Blacklake’s public schools
Lucia Mar Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blacklake. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Blacklake’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Blacklake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Dana Elementary places highest (better than 24%); Mesa Middle lowest (24%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Blacklake, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Arroyo Grande High, Nipomo High and Central Coast New Tech High. See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Blacklake, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Blacklake · depends on your address
Paulding Middle
Grades 7–8 · 544 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Mesa Middle
Grades 7–8 · 474 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Judkins Middle
Grades 7–8 · 431 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Pismo Beach
8th grade in Blacklake · depends on your address
Paulding Middle
Grades 7–8 · 544 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Mesa Middle
Grades 7–8 · 474 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Judkins Middle
Grades 7–8 · 431 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Pismo Beach
9th grade in Blacklake · depends on your address
Arroyo Grande High
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Nipomo High
Grades 9–12 · 819 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
Central Coast New Tech High
Grades 9–12 · 318 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
10th grade in Blacklake · depends on your address
Arroyo Grande High
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Nipomo High
Grades 9–12 · 819 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
Central Coast New Tech High
Grades 9–12 · 318 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
11th grade in Blacklake · depends on your address
Arroyo Grande High
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Nipomo High
Grades 9–12 · 819 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
Central Coast New Tech High
Grades 9–12 · 318 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
12th grade in Blacklake · depends on your address
Arroyo Grande High
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Arroyo Grande
Nipomo High
Grades 9–12 · 819 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
Central Coast New Tech High
Grades 9–12 · 318 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Nipomo
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lucia Mar Unified School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Blacklake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Blacklake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Blacklake | — | Lucia Mar Unified |
Every school in Blacklake
17 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 Blacklake’s schools
Are Blacklake’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Blacklake. Lucia Mar Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blacklake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Blacklake in?
Lucia Mar Unified School District.
Where do Blacklake kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Arroyo Grande High, Nipomo High and Central Coast New Tech High.
Parents talk
What Blacklake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Blacklake → 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). Stars are from neighbors.