Montessori Childrens School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 58 students
C L Smith Elementary
1375 Balboa St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
528
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
San Luis Coastal Unified
San Luis Obispo County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About C L Smith Elementary
C L Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in San Luis Obispo, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of San Luis Coastal Unified. The school is located in a small city in San Luis Obispo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 528 students were enrolled, with about 22.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 528 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- San Luis Coastal Unified
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- NCES school ID
- 063480005882
Schools near C L Smith Elementary
All 20 schools in San Luis Obispo →
Hawthorne Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 437 students
Old Mission School
Private · Grades K–8 · 294 students
Bishop's Peak Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 358 students
Pacheco Elementary
Magnet · Grades K–6 · 488 students
Sinsheimer Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 401 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.