Use my locationShowing schools within 8 miles of Morro Bay. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Morro Bay.
Morro Bay
6 scored schools near Morro Bay
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 0 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
7 of the 7 public schools here take students by address.
7 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 8 miles of Morro Bay.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 8 miles of Morro Bay.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Morro Bay?
4 scored elementary schools are within 8 miles of Morro Bay. The closest is Del Mar Elementary, 0.6 miles away.
Distance 0.6mi
Del Mar Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–5
232849% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Baywood Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades Pre-K–5
302149% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Cayucos Elementary
Cayucos Elementary · Grades K–8
333334% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 5.2mi
Monarch Grove Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–5
502327% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Morro Bay, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Morro Bay?
2 scored middle schools are within 8 miles of Morro Bay. The closest is Los Osos Middle, 4.8 miles away.
Distance 4.8mi
Los Osos Middle
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 6–8
302743% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Cayucos Elementary
Cayucos Elementary · Grades K–8
313237% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 82nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Morro Bay, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Morro Bay?
1 scored high school is within 8 miles of Morro Bay. The closest is Morro Bay High, 0.6 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 0.6mi
Morro Bay High
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 9–12
262846% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 77th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 1
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 7.5mi
San Luis Obispo County Community
San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati · Grades 6–12
95% below the standard
No score
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Morro Bay, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Morro Bay?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Wishing Well SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 119 students5.5 mi
1 private school is within 8 miles of Morro Bay, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Morro Bay?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- San Luis Coastal Unified5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Cayucos Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati1 public or charter school in the lists above