NCES CCD 2024-25 14 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Paso Robles, CA

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14 public K-12 schools in Paso Robles from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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14
Schools
7,646
Students
27.1/100
Avg Resource Index
25.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Paso Robles has more public-school enrollment than 72% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Paso Robles's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

9 of Paso Robles's 14 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 2 middle and 3 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 34-point gap between Paso Robles Independent Study Center and Independence High shows the range hidden by Paso Robles's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 28%
School count
Top 25%
Resource Index average
7th percentile
Teacher staffing
1st percentile

Paso Robles High accounts for 26.0% of all Paso Robles public-school enrollment

That concentration means Paso Robles-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Paso Robles school enrollment varies 54× across entities

Paso Robles school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 1,986 students (highest), a spread of 1,949 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Paso Robles student-teacher ratio is 25.4:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Paso Robles Independent Study Center 51
2. Daniel Lewis Middle 39
3. Liberty High (Continuation) 39
4. Paso Robles High 31
5. George H. Flamson Middle 25
6. Kermit King Elementary 25
7. Cappy Culver Elementary 25
8. Pat Butler Elementary 24
9. Glen Speck Elementary 24
10. Virginia Peterson Elementary 23
11. Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary 21
12. Winifred Pifer Elementary 18
13. Almond Acres Charter Academy 18
14. Independence High 17

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Paso Robles

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Pat Butler Elementary 58.5/100
  2. 2 Almond Acres Charter Academy 57.6/100
  3. 3 Kermit King Elementary 57.0/100
  4. 4 Paso Robles Independent Study Center 53.7/100
  5. 5 Paso Robles High 53.5/100

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Which Paso Robles school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Paso Robles Independent Study Center has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Paso Robles schools in this federal-data comparison at 51/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Paso Robles, CA? ▼

Paso Robles has 14 public schools with a total enrollment of 7,646 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 25.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.