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Schools in San Simeon

San Simeon’s public schools

Coast Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for San Simeon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.4K
▲ 57% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
473 students on the public path
In brief

San Simeon’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of San Simeon’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Coast Union High places highest (better than 50%); Cambria Grammar lowest (21%). 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 San Simeon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Cambria Grammarin CambriaC−
6–8Santa Lucia Middlein CambriaC+
9–12Coast Union Highin CambriaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Coast 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.

Coast Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 478 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$33,358CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 46.7% · 255 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.1% · 255 students tested

San Simeon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
San Simeon—Coast Unified

Every school in San Simeon

3 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).

Also serving San Simeonin other towns
Cambria Grammar
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cambria
C−
202 students16:1Rate it →
Santa Lucia Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambria
C+
112 students12:1Rate it →
Coast Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cambria
B−
159 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about San Simeon’s schools

Are San Simeon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for San Simeon. Coast Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for San Simeon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is San Simeon in?

Coast Unified School District.

Where do San Simeon kids go to high school?

Coast Union High.

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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.