📍 10801 El Camino Real, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, 93422
Paloma Creek High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 76 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Madding. It is part of the Atascadero Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Paloma Creek High enrolls 76 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 50 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 76 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paloma Creek High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Paloma Creek High is one of 12 schools in Atascadero Unified, based in Atascadero, California. The district serves 4,357 students district-wide and employs 194 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 76 students, Paloma Creek High is smaller than the district average of about 363 students per school.