Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of San Miguel. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in San Miguel.
San Miguel
25 scored schools near San Miguel
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 1 charter 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.
22 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. 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.
4 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near San Miguel?
14 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of San Miguel. The closest is Lillian Larsen Elementary, 4.6 miles away.
Distance 4.6mi
Lillian Larsen Elementary
San Miguel Joint Union · Grades K–8
1774% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile
Distance 8.1mi
Kermit King Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
242452% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 9.6mi
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
Distance 9.7mi
Glen Speck Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
1380% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 9.8mi
Winifred Pifer Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
121969% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 10.0mi
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 10.4mi
Pat Butler Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
121870% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 10.9mi
Virginia Peterson Elementary
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades K–6
151966% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Cappy Culver Elementary
San Miguel Joint Union · Grades Pre-K–8
122860% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Shandon Elementary
Shandon Joint Unified · Grades K–8
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile
Distance 15.9mi
Vineyard Elementary
Templeton Unified · Grades 3–5
212455% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 17.1mi
San Benito Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
162064% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Monterey Road Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
302842% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Creston Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
201367% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in San Miguel, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near San Miguel?
9 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of San Miguel. The closest is Lillian Larsen Elementary, 4.6 miles away.
Distance 4.6mi
Lillian Larsen Elementary
San Miguel Joint Union · Grades K–8
122464% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 9.1mi
Lewis Flamson Junior High
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades 7–8
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 9.1mi
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 10.0mi
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 13.0mi
Bradley Elementary
Bradley Union Elementary · Grades K–8
14977% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Shandon Elementary
Shandon Joint Unified · Grades K–8
1482% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 15.5mi
Templeton Middle
Templeton Unified · Grades 6–8
242848% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 18.4mi
Fine Arts Academy
Atascadero Unified · Grades 4–8
223048% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Atascadero Middle
Atascadero Unified · Grades 6–8
182557% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in San Miguel, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near San Miguel?
5 scored high schools are within 20 miles of San Miguel. The closest is Paso Robles High, 10.1 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 10.1mi
Paso Robles High
Paso Robles Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
203050% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 10.2mi
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 15.0mi
Shandon High
Shandon Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
1189% below the standard
No score
Distance 15.5mi
Templeton Independent Study High
Templeton Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
2168% below the standard
Scope Score 70Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 15.8mi
Templeton High
Templeton Unified · Grades 9–12
203248% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 81st percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Atascadero High
Atascadero Unified · Grades 9–12
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th 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 10.2mi
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 San Miguel, 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 San Miguel?
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.
- Trinity Lutheran SchoolGrades K–8 · 112 students9.6 mi
- St. Rose Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 214 students9.6 mi
- Templeton Hills 7th-Day Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 20 students15.3 mi
- Santa Lucia SchoolGrades K–7 · 30 students16.4 mi
- Childrens House Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 56 students18.2 mi
- ACTS Advanced Christian Training SchoolsGrades K–12 · 40 students18.7 mi
- North County Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 82 students18.9 mi
7 private schools are within 20 miles of San Miguel, 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 San Miguel?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Paso Robles Joint Unified11 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Atascadero Unified6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Templeton Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- San Miguel Joint Union2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Shandon Joint Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Bradley Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above