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Laguna Middle · San Luis Obispo

Laguna Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Laguna is a middle school in San Luis Obispo. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Laguna Middle in San Luis Obispo, 51.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 50.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Laguna Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.2% Math proficient); White students (82.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 67.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 338 students tested.

All students at this school: 65% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 65%, district —, state 39%65%
WhiteWhite: this school 77%, district 72%, state 56%77% · +12 vs school
MaleMale: this school 66%, district 61%, state 42%66% · +2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 63%, district 62%, state 44%63% · −2 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 46%, district 44%, state 32%46% · −19 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 38%, district 38%, state 32%38% · −27 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 27%, district 28%, state 15%27% · −38 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 78%, district 72%, state 56%78% · +13 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 27%, district 32%, state 22%27% · −37 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 85%, district 84%, state 72%85% · +21 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 6%, district 8%, state 11%6% · −59 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 51%, district 47%, state 46%51% · −13 vs school

5 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 22:120:1
Teaching staff44 teachers
Avg. experience12.5 years
Fully credentialed83%
First-year teachers9%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,311 – $121,139
Principal salary$154,954 – $191,341
Superintendent salary$280,468

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $14,986, CA average $14,815$14,986 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$791 per student

$791 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,930 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction55%
Instruction support13%
Student services12%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,433 per pupil
2019$13,253 per pupil
2018$13,356 per pupil
2017$12,344 per pupil
2016$12,339 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White54.9%
District 56.3% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic30.1%
District 30.3% · CA 56.1%
Other8.5%
District 9.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian5.1%
District 3.0% · CA 10.2%
Black1.4%
District 0.8% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 43.3% (20pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$60K · CA $85K
Median home value$950K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+55% · CA 35%
ZIP population25,002
Median age23 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 61% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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