📍 1551 17th St., Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, 93445
Oceano Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oceano, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Herrera. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Oceano Elementary enrolls 359 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 79% |
| White | 57 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 359 students (85%) 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.
Oceano Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Oceano Elementary is one of 19 schools in Lucia Mar Unified, based in Arroyo Grande, California. The district serves 9,591 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Oceano Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 505 students per school.