How does Sinsheimer Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Luis Obispo?

Sinsheimer Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 58.7/100, placing it at the 82nd percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 814 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sinsheimer Elementary?

40.1% of students at Sinsheimer Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 70.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sinsheimer Elementary improving or declining?

Sinsheimer Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sinsheimer Elementary?

12.7% of students at Sinsheimer 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.

Sinsheimer Elementary

San Luis Coastal Unified San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County 93401

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

814 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

370 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.8%

White 67.3%

Asian 4.3%

Black 0.8%

Other 9.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sinsheimer Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.1%
Met Standard	30.5%
Below Standard	29.3%

Exceeded

40.1%

Met

30.5%

Below

29.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Sinsheimer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.1% of students exceeded standard while 30.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points above the San Luis Coastal Unified district average of 34.0%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.8 points higher (vs 32.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.