Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Oceano. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Oceano.
Oceano
66 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 6 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.
63 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
6 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.
2 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Oceano?
44 scored elementary schools are within 20 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 8.3mi
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 8.9mi
Nipomo Elementary
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
1478% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 11.5mi
Sinsheimer Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
412930% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile
Distance 11.7mi
Bonita Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1089% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 11.7mi
C L Smith Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
302644% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 11.8mi
Hawthorne Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
272548% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 12.8mi
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
132562% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 13.1mi
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1679% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 13.7mi
Bruce (Robert) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1283% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 13.8mi
Pacheco Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
292348% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
Fairlawn Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1283% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Bishop's Peak Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–6
442432% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1579% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Rice (William) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1085% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 7th percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Alvin Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1183% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 14.6mi
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
2170% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 15th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1576% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 14.9mi
Liberty Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1284% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 15.0mi
Adam (William Laird) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1186% below the standard
Scope Score 64Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 15.1mi
Jiménez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–8
1873% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Miller (Isaac) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1481% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 15.8mi
Battles (Washington) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 15.9mi
Trivium CharterCharter
Blochman Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
151966% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–6
1284% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 7th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Bill Libbon Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades Pre-K–6
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 17.4mi
Joe Nightingale Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–6
242155% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 18.2mi
Alice Shaw Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–6
162163% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Patterson Road Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–6
1970% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Orcutt Academy CharterCharter
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
223543% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Monarch Grove Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades K–5
502327% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Ralph Dunlap Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–6
2169% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 20th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Family Partnership CharterCharter
Blochman Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Baywood Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades Pre-K–5
302149% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 80th 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?
18 scored middle schools are within 20 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
Distance 10.7mi
Guadalupe Junior High
Guadalupe Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
1582% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 12.0mi
Laguna Middle
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 7–8
382735% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 12.4mi
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades 7–8
1875% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
El Camino Junior High
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades 7–8
1483% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 14.9mi
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades 7–8
1482% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 7th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Jiménez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades K–8
122365% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 15.9mi
Trivium CharterCharter
Blochman Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152362% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Arellanes Junior High
Santa Maria-Bonita · Grades 7–8
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 17.7mi
Lakeview Junior High
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
163054% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Orcutt Academy CharterCharter
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
273043% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Orcutt Junior High
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
212851% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Los Osos Middle
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 6–8
302743% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Orcutt School for Independent Study
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
1975% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Family Partnership CharterCharter
Blochman Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
163549% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaCharter
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2371% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th 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?
11 scored high schools are within 20 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 2.9mi
Pacific View Academy
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1973% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 19th 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
Distance 12.5mi
San Luis Obispo High
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 9–12
362341% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 84th percentile
Distance 14.9mi
Santa Maria High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
2170% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 15th percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Pioneer Valley High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
2564% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 15.9mi
Trivium CharterCharter
Blochman Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
3261% below the standard
No score
Distance 18.7mi
Ernest Righetti High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
172558% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Orcutt Academy CharterCharter
Orcutt Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
312742% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Family Partnership CharterCharter
Blochman Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
132760% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaCharter
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1282% below the standard
Scope Score 54Needs Support · bottom 1%
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 2.9mi
Lopez Continuation High
Lucia Mar Unified · Grades 10–12
990% below the standard
Developing · 49th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 11.2mi
Pacific Beach High
San Luis Coastal Unified · Grades 10–12
95% below the standard
Strong · 95th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 16.6mi
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 17.8mi
San Luis Obispo County Community
San Luis Obispo County Office of Educati · Grades 6–12
95% below the standard
No score
Distance 19.3mi
Delta High
Santa Maria Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
91% below the standard
Strong · 85th 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
- Montessori Childrens SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 54 students10.2 mi
- Lindamood-Bell AcademyGrades 1–12 · 128 students12.3 mi
- Mission College Prep High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 273 students12.6 mi
- Old Mission SchoolGrades K–8 · 299 students12.7 mi
- San Luis Obispo Classical AcademyGrades K–12 · 361 students13.4 mi
- Eagles Christian AcademyGrades 3–12 · 26 students13.6 mi
- Orfalea Family & Asi Children's Center Rm # 133Grades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 9 students13.7 mi
- Christ Classical SchoolGrades K–6 · 40 students13.7 mi
- Agape School of Christian EducationGrades 3–11 · 3 students14.2 mi
- St. Mary of the Assumption SchoolGrades K–8 · 200 students14.7 mi
- Valley Christian AcademyGrades K–12 · 387 students17.2 mi
- Pacific Christian SchoolGrades K–6 · 259 students17.9 mi
- St. Joseph High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 488 students18.9 mi
- Wishing Well SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 119 students19.0 mi
- St. Louis de MontfortGrades K–8 · 286 students20.0 mi
20 private schools are within 20 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.
- Santa Maria-Bonita21 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Lucia Mar Unified19 public and charter schools in the lists above
- San Luis Coastal Unified13 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Orcutt Union Elementary8 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Santa Maria Joint Union High4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Blochman Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above