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Schools in Cayucos · Cayucos Elementary School District, Coast Unified School District

Cayucos’s public schools outscore 94% of California districts

On the state math tests, 62% of Cayucos’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cayucos, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
67%
▲ 20 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
▲ 29 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.6K
▲ 30% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Cayucos Elementary
Students per teacher
12.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
185 students on the public path
In brief

Cayucos’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 586 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cayucos’s, its schools beat 100%, higher than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 67% and math 62% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,644 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cayucos’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 94% of California school districts. Test scores are above the California average; there is no graduation rate to add.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 94%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (586)Better than 100%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 113 test results could put Cayucos anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cayucos’s students in the tested grades sat them (113 in math, 113 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cayucos, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Cayucos ElementaryCayucos Elementary School DistrictA−

Parts of Cayucos (4% of its land) are served by San Luis Coastal Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cayucos

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cayucos Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 185 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$27,644CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Coast Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Cayucos Elementary School District67%
State average 46.7% · 113 students tested
Math · K–8, Cayucos Elementary School District62%
State average 33.1% · 113 students tested

Cayucos vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Cayucos’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CayucosACayucos Elementary K–8 · Coast Unified
Morro BayASan Luis Coastal Unified

Every school in Cayucos

1 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).

District schools in Cayucosby address
Cayucos Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
A−
185 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Cayucos’s schools

Are Cayucos’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cayucos children attend outscore 94% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 100%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Cayucos in?

Cayucos Elementary School District, which runs grades K–8 and enrolls 185 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cayucos are served by San Luis Coastal Unified.

How much does Cayucos spend per student?

$27,644 in Cayucos Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.