Cayucos Elementary

Nestled along California’s central coast at 301 Cayucos Drive in Cayucos, California, Cayucos Elementary School District operates as an active, traditional public school district serving a distant town community within the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metropolitan area. Anchored by a single operational school site, the district provides a close-knit, comprehensive learning environment for students spanning from kindergarten through eighth grade. Designed to deliver focused academic development across primary and middle school levels, the district accommodates a tightly knit student body of 185 children, comprising 102 female and 83 male students distributed evenly across its primary grade levels.

The district's modest student population is backed by a robust staffing model that provides exceptional instructional oversight and student care. Cayucos Elementary employs a total staff context equivalent to roughly 62 full-time personnel, which includes over 29 full-time equivalent teachers, nearly 7 instructional aides, and approximately 26 dedicated support staff members. Culturally, the student body brings together a diverse local community, consisting of 116 White students, 51 Hispanic students, 17 multiracial students, and individual representations from other backgrounds. For parents evaluating local schools and researchers studying small-scale coastal education models, Cayucos Elementary offers a well-resourced, highly supported educational community focused on early childhood and early adolescent development.