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Los Osos High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
2,759 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
34%
Teachers
110 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
96.3%
AP Exam Prepared
65.4%
A-G Completion
77.8%
College-Going Rate
81.4%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Maintained
+0.5 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Maintained
+0.9 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
21.3%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 61 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic40.7%
White27.2%
Asian18.6%
Black6.0%
Other7.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Osos High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard39.5%
Met Standard25.5%
Below Standard35.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Los Osos High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

39.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.0 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 14.6 points above the Chaffey Joint Union High district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.3 points higher (vs 33.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 96.3% — above the state target. 77.8% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 81.4% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.0%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
39.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
65.0%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
25.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,245
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th62450.8%28.2%13.6%7.4%79.0%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th62128.2%22.7%22.9%26.3%50.9%

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score