Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of Oceano. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Oceano.
Oceano
18 scored schools near Oceano
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 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.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 10 miles.
19 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 10 miles of Oceano.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 10 miles of Oceano.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Oceano?
12 scored elementary schools are within 10 miles of Oceano. The closest is Oceano Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Oceano Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
152362% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 0.5mi
Fairgrove Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
212158% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile
Distance 1.1mi
Grover Beach Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
122266% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 1.3mi
Harloe Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
272647% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 62nd percentile
Distance 1.5mi
Ocean View Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
323335% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 1.8mi
Grover Heights Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
142858% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 5.3mi
Shell Beach Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
362638% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 82nd percentile
Distance 5.5mi
Branch Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
493120% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 8.0mi
Los Ranchos Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
442729% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 81st percentile
Distance 8.2mi
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
142957% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 8.3mi
Dana Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–6
152164% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Nipomo Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
1478% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Oceano, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Oceano?
3 scored middle schools are within 10 miles of Oceano. The closest is Mesa Middle, 2.6 miles away.
Distance 2.6mi
Mesa Middle
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 7–8
162163% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 2.8mi
Paulding Middle
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 7–8
283042% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 3.3mi
Judkins Middle
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 7–8
182854% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Oceano, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Oceano?
3 scored high schools are within 10 miles of Oceano. The closest is Arroyo Grande High, 1.8 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 1.8mi
Arroyo Grande High
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 9–12
292447% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 8.0mi
Nipomo High
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 9–12
162856% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 8.1mi
Central Coast New Tech High
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 9–12
372835% below the standard
Scope Score 88Strong · 91st 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 2.9mi
Lopez Continuation High
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 10–12
990% below the standard
Developing · 49th 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 Oceano, 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 Oceano?
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.
- Dandy Lion Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 8 students0.8 mi
- Arroyo Grande Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–K · 6 students1.9 mi
- St. Patricks Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 243 students1.9 mi
- Valley View Adventist Junior AcademyGrades K–10 · 72 students2.1 mi
- Coastal Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 348 students2.4 mi
5 private schools are within 10 miles of Oceano, 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 Oceano?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Lucia Mar Unified18 public and charter schools in the lists above
- San Luis Coastal Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above