When is the first day of school? See start dates for SLO County students
It’s almost back-to-school season on the Central Coast.
Local public school districts are gearing up for the 2024-25 academic year. While some students are preparing to hit the books soon, others still have a bit more time to savor summer vacation.
Here are some key dates for parents of children attending elementary, middle and high schools in San Luis Obispo County:
When is first day of school in SLO? Morro Bay?
San Luis Coastal Unified School District will hold its first day of school on Aug. 15, according to the district’s online instructional calendar for the 2024-25 school year.
The district has campuses in Los Osos, Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo serving students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade, including:
Baywood Elementary School
Bishop’s Peak Elementary School
C.L. Smith Elementary School
Del Mar Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School
Los Ranchos Elementary School
Monarch Grove Elementary School
Pacheco Elementary School
Sinsheimer Elementary School
Teach Elementary School
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School
Laguna Middle School
Los Osos Middle School
Morro Bay High School
San Luis Obispo High School
When do kids return to class in Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach?
Class resumes at Lucia Mar Unified School District campuses on Aug. 15.
The district has schools in Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Nipomo, Oceano and Pismo Beach. They include:
Branch Elementary School
Dana Elementary School
Fairgrove Elementary School
Grover Beach Elementary School
Grover Heights Elementary School
Harloe Elementary School
Lange Elementary School
Nipomo Elementary School
Ocean View Elementary School
Oceano Elementary School
Paulding Middle School
Shell Beach Elementary School
Judkins Middle School
Mesa Middle School
Arroyo Grande High School
Central Coast New Tech High
Nipomo High School
What is school start date in Paso Robles?
Students in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District return to campus on Aug. 15.
The district serves students at campuses across Paso Robles, including:
Georgia Brown Dual Immersion School
Glen Speck Elementary School
Kermit King Elementary School
Pat Butler Elementary School
Virginia Peterson Elementary School
Winifred Pifer Elementary School
Lewis Flamson Junior High
Paso Robles High School
When do students go back to campus in Atascadero?
At Atascadero Unified School District campuses, kids go back to class on Aug. 14.
That affects students at public schools in Atascadero, Carissa Plains, Creston and Santa Margarita. They include:
Carissa Plains Elementary School
Creston Elementary School
Monterey Road Elementary School
San Benito Elementary School
San Gabriel Elementary School
Santa Margarita Elementary School
Santa Rosa Academic Academy
Atascadero Fine Arts Academy
Atascadero Middle School
Atascadero High School
What about Cambria? Templeton?
Here’s when other public school districts in SLO County celebrate the first day of the school year:
Cayucos Elementary School District:Aug. 15
Coast Unified School District in Cambria: Aug. 15
Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School District in San Miguel: Aug. 15
San Miguel Joint Union School District: Aug. 15
Shandon Joint Unified School District: Aug. 15
Templeton Unified School District: Aug. 20