📍 2100 Shell Beach Rd., Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, 93449
Shell Beach Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Snyder. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Shell Beach Elementary enrolls 325 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 202 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 12% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 325 students (38%) 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.
Shell Beach Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Shell Beach 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 325 students, Shell Beach Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 505 students per school.
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