# San Luis Coastal Unified

San Luis Coastal Unified is a unified district in San Luis Obispo County, California. Reading proficiency is 67.1%, +1.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 56.1%, -0.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/san-luis-coastal-unified |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 15 |
| Students | 7,816 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,858 |
| Low-Income Students | 3,287 (42.9%) |
| English Learners | 642 (8.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 65.5% | 3,743 |
| 2024 | 66.5% | 3,785 |
| 2025 | 67.1% | 3,837 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 57.0% | 3,723 |
| 2024 | 57.6% | 3,798 |
| 2025 | 56.1% | 3,863 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.8% | 77.0% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | 78.7% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | 81.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 36.1% | 69.3% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | 70.8% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | 71.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.0% | 71.8% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | 72.8% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | 73.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.3% | 62.7% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | 63.6% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | 62.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Clausen | Clerk | bclausen@slcusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Chris Ungar | Board Member | cungar@slcusd.org | 2000 | 2028 |
| Ellen Sheffer | President | esheffer@slcusd.org | 2010 | 2026 |
| Erica Flores Baltodano | Board Member | ebaltodano@slcusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Marilyn Rodger | Board Member | mrodger@slcusd.org | 2002 | 2026 |
| Mark Buchman | Board Member | mbuchman@slcusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Robert Banfield | Board Member | robertbanfield@slcusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Teach Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 90.5% | 84.7% | 87.6% | +0.6 | -3.0 |
| 2 | Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter | San Luis Obispo | 83.0% | 75.0% | 79.0% | +5.0 | +1.5 |
| 3 | Monarch Grove Elementary | Los Osos | 69.2% | 71.3% | 70.3% | -5.6 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Sinsheimer Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 75.3% | 64.4% | 69.8% | +11.3 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Los Ranchos Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 67.8% | 66.0% | 66.9% | -2.3 | -7.8 |
| 6 | Bishop's Peak Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 69.0% | 62.0% | 65.5% | +8.5 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Laguna Middle | San Luis Obispo | 70.5% | 58.9% | 64.7% | +2.9 | -3.9 |
| 8 | Los Osos Middle | Los Osos | 67.4% | 52.5% | 60.0% | +4.7 | +6.9 |
| 9 | San Luis Obispo High | San Luis Obispo | 67.2% | 50.9% | 59.0% | -12.1 | -5.2 |
| 10 | C L Smith Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 65.7% | 52.2% | 58.9% | +10.2 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Morro Bay High | Morro Bay | 69.6% | 38.9% | 54.2% | -7.5 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Hawthorne Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 55.6% | 51.2% | 53.4% | -1.5 | +1.0 |
| 13 | Pacheco Elementary | San Luis Obispo | 57.0% | 49.8% | 53.4% | +3.5 | +1.4 |
| 14 | Del Mar Elementary | Morro Bay | 57.5% | 47.2% | 52.4% | +5.4 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Baywood Elementary | Los Osos | 54.2% | 41.9% | 48.0% | +4.2 | -16.3 |