Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Scooterboss assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 4.0Avila Beach’s public schools outscore 85% of California districts
55% of students in Avila Beach’s public schools are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Avila Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Avila Beach’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 146 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Avila Beach’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,917 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Avila Beach’s grade
A: better than 85% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Avila Beach, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Avila Beach · depends on your address
Laguna Middle
Grades 7–8 · 780 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in San Luis Obispo
Los Osos Middle
Grades 6–8 · 494 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Los Osos
8th grade in Avila Beach · depends on your address
Laguna Middle
Grades 7–8 · 780 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in San Luis Obispo
Los Osos Middle
Grades 6–8 · 494 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Los Osos
9th grade in Avila Beach · depends on your address
San Luis Obispo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,678 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Luis Obispo
Morro Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 751 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Morro Bay
10th grade in Avila Beach · depends on your address
San Luis Obispo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,678 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Luis Obispo
Morro Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 751 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Morro Bay
11th grade in Avila Beach · depends on your address
San Luis Obispo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,678 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Luis Obispo
Morro Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 751 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Morro Bay
12th grade in Avila Beach · depends on your address
San Luis Obispo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,678 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Luis Obispo
Morro Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 751 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Morro Bay
Avila Beach’s public schools are run by San Luis Coastal Unified School District, which also serves Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Avila Beach vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Avila Beach’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Avila Beach | A | San Luis Coastal Unified |
| Pismo Beach | B+ | Lucia Mar Unified |
Every school in Avila Beach
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Avila Beach’s schools
Are Avila Beach’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Avila Beach children attend outscore 85% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Avila Beach in?
San Luis Coastal Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 7,653 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Avila Beach kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: San Luis Obispo High and Morro Bay High.
What is Avila Beach’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in San Luis Coastal Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Avila Beach spend per student?
$19,917 in San Luis Coastal Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Avila Beach families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Avila Beach → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.