Fine Arts Academy

Summary:

Fine Arts Academy is a public middle school located in Atascadero, California, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 183 students. The school is part of the Atascadero Unified School District, which is ranked 570 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fine Arts Academy consistently outperforms the Atascadero Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 56.68% of Fine Arts Academy students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.3% for Atascadero Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, 47% of Fine Arts Academy students were proficient or better, compared to 36.54% for Atascadero Unified and 35.54% for California. The school also outperforms the district and state in CAST Science assessments, with 56.96% of students proficient or better.

While Fine Arts Academy performs well overall, there is room for improvement in the performance of White students, who lag behind their peers in the school and the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, although decreasing, is still higher than the state average and could be an area of focus for improvement. Compared to nearby schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, such as Laguna Middle and Teach Elementary, Fine Arts Academy's performance is lower, particularly in Mathematics. However, the school's performance is significantly higher than the nearby Paso Robles middle schools.


Detail:

Public 4-8

 6100 Olmeda Ave.
       Atascadero, CA  93422-4204


(805) 460-2500

District: Atascadero Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
560th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,983 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  221

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.7%
Hispanic:
19.9%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38% Help


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Compare Details Fine Arts Academy ranks better than 70.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.65. (See more...)
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Compare Details Fine Arts Academy ranks better than 79.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.34. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.7%), Hispanic (19.9%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fine Arts Academy is 21.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fine Arts Academy is $9,983.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fine Arts Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Fine Arts Academy 1745th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fine Arts Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Fine Arts Academy 560th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Fine Arts Academy in the ranking list.)

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Atascadero Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Atascadero Unified 570th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fine Arts Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.00 793rd 4809 83.5%
2005 77.74 1026th 4822 78.7%
2006 77.72 1039th 4818 78.4%
2007 78.65 1026th 5113 79.9%
2008 74.42 1221st 5113 76.1%
2009 66.14 1635th 5193 68.5%
2010 60.52 1953rd 5314 63.2%
2011 57.13 2191st 5377 59.3%
2012 70.13 1523rd 5390 71.7%
2013 78.80 1120th 5530 79.7%
2015 71.49 1441st 5611 74.3%
2016 71.79 1444th 5614 74.3%
2017 57.71 2139th 5692 62.4%
2018 69.59 1584th 5662 72.0%
2019 56.32 2240th 5789 61.3%
2022 79.69 1199th 5883 79.6%
2023 72.87 1468th 5874 75.0%
2024 66.65 1745th 5862 70.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.53 1325th 5084 73.9%
2019 41.04 3038th 5173 41.3%
2022 81.04 713th 5264 86.5%
2023 80.05 782nd 5374 85.4%
2024 55.88 2020th 5511 63.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.95 1456th 5413 73.1%
2019 56.11 2170th 5492 60.5%
2022 77.45 1225th 5635 78.3%
2023 67.57 1611th 5617 71.3%
2024 66.08 1652nd 5605 70.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.53 1957th 5431 64.0%
2019 52.62 2335th 5510 57.6%
2022 74.19 1345th 5663 76.2%
2024 64.34 1773rd 5636 68.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.38 625th 4830 87.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.58 1699th 2737 37.9%
2019 28.00 2197th 2834 22.5%
2022 62.60 1055th 2726 61.3%
2023 55.28 1280th 2662 51.9%
2024 47.15 1503rd 2647 43.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Fine Arts Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 91.81 91st 1769 94.9%
2005 94.49 56th 1777 96.8%
2006 93.79 60th 1804 96.7%
2007 86.23 190th 1999 90.5%
2008 76.86 335th 2005 83.3%
2009 69.95 516th 2063 75.0%
2010 58.56 823rd 2179 62.2%
2011 63.48 729th 2236 67.4%
2012 65.53 688th 2259 69.5%
2013 69.28 617th 2379 74.1%
2015 79.90 430th 2477 82.6%
2016 75.42 542nd 2497 78.3%
2017 60.97 866th 2508 65.5%
2018 76.64 502nd 2480 79.8%
2019 64.29 811th 2715 70.1%
2022 72.16 635th 2740 76.8%
2023 74.64 590th 2802 78.9%
2024 76.34 560th 2777 79.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.41 573rd 2230 74.3%
2019 55.96 849th 2369 64.2%
2023 76.12 402nd 2549 84.2%
2024 79.62 353rd 2575 86.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.68 369th 2262 83.7%
2019 66.79 688th 2380 71.1%
2022 70.57 600th 2509 76.1%
2023 67.94 672nd 2547 73.6%
2024 65.95 698th 2546 72.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.21 936th 2273 58.8%
2019 50.57 1016th 2407 57.8%
2022 76.16 509th 2527 79.9%
2023 78.64 468th 2558 81.7%
2024 84.34 350th 2547 86.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 68.69 533rd 2383 77.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Fine Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.62 718th 1496 52.0%
2019 35.68 1043rd 1602 34.9%
2022 52.87 717th 1555 53.9%
2023 62.02 549th 1552 64.6%
2024 58.40 611th 1535 60.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Fine Arts Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 117 1 4 5 2 n/a n/a 0 129
2002 131 1 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 144
2003 131 1 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 144
2004 144 0 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 154
2005 170 2 3 13 1 n/a n/a 0 189
2006 186 5 6 17 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2007 216 7 4 15 0 n/a n/a 0 242
2008 237 7 7 24 1 n/a n/a 0 276
2009 237 9 8 36 1 1 0 0 292
2010 214 4 4 54 4 0 0 0 280
2011 193 5 5 49 4 0 3 0 259
2012 163 3 9 49 3 0 3 0 230
2013 169 0 9 60 2 0 3 0 243
2014 168 0 5 36 3 0 4 0 216
2015 167 0 4 35 2 0 6 0 214
2016 166 1 3 29 2 1 5 0 207
2017 203 1 7 37 5 2 12 0 267
2018 186 1 7 48 5 1 11 0 259
2019 176 1 7 44 2 1 11 0 242
2020 160 3 8 48 1 1 11 0 232
2021 126 2 7 40 0 1 4 1 181
2022 116 2 6 34 0 0 6 0 164
2023 129 1 3 40 0 1 9 0 183
2024 154 2 7 44 2 1 10 1 221

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fine Arts Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 129 4.7 27.4 9.3
2002 144 5.3 27.2 11.8
2003 144 5.3 27.2 11.8
2004 154 6.7 23.0 9.1
2005 189 6.3 30.0 9
2006 214 7.3 29.3 12.6
2007 242 9.2 26.3 16.5
2008 276 11.6 23.8 21
2009 292 12.3 21.2 25.3
2010 280 13.2 21.1 29.6
2011 259 n/a n/a 31.7
2012 230 10.3 22.3 n/a
2013 243 9.5 25.3 37
2014 216 4.7 45.4 33.8
2015 214 7.0 30.5 29.4
2016 207 8.0 25.8 24.6
2017 267 9.1 29.3 25.5
2018 259 11.0 23.4 30.9
2019 242 10.5 22.8 32.6
2020 232 n/a n/a 34.1
2021 181 8.7 20.7 23.8
2022 164 8.8 18.6 38.4
2023 183 8.8 20.6 37.2
2024 221 10.3 21.4 38

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fine Arts Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 129 4.7 27.4 9.3
2002 144 5.3 27.2 11.8
2003 144 5.3 27.2 11.8
2004 154 6.7 23.0 9.1
2005 189 6.3 30.0 9
2006 214 7.3 29.3 12.6
2007 242 9.2 26.3 16.5
2008 276 11.6 23.8 21
2009 292 12.3 21.2 25.3
2010 280 13.2 21.1 29.6
2011 259 n/a n/a 31.7
2012 230 10.3 22.3 n/a
2013 243 9.5 25.3 37
2014 216 4.7 45.4 33.8
2015 214 7.0 30.5 29.4
2016 207 8.0 25.8 24.6
2017 267 9.1 29.3 25.5
2018 259 11.0 23.4 30.9
2019 242 10.5 22.8 32.6
2020 232 n/a n/a 34.1
2021 181 8.7 20.7 23.8
2022 164 8.8 18.6 38.4
2023 183 8.8 20.6 37.2
2024 221 10.3 21.4 38

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fine Arts Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,983

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fine Arts Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2240th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 1468th of 5874 Elementary schools
 13.7%
Ranks 811th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 590th of 2802 Middle schools
 8.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fine Arts Academy)46.963
 16.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atascadero Unified)56.952.6
 4.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fine Arts Academy)5059.3
 9.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Atascadero Unified)54.454.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fine Arts Academy)61.363.3
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atascadero Unified)54.652.6
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fine Arts Academy)41.943.3
 1.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Atascadero Unified)4237.5
 4.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Fine Arts Academy)25.856.7
 30.9%
   5th Grade Science (Atascadero Unified)38.540.7
 2.3%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fine Arts Academy)60.943.9
 17%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atascadero Unified)50.948.9
 2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fine Arts Academy)36.539
 2.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Atascadero Unified)32.935.1
 2.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fine Arts Academy)56.780
 23.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atascadero Unified)52.552.4
 0.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fine Arts Academy)4547.5
 2.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Atascadero Unified)42.234.8
 7.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fine Arts Academy)53.257.6
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atascadero Unified)46.850.4
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Fine Arts Academy)3436.4
 2.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Atascadero Unified)36.530.9
 5.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Fine Arts Academy)40.448.5
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Atascadero Unified)35.839.3
 3.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students242183
 24.4%
African American11
American Indian20
 100%
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic4440
 9.1%
Pacific Islander11
White176129
 26.7%
Two or More Races119
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.6%37.2%
 4.5%


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Fine Arts Academy ranks 560th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Fine Arts Academy are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 221 students attended Fine Arts Academy.


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