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Pacific Beach High

PublicHighGrades 10–12Alternative Education School

11950 Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 · (805) 596-4023 · Part of San Luis Coastal Unified School District

San Luis Obispo’s School Grade A better than 85% of California school districts

Directions
Students
62
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Pacific Beach High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

11950 Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 101
Grade 1120
Grade 1241
Enrollment over time
56’20
53’21
64’22
67’23
62’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%White 38%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pacific Beach High from San Luis Obispo families.

Other schools in San Luis Coastal Unified School District

The district →
C L Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Luis Obispo
B
528 students22:1
Los Ranchos Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Luis Obispo
A
521 students23:1
Pacheco Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Luis Obispo
B
488 students24:1
Hawthorne Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Luis Obispo
B+
437 students23:1
Sinsheimer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Luis Obispo
A−
401 students25:1
Bishop's Peak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Luis Obispo
A−
358 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; San Luis Obispo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.