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Cayucos Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Cayucos.

Cayucos’ School Grade A better than 94% of California school districts

Students
185
Schools
1
Spent per student
$27,644
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$7.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cayucos Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the CA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.9M, about $42,865 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cayucos. Grade by grade →

K–8Cayucos ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 33.1% · 113 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 46.7% · 113 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,644 per student · 30% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 83%State 12%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
162’20
174’21
171’22
180’23
185’24

Up 14.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 9%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.