🏆 Top 10 in San Luis Obispo County — UC Reach

San Luis Obispo County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors

What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.

Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.

Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.

1 San Luis Obispo High School · San Luis Obispo 35.6% 2 Morro Bay High School · Morro Bay 25.7% 3 Templeton High School · Templeton 21.6% 4 Arroyo Grande High School · Arroyo Grande 19.2% 5 Paso Robles High School · Paso Robles 13.6% 6 Nipomo High School · Nipomo 8.8% 7 Atascadero High School · Atascadero 8.5%

Leaderboards by type — San Luis Obispo County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to San Luis Obispo County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

San Luis Obispo County

1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	35.6%
2	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	25.7%
3	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	21.6%
4	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	19.2%
5	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	13.6%
6	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	8.8%
7	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	8.5%

▲ Top 10 Private

San Luis Obispo County

Not enough schools in San Luis Obispo County for this list.

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

San Luis Obispo County

1	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	8.5%
2	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	8.8%
3	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	13.6%
4	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	19.2%
5	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	21.6%
6	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	25.7%
7	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	35.6%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

San Luis Obispo County

Not enough schools in San Luis Obispo County for this list.

🎯 Specialized high schools — San Luis Obispo County · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

San Luis Obispo County

Not enough schools in San Luis Obispo County for this list.

▲ Top 10 Small Private

San Luis Obispo County

1	Mission College Prep Cath Hs San Luis Obispo · Private	21.7%

Top 10 by individual UC campus — San Luis Obispo County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	4.1%
2	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	1.8%
3	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	1.5%
4	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	1.2%
5	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	1.1%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	1.8%
2	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	1.5%
3	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	1.3%
4	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	1.0%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	4.4%
2	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	3.3%
3	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	2.3%
4	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	2.1%
5	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	2.1%
6	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	1.9%
7	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	1.0%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	7.9%
2	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	5.8%
3	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	4.9%
4	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	3.9%
5	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	3.1%
6	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	2.9%
7	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	2.4%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	9.2%
2	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	7.6%
3	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	4.9%
4	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	3.9%
5	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	2.7%
6	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	2.0%
7	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	1.6%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	9.7%
2	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	7.8%
3	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	6.4%
4	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	4.9%
5	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	3.9%
6	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	3.1%
7	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	2.1%

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on San Luis Obispo County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1	Central Coast New Tech High · Public	81.5%
2	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	76.3%
3	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	60.5%
4	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	57.2%
5	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	55.5%
6	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	53.2%
7	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	44.0%
8	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	26.9%
9	Atascadero Choices In Education Academy (ace) · Public	24.6%
10	Coast Union High School Cambria · Public	21.7%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	93.1%
2	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	90.0%
3	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	88.4%
4	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	86.2%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	287:1
2	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	327:1
3	Templeton High School Templeton · Public	349:1
4	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	386:1
5	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	388:1
6	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	417:1
7	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	423:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1	Templeton High School avg 16.5% · σ 3.81	σ 3.81
2	Arroyo Grande High School avg 16.9% · σ 3.89	σ 3.89
3	San Luis Obispo High School avg 27.8% · σ 7.35	σ 7.35
4	Mission College Prep Cath Hs avg 35.3% · σ 18.59	σ 18.59

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Central Coast New Tech High · n=79 · 2025	77%
2	Templeton High School Templeton · n=177 · 2025	74%
3	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · n=441 · 2025	70%
4	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · n=184 · 2025	70%
5	Nipomo High School Nipomo · n=192 · 2025	68%
6	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · n=429 · 2025	67%
7	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · n=387 · 2025	67%
8	Atascadero High School Atascadero · n=243 · 2025	60%
9	Templeton Independent Study Hs Templeton · n=33 · 2025	52%
10	Atascadero Choices In Education Academy (ace) · n=52 · 2025	44%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Central Coast New Tech High · n=79 · 2025	53%
2	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · n=391 · 2025	51%
3	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · n=185 · 2025	39%
4	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · n=435 · 2025	37%
5	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · n=427 · 2025	33%
6	Atascadero High School Atascadero · n=245 · 2025	31%
7	Templeton High School Templeton · n=175 · 2025	31%
8	Nipomo High School Nipomo · n=192 · 2025	20%
9	Atascadero Choices In Education Academy (ace) · n=51 · 2025	16%
10	Templeton Independent Study Hs Templeton · n=33 · 2025	12%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

No private-school 990 data for this filter.

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

School	Then → Now	Δ
San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	26% '18 → 36% '25	+10.0pp
Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	17% '18 → 26% '25	+8.7pp
Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	6% '18 → 14% '25	+7.6pp
Templeton High School Templeton · Public	18% '18 → 22% '25	+3.2pp
Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	8% '18 → 9% '25	+0.4pp
Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	11% '18 → 8% '25	+-2.4pp
Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	22% '18 → 19% '25	+-3.0pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	22% '18 → 19% '25	-3.0pp
Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	11% '18 → 8% '25	-2.4pp
Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	8% '18 → 9% '25	0.4pp
Templeton High School Templeton · Public	18% '18 → 22% '25	3.2pp
Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	6% '18 → 14% '25	7.6pp
Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	17% '18 → 26% '25	8.7pp
San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	26% '18 → 36% '25	10.0pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo · Public Best in class	+11.9% vs -1.4%	+13.3pp
Nipomo High School Nipomo · San Luis Obispo · Public Strong demand	+3.2% vs -1.4%	+4.5pp
Templeton High School Templeton · San Luis Obispo · Public Holding share	+0.0% vs -1.4%	+1.4pp
Atascadero High School Atascadero · San Luis Obispo · Public Demand problem	-4.2% vs -1.4%	-2.8pp
Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · San Luis Obispo · Public Demand problem	-8.1% vs -1.4%	-6.7pp
Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · San Luis Obispo · Public Weak at the gate	-8.3% vs -1.4%	-6.9pp
Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · San Luis Obispo · Public Weak at the gate	-8.8% vs -1.4%	-7.4pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · San Luis Obispo · Public Weak at the gate	-8.8% vs -1.4%	-7.4pp
Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · San Luis Obispo · Public Weak at the gate	-8.3% vs -1.4%	-6.9pp
Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · San Luis Obispo · Public Demand problem	-8.1% vs -1.4%	-6.7pp
Atascadero High School Atascadero · San Luis Obispo · Public Demand problem	-4.2% vs -1.4%	-2.8pp
Templeton High School Templeton · San Luis Obispo · Public Holding share	+0.0% vs -1.4%	+1.4pp
Nipomo High School Nipomo · San Luis Obispo · Public Strong demand	+3.2% vs -1.4%	+4.5pp
San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo · Public Best in class	+11.9% vs -1.4%	+13.3pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

7 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	3.98	45.9%	+18.0pp
Templeton High School Templeton · Public	4.08	36.7%	+9.3pp
Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	4.02	38.5%	+8.9pp
Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	3.90	28.6%	+7.0pp
Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	3.94	28.2%	+5.3pp
Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	4.05	27.9%	+4.4pp
San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	4.03	25.5%	+2.9pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public	4.03	25.5%	2.9pp
Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public	4.05	27.9%	4.4pp
Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public	3.94	28.2%	5.3pp
Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public	3.90	28.6%	7.0pp
Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public	4.02	38.5%	8.9pp
Templeton High School Templeton · Public	4.08	36.7%	9.3pp
Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public	3.98	45.9%	18.0pp

Full rankings — every San Luis Obispo County high school by UC Reach

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#	School	County	Seniors ⓘ	Total Enroll ⓘ	UC Reach ⓘ	App Reach ⓘ	Admit Rate ⓘ	Yield ⓘ	Selective Reach ⓘ	Elite Reach ⓘ	Raw Apps ⓘ	Raw Admits ⓘ
1	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public Best in class	San Luis Obispo	393	1,678	35.6%	139.9%	25.4%	27.1%	25.9	5.6	550	140
2	Morro Bay High School Morro Bay · Public Weak at the gate	San Luis Obispo	171	751	25.7%	91.2%	28.2%	6.8%	19.3	3.5	156	44
3	Templeton High School Templeton · Public Holding share	San Luis Obispo	204	725	21.6%	73.5%	29.3%	11.4%	13.7	1.5	150	44
4	Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande · Public Weak at the gate	San Luis Obispo	531	2,012	19.2%	68.9%	27.9%	25.5%	14.3	2.5	366	102
5	Paso Robles High School Paso Robles · Public Demand problem	San Luis Obispo	411	1,986	13.6%	47.7%	28.6%	25.0%	9.7	2.2	196	56
6	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public Strong demand	San Luis Obispo	192	819	8.8%	26.6%	33.3%	—	6.8	—	51	17
7	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public Demand problem	San Luis Obispo	293	1,157	8.5%	34.1%	25.0%	—	5.5	—	100	25

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals, campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort with one strong year can otherwise dominate. See methodology →

School Rankings

🏆 Top 10 in San Luis Obispo County — UC Reach

Leaderboards by type — San Luis Obispo County (2025)

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

▲ Top 10 Private

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

▼ Bottom 10 Private

🎯 Specialized high schools — San Luis Obispo County · 2025

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

▲ Top 10 Small Private

Top 10 by individual UC campus — San Luis Obispo County · 2025

Top 10 — UCB Reach

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

Top 10 — UCI Reach

Top 10 — UCD Reach

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on San Luis Obispo County

Top 10 — A-G Completion

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

▲ Biggest gains

▼ Biggest declines

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

▲ Outperforming the county the most

▼ Underperforming the county the most

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

▲ Top 10 outperformers

▼ Top 10 underperformers

Full rankings — every San Luis Obispo County high school by UC Reach