Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Morro Bay. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Morro Bay.
Morro Bay
42 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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These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 3 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.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
39 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
3 charter schools. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
5 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Morro Bay?
25 scored elementary schools are within 20 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
Distance 11.6mi
Bishop's Peak Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
442432% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 12.0mi
Pacheco Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
292348% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 12.0mi
Monterey Road Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
302842% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 12.2mi
San Gabriel Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades Pre-K–5
212356% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 12.5mi
Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Vineyard Elementary
Templeton Unified · Grades 3–5
212455% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 12.9mi
C L Smith Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
302644% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 13.1mi
San Benito Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
162064% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 13.8mi
Hawthorne Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
272548% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 14.4mi
Santa Margarita Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
262945% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile
Distance 14.6mi
Sinsheimer Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
412930% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Bellevue-Santa Fe CharterCharter
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
552718% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile
Distance 16.6mi
Cambria Grammar
Coast Unified · Grades K–5
2665% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Distance 17.6mi
Los Ranchos Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
442729% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 81st percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Virginia Peterson Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
151966% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Pat Butler Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
121870% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Shell Beach Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
362638% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 82nd percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Glen Speck Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
1380% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Almond Acres Charter AcademyCharter
San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2366% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 19.4mi
Winifred Pifer Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
121969% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 19.5mi
Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryMagnet
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–7 · Check how it admits students.
192259% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th 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?
10 scored middle schools are within 20 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
Distance 12.5mi
Laguna Middle
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 7–8
382735% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 12.8mi
Atascadero Middle
Atascadero Unified · Grades 6–8
182557% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Fine Arts Academy
Atascadero Unified · Grades 4–8
223048% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 13.6mi
Templeton Middle
Templeton Unified · Grades 6–8
242848% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 17.1mi
Santa Lucia Middle
Coast Unified · Grades 6–8
2168% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Almond Acres Charter AcademyCharter
San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2368% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Paso Robles Independent Study Center
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Lewis Flamson Junior High
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades 7–8
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th 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?
9 scored high schools are within 20 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
Distance 12.4mi
Atascadero High
Atascadero Unified · Grades 9–12
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 13.3mi
Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)
Atascadero Unified · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
151570% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 13.4mi
Templeton High
Templeton Unified · Grades 9–12
203248% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 81st percentile
Distance 13.6mi
Templeton Independent Study High
Templeton Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
2168% below the standard
Scope Score 70Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 13.7mi
San Luis Obispo High
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 9–12
362341% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 84th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Coast Union High
Coast Unified · Grades 9–12
1581% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 18.9mi
Independence High
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
1282% below the standard
Scope Score 63Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Paso Robles High
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
203050% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 5
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
Distance 8.4mi
Grizzly ChalleNGe CharterCharter
San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati · Grades 10–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
94% below the standard
Strong · 91st percentileRanked only against California alternative high schools.
Distance 13.1mi
Paloma Creek High
Atascadero Unified · Grades 9–12
94% below the standard
Developing · 35th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 13.3mi
Pacific Beach High
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 10–12
95% below the standard
Strong · 95th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 18.9mi
Liberty High (Continuation)
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades 10–12
1189% below the standard
Solid · 63rd percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
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
- Christ Classical SchoolGrades K–6 · 40 students11.0 mi
- ACTS Advanced Christian Training SchoolsGrades K–12 · 40 students11.1 mi
- Childrens House Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 56 students12.0 mi
- North County Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 82 students12.6 mi
- Orfalea Family & Asi Children's Center Rm # 133Grades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 9 students12.6 mi
- Santa Lucia SchoolGrades K–7 · 30 students12.7 mi
- Old Mission SchoolGrades K–8 · 299 students13.0 mi
- Mission College Prep High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 273 students13.1 mi
- Lindamood-Bell AcademyGrades 1–12 · 128 students13.1 mi
- San Luis Obispo Classical AcademyGrades K–12 · 361 students13.1 mi
- Templeton Hills 7th-Day Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 20 students13.7 mi
- Montessori Childrens SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 54 students14.3 mi
- St. Rose Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 214 students19.4 mi
- Trinity Lutheran SchoolGrades K–8 · 112 students19.5 mi
15 private schools are within 20 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 Unified15 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Atascadero Unified10 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Paso Robles Joint Unified10 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Templeton Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Coast Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati3 public and charter schools in the lists above