Grade Trends

Branch Elementary

Grades K–6 Public District: Lucia Mar Unified

970 School Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Map

Math (met standard)
72%
+31 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
84%
+38 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
76%
+41 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
35%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
261
2024-25
Students per teacher
20.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 68% state 47% · 2025-26 81% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 78% state 42% · 2025-26 83% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 76% state 37% · 2025-26 94% state 49% · 2025-26 76% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 69% state 37% · 2025-26 80% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 72% state 41% · 2025-26 84% state 47% · 2025-26 76% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 72% state 41% 84% state 47% 76% state 35%
2024-25 73% state 41% 81% state 47% 77% state 33%
2023-24 67% state 39% 78% state 45% 48% state 33%
2022-23 66% state 38% 68% state 45% 55% state 32%
2021-22 50% state 36% 63% state 45% 43% state 31%
2018-19 53% state 43% 66% state 50% 47% state 32%
2017-18 61% state 42% 69% state 49% —
2016-17 50% state 40% 63% state 45% —
2015-16 59% state 38% 64% state 45% —
2014-15 58% state 35% 63% state 42% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Paulding Middle
Grades 7–8 · Lucia Mar Unified
2.7 mi
49%
+12 vs state
69%
+18 vs state
41%
+6 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 48% in 2022-23 → 53% in 2025-26 46% 544 White 50%
Harloe Elementary
Grades K–6 · Lucia Mar Unified
4.2 mi
46%
+5 vs state
60%
+13 vs state
37%
+1 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 47% in 2025-26 54% 619 White 50%
Ocean View Elementary
Grades K–6 · Lucia Mar Unified
4.2 mi
60%
+19 vs state
70%
+24 vs state
59%
+24 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 64% in 2022-23 → 63% in 2025-26 34% 547 White 61%
Fairgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · Lucia Mar Unified
5.0 mi
40%
−1 vs state
50%
+4 vs state
34%
−1 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 41% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 68% 365 Hispanic 58%