Is Bishop's Peak Elementary a good school?

Bishop's Peak Elementary ranks 1103 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bishop's Peak Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 368 students attended Bishop's Peak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bishop's Peak Elementary?

Students at Bishop's Peak Elementary are 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bishop's Peak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bishop's Peak Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Laguna Middle Middle : Teach Elementary High : San Luis Obispo High

Bishop's Peak Elementary

Summary:

Bishop's Peak Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Luis Obispo, California, serving 369 students in grades K-6 and part of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

Bishop's Peak Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels, with proficiency rates of 63.32% in ELA/Literacy and 60.3% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also above the state average, with 42.22% proficiency in 5th grade compared to the state's 32.68%. While the school performs well across different student subgroups, its performance for white students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower, ranking 3 out of 5 stars on SchoolDigger. However, Bishop's Peak Elementary generally outperforms the nearby Baywood Elementary, Monarch Grove Elementary, and Sinsheimer Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.

The school faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which has significantly increased from 6.5% in 2018-2019 to 26.4% in 2021-2022, higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Bishop's Peak Elementary has increased from 20.89% in 2020-2021 to 26.83% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. These factors may be contributing to the relatively lower performance of white students and low socioeconomic status students, suggesting the need for additional support and resources to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

Detail:

Public K-6

451 Jaycee Dr.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1245

(805) 596-4030

District: San Luis Coastal Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1103^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,697

Students who attend Bishop's Peak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Laguna Middle
	Teach Elementary
High:	San Luis Obispo High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 368

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bishop's Peak Elementary ranks better than 81.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.22. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Student population at Bishop's Peak Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.9%), Hispanic (15.8%), two or more races (12%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bishop's Peak Elementary is 23. 6 elementary schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Bishop's Peak Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bishop's Peak Elementary is $11,697, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bishop's Peak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bishop's Peak Elementary 1103^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bishop's Peak Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Luis Coastal Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Luis Coastal Unified 254^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bishop's Peak Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	85.02	708^th	4809	85.3%
2005	85.13	720^th	4822	85.1%
2006	84.94	740^th	4818	84.6%
2007	79.06	1010^th	5113	80.2%
2008	78.20	1055^th	5113	79.4%
2009	74.69	1222^nd	5193	76.5%
2010	85.38	712^th	5314	86.6%
2011	87.67	586^th	5377	89.1%
2012	86.60	643^rd	5390	88.1%
2013	85.49	728^th	5530	86.8%
2015	88.89	674^th	5611	88.0%
2016	89.03	671^st	5614	88.0%
2017	91.38	552^nd	5692	90.3%
2018	89.67	653^rd	5662	88.5%
2019	91.49	557^th	5789	90.4%
2021	83.24	233^rd	1417	83.6%
2022	77.78	1296^th	5883	78.0%
2023	76.65	1295^th	5874	78.0%
2024	81.22	1103^rd	5862	81.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.96	312^th	2420	87.1%
2024	74.28	438^th	2634	83.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.02	602^nd	5084	88.2%
2019	67.09	1342^nd	5173	74.1%
2021	53.90	430^th	1110	61.3%
2022	58.73	1753^rd	5264	66.7%
2023	66.99	1395^th	5374	74.0%
2024	67.48	1382^nd	5511	74.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.62	317^th	5413	94.1%
2019	93.29	335^th	5492	93.9%
2021	80.54	230^th	1267	81.8%
2022	74.34	1344^th	5635	76.1%
2023	71.94	1422^nd	5617	74.7%
2024	76.34	1232^nd	5605	78.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.01	420^th	2128	80.3%
2019	43.61	1173^rd	2585	54.6%
2021	66.39	60^th	293	79.5%
2022	74.67	371^st	2227	83.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.12	1014^th	5431	81.3%
2019	85.33	807^th	5510	85.4%
2021	81.74	232^nd	1272	81.8%
2022	79.28	1135^th	5663	80.0%
2023	78.26	1166^th	5650	79.4%
2024	81.19	1034^th	5636	81.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	69.07	1181^st	4830	75.5%
2019	72.15	1055^th	4963	78.7%

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Rank History for White students at Bishop's Peak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.83	425^th	2737	84.5%
2019	81.72	403^rd	2834	85.8%
2022	60.14	1155^th	2726	57.6%
2023	61.85	1057^th	2662	60.3%
2024	66.11	930^th	2647	64.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Bishop's Peak Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	268	7	8	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
1989	315	6	13	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1990	356	4	6	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1991	355	3	13	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
1992	346	3	14	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1993	344	6	13	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1994	329	7	8	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1995	361	10	15	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1996	361	10	15	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1997	327	9	13	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	409
1998	320	8	18	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
1999	271	9	16	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	340
2000	276	5	18	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2001	292	5	23	35	0	n/a	n/a	1	356
2002	247	4	25	19	0	n/a	n/a	5	300
2003	247	4	25	19	0	n/a	n/a	5	300
2004	235	2	24	28	0	n/a	n/a	10	299
2005	243	5	24	28	0	n/a	n/a	3	303
2006	243	5	16	30	0	n/a	n/a	6	300
2007	229	5	20	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	289
2008	224	4	21	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	285
2009	212	6	20	38	2	1	8	0	287
2010	203	4	25	53	1	1	5	0	292
2011	204	3	28	54	1	1	5	0	296
2012	206	3	34	69	1	1	5	0	319
2013	247	2	30	67	2	1	14	0	363
2014	265	0	29	79	7	1	19	0	400
2015	281	5	32	85	2	0	21	0	426
2016	299	7	28	100	1	0	18	0	453
2017	317	5	26	94	2	0	19	0	463
2018	323	3	31	88	2	0	21	0	468
2019	326	5	27	79	2	0	27	0	466
2020	287	4	29	77	2	0	25	0	424
2021	271	4	30	52	2	0	24	0	383
2022	268	0	25	55	2	1	26	0	377
2023	246	1	24	62	1	1	34	0	369
2024	235	3	27	58	0	1	44	0	368

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Bishop's Peak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	311	14.0	22.2	n/a
1989	372	14.7	25.3	n/a
1990	394	16.0	24.6	n/a
1991	406	19.4	20.9	n/a
1992	407	19.7	20.6	18.4
1993	404	17.5	23.1	20.8
1994	394	18.0	21.9	23.4
1995	437	18.8	23.2	24.9
1996	437	18.8	23.2	24.9
1997	409	21.5	19.0	22.7
1998	393	21.0	18.7	18.1
1999	340	20.0	17.0	19.7
2000	343	18.0	19.1	15.2
2001	356	19.3	18.4	13.5
2002	300	16.0	18.8	15.6
2003	300	16.0	18.8	15.6
2004	299	15.0	19.9	20.4
2005	303	17.2	17.6	18.3
2006	300	14.7	20.4	20.1
2007	289	17.2	16.8	21.1
2008	285	15.1	18.9	19.6
2009	287	15.0	16.9	17.8
2010	292	15.7	18.5	21.6
2011	296	n/a	n/a	21.6
2012	319	16.2	19.6	24.1
2013	363	16.7	21.7	22
2014	400	15.0	26.6	25.3
2015	426	18.0	23.6	27.7
2016	453	19.0	23.8	26.7
2017	463	18.5	25.0	22.5
2018	468	19.2	24.3	25.4
2019	466	19.0	24.5	23.8
2020	424	n/a	n/a	23.1
2021	383	17.7	21.6	20.9
2022	377	18.0	20.9	28.6
2023	369	16.0	23.0	26.8
2024	368	16.0	23.0	30.2

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 Bishop's Peak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	311	14.0	22.2	n/a
1989	372	14.7	25.3	n/a
1990	394	16.0	24.6	n/a
1991	406	19.4	20.9	n/a
1992	407	19.7	20.6	18.4
1993	404	17.5	23.1	20.8
1994	394	18.0	21.9	23.4
1995	437	18.8	23.2	24.9
1996	437	18.8	23.2	24.9
1997	409	21.5	19.0	22.7
1998	393	21.0	18.7	18.1
1999	340	20.0	17.0	19.7
2000	343	18.0	19.1	15.2
2001	356	19.3	18.4	13.5
2002	300	16.0	18.8	15.6
2003	300	16.0	18.8	15.6
2004	299	15.0	19.9	20.4
2005	303	17.2	17.6	18.3
2006	300	14.7	20.4	20.1
2007	289	17.2	16.8	21.1
2008	285	15.1	18.9	19.6
2009	287	15.0	16.9	17.8
2010	292	15.7	18.5	21.6
2011	296	n/a	n/a	21.6
2012	319	16.2	19.6	24.1
2013	363	16.7	21.7	22
2014	400	15.0	26.6	25.3
2015	426	18.0	23.6	27.7
2016	453	19.0	23.8	26.7
2017	463	18.5	25.0	22.5
2018	468	19.2	24.3	25.4
2019	466	19.0	24.5	23.8
2020	424	n/a	n/a	23.1
2021	383	17.7	21.6	20.9
2022	377	18.0	20.9	28.6
2023	369	16.0	23.0	26.8
2024	368	16.0	23.0	30.2

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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