📍 2555 Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, 93420
Mesa Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Flushman. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Mesa Middle enrolls 465 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 64% |
| White | 138 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 465 students (73%) 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.
Mesa Middle 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.
Mesa Middle 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 465 students, Mesa Middle is close to the district average of about 505 students per school.