The Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) is the largest school district in

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, with about 10,700 students. It covers at the southern end of the county, from Shell Beach (at the north end of

Pismo Beach Pismo Beach (Chumash: ''Pismuʔ'') is a city in the southern portion of San Luis Obispo County, in the Central Coast area of California, United States. The estimated population was 8,072 at the 2020 census, up from 7,655 in the 2010 census. It ...

) to the county line at the Santa Maria River. This territory encompasses the communities of Shell Beach,

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Oceano Oceano (Spanish: ''Océano'', meaning "Ocean") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 7,286 at the 2010 census, up from 7,260 at the 2000 census. Geography Oceano is located a ...

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, and

Nipomo Nipomo (; Chumash: ''Nipumuʔ'') is a unincorporated town in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 16,714 for the 2010 census and grew to 18,176 for the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Ce ...

School changes

Central Coast New Tech High School opened in 2012 with a freshman class. The school added a freshman class each year, reaching all four classes in the 2015–2016 school year. Two new schools have been built in Nipomo:

Nipomo High School Nipomo High School is an American public high school located in Nipomo, California. It serves grades 9-12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. History Nipomo High School opened in 2002. Initially, students in Nipomo attended Arroy ...

in 2002, and Dorothea Lange Elementary in 2006. A few years earlier, Lopez Continuation High School moved to a new campus on the Nipomo Mesa. And

Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande High School (AGHS) is an American public high school located in Arroyo Grande, California. It serves grades 9–12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD). Campus The majority of classrooms are arranged in rows, ...

underwent a major renovation with new Career Technical Education buildings and facilities, including a new pool, tennis courts and multi-purpose room. The 'Clark Center For The Performing Arts' opened on the Arroyo Grande High School campus in 2002. It is used by all the schools in the district and the community. A new gym was built for Mesa Middle School and a multi-purpose room with covered eating area was constructed at

Paulding Middle School Paulding Middle School (formerly the Arroyo Grande Union High School) was originally the first high school built in the area in 1906. Decades later, the school became the lower school that fed into the new high school. Currently, the school is one ...

Schools

High schools

Lopez High School Lopez Early College High School serves as the magnet school of the fine arts as well as the agricultural academy at Brownsville Independent School District in Texas. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. At ...

* Central Coast New Tech High School

Middle schools

* Judkins Middle School * Paulding Middle School * Mesa Middle School

Elementary schools

* Branch Elementary School, K-6, California Distinguished School * Dana Elementary School, TK-6 * Dorothea Lange Elementary School, TK-6 * Fairgrove Elementary School, TK-6, California Distinguished School * Grover Beach Elementary School, TK-6 International Baccalaureate World School * Grover Heights Elementary School, TK-6 * Harloe Elementary School, K-6, opened September 1955, California Distinguished School * Nipomo Elementary, TK-6 * Ocean View Elementary School, TK-6, California Distinguished School and National Blue Ribbon School * Oceano Elementary School, TK-6 * Shell Beach Elementary School, TK-6

Independent Study School

*Pacific View Academy, K-12

References

External links

* {{Lucia Mar Unified School District School districts in San Luis Obispo County, California Education in Arroyo Grande, California