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Top 6 Elementary Schools in San Luis Obispo, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in San Luis Obispo based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 38.3% Exceeded Standard, compared to 33.5% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Los Ranchos Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified
 San Luis Obispo 60.9 39.4% 67.0% 13.7% 1.6%
2 Bishop's Peak Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified
 San Luis Obispo 59.1 35.4% 65.2% 11.9% 2.7%
3 Sinsheimer Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified
 San Luis Obispo 58.7 40.1% 70.7% 12.7% 3.0%
4 C L Smith Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified
 San Luis Obispo 54.8 35.8% 59.0% 19.6% 0.7%
5 Pacheco Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified
 San Luis Obispo 51.3 29.6% 53.3% 7.6% 0.6%
6 Hawthorne Elementary
San Luis Coastal Unified
 San Luis Obispo 50.3 35.1% 53.8% 20.5% 4.9%

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