Overview
Santa Margarita Elementary is a public primary serving grades 0–5 in Santa Margarita, California. The school enrolls 284 students. It is part of the Atascadero Unified district.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against California state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Things to Consider
Higher-than-average student-to-teacher ratio
25.8:1 — larger classes than typical
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelPrimary
Grade Span0–5
DistrictAtascadero Unified
County6079
CitySanta Margarita
ZIP93453
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID060330000254
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment284
Race/ethnicity breakdown will appear here once state-level demographic data is ingested. Check back soon.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Equity & Title I
In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.
FRL %37%
State Avg64%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)