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Alamosa Park Elementary

5130 Alamosa Park Dr., Oceanside, CA 92057 · (760) 940-0700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools

Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
266 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten12923%
Grade 18515%
Grade 27914%
Grade 39517%
Grade 49016%
Grade 57113%

This year's kindergarten class (129) is 82% larger than its 5th grade class (71).

Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
18434%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
26548%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
275%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
6311%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27851%
Female
27149%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
54.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts24.4%30.2%24.4%21.1%
Math28.9%28.1%26.0%16.9%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.5%57.0%
2023-2453.5%55.0%
2022-2352.1%55.3%
2021-2261.8%56.9%
2018-1965.7%57.7%
2017-1860.9%48.7%
2016-1746.6%44.1%
2015-1648.0%44.0%
2014-1547.0%47.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Alamosa Park Elementary

Alamosa Park Elementary's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alamosa Park Elementary this school54948.5%54.8%
Webster Elementary
Madera
63447.6%47.2%
Reidy Creek Elementary
Escondido
62649.8%56.9%
Mattie Washburn Elementary
Santa Rosa
53552.5%N/A
Rosedale-North Elementary
Bakersfield
53749.7%44.3%
William B. Bimat Elementary
Bakersfield
55248.0%58.4%
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Alamosa Park Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn San Diego County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.8%#1,419 of 5,151#155 of 392
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#1,198 of 5,172
▲ 35
#132 of 393
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#1,716 of 5,172
▼ 65
#179 of 393
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.6pp#832 of 5,116#66 of 387
Enrollment
ranked largest first
549#1,878 of 5,915#134 of 453
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.2:1#3,118 of 5,352#216 of 418
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.9%#1,390 of 5,354#142 of 418
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.5%#3,977 of 5,625#265 of 442
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.5%#3,807 of 3,837#275 of 279
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
549
+77 (+16%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2554923.723.2:148% (266)
2023-2452423.722.1:140% (211)
2022-2349722.721.9:142% (210)
2020-214722023.6:149% (231)
2017-185522027.6:137% (204)
2015-165102025.5:134% (174)
2010-11526N/AN/A28% (149)
2000-011,0634921.7:135% (373)
1990-918463127.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamosa Park Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (552 to 549); teachers up 18% (20 to 23.7).

About Alamosa Park Elementary

Alamosa Park Elementary is one of the public schools in Oceanside, California. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 549 students in 2024-25.

Vista Unified serves 18,969 students across 28 schools.

Of every 100 students at Alamosa Park Elementary, about 48 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 34% White, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Alamosa Park Elementary are from different groups.

Based on 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Alamosa Park Elementary has a ratio of 23.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 48%.

Among California public elementary schools, Alamosa Park Elementary outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

Alamosa Park Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.8% and a predicted 51.1%.

For the population of San Diego County, median household income comes to about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County counts 766 public schools with about 467,437 students.

Among nearby public schools, Roosevelt Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Alamosa Park Elementary comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Alamosa Park Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 472 to 549.

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San Diego County at a glance

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Population
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students

Quick facts

School name
Alamosa Park Elementary
District
Vista Unified
Address
5130 Alamosa Park Dr., Oceanside, CA 92057
Phone
(760) 940-0700
County
San Diego County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
549
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
23.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
266 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
064119009204
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Alamosa Park Elementary
How many students attend Alamosa Park Elementary?
Alamosa Park Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alamosa Park Elementary serve?
Alamosa Park Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alamosa Park Elementary?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Alamosa Park Elementary.
How diverse is Alamosa Park Elementary?
Alamosa Park Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Alamosa Park Elementary in?
Alamosa Park Elementary is part of Vista Unified.
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