How does San Benito Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Atascadero?

San Benito Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.8/100, placing it at the 56th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 708 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at San Benito Elementary?

19.4% of students at San Benito Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is San Benito Elementary improving or declining?

San Benito Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at San Benito Elementary?

17.4% of students at San Benito Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

San Benito Elementary

Atascadero Unified Atascadero San Luis Obispo County 93422

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

708 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

405 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

54%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.6%

White 64.2%

Asian 1.2%

Black 0.5%

Other 6.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for San Benito Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.4%
Met Standard	26.5%
Below Standard	54.1%

Exceeded

19.4%

Met

26.5%

Below

54.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for San Benito Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Atascadero Unified district average of 22.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.