📍 501 Sequoia St., Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, 93442
Del Mar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Wood. It is part of the San Luis Coastal Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Del Mar Elementary enrolls 290 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 290 students (51%) 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.
Del Mar Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Del Mar Elementary is one of 16 schools in San Luis Coastal Unified, based in San Luis Obispo, California. The district serves 7,654 students district-wide and employs 362 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Del Mar Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 478 students per school.