis Obispo County has 83 public schools with about 33,339 students, including Vineyard Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Templeton High, is about 1.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Vineyard Elementary is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
Vineyard Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 368 to 426, a 16% rise.
The allk12 page for Vineyard Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 HighHigh · 725 students
- Templeton MiddleMiddle · 478 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 HighHigh · 725 students
- Templeton MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Templeton ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Templeton Independent Study HighHigh · 96 students
- Templeton HomeElementary · 54 students
- Eagle Canyon HighHigh · 13 students
Other Vineyard Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Vineyard Elementary. Vineyard Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Vineyard ElementaryOntario, CA · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Templeton High1.8 mi · 725
- Templeton Independent Study High1.8 mi · 96
- Templeton Home1.8 mi · 54
- Eagle Canyon High1.8 mi · 13
- Templeton Middle1.9 mi · 478
- Templeton Elementary1.9 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Vineyard ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Vineyard Elementary?
Vineyard Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Vineyard Elementary serve?
Vineyard Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vineyard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vineyard Elementary is approximately 26.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vineyard Elementary?
At Vineyard Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Vineyard Elementary public or private?
Vineyard Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Templeton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.