Alamosa Park Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Oceanside, California, Alamosa Park Elementary instructs 549 students from grades K through 5, part of Vista Unified.

Across the 28 schools in Vista Unified (18,969 students total), Alamosa Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Alamosa Park Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 34% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the resource side, On paper, Alamosa Park Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Alamosa Park Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Alamosa Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 54.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Alamosa Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alamosa Park Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alamosa Park Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 552 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.

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