Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONSALL UNIFIED·NCES 060142611749
Bonsall West Elementary
5050 El Mirlo Dr., Oceanside, CA 92057 · (760) 721-8001 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
146 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 95% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.0pp since 2014
Math
56.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.3% | 27.7% | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| Math | 28.6% | 27.7% | 20.7% | 23.0% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 57.2% |
| 2022-23 | 66.5% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.5% | 57.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.5% | 67.2% |
| 2017-18 | 77.7% | 70.1% |
| 2016-17 | 74.7% | 75.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Bonsall West Elementary
Bonsall West Elementary's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsall West Elementary this school | 383 | 38.1% | 59.7% |
| Camarillo Heights STEM Academy Camarillo | 353 | 35.4% | 57.6% |
| John Muir Elementary Martinez | 423 | 38.3% | 48.7% |
| Blanche Sprentz Elementary Folsom | 348 | 39.9% | 51.1% |
| California Elementary Costa Mesa | 373 | 41.3% | 62.6% |
| Sycamore Canyon Elementary Santee | 373 | 37.0% | 64.9% |
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 Bonsall West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #1,135 of 5,151 | #124 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,240 of 5,172 ▼ 105 | #136 of 393 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,207 of 5,172 ▼ 32 | #138 of 393 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #1,044 of 5,116 | #91 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #3,880 of 5,915 | #301 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,285 of 5,352 | #132 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #993 of 5,354 | #87 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #4,413 of 5,625 | #314 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #500 of 3,837 | #30 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 2024-25Enrollment
383
-53 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 25.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 383 | 17.3 | 22.1:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 16.2 | 24.7:1 | 28% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 17.1 | 22.3:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 17 | 25.6:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 23 | 24.2:1 | 22% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonsall West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (552 to 383); teachers down 28% (24 to 17.3).
About Bonsall West Elementary
Bonsall West Elementary is a small elementary school in Bonsall Unified, located in Oceanside, California. The student body numbers 383 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Bonsall Unified has 2,274 students in 5 schools, and Bonsall West Elementary is one of those schools.
Bonsall West Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The county population is about 48% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Bonsall West Elementary comes in at 67%.
The school employs the equivalent of 17.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.1:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bonsall West Elementary is 38%. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
The model predicts 57.2% for a school in California with Bonsall West Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bonsall West Elementary posts 59.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
Del Rio Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Bonsall West Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Bonsall West Elementary comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 383, 12% below the 436 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.6 to 22.1 over 4 years.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bonsall Unified
- Bonsall ElementaryElementary · 949 students
- Norman L. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Bonsall HighHigh · 342 students
- Vivian Banks CharterElementary · 71 students
Other schools in Oceanside
- El Camino HighHigh · 2,463 students
- Coastal Academy CharterCombined · 2,015 students
- Oceanside HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Mission Vista HighHigh · 1,670 students
- SIATechHigh · 1,174 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 1,158 students
Nearby schools
- Del Rio Elementary0.6 mi · 353
- Libby Elementary1.1 mi · 482
- Cesar Chavez Middle1.6 mi · 557
- Mission Vista High1.7 mi · 1,670
- Alamosa Park Elementary1.8 mi · 549
- Roosevelt Middle2.0 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About Bonsall West ElementaryHow many students attend Bonsall West Elementary?
Bonsall West Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bonsall West Elementary serve?
Bonsall West Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bonsall West Elementary?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Bonsall West Elementary.
How diverse is Bonsall West Elementary?
Bonsall West Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Bonsall West Elementary in?
Bonsall West Elementary is part of Bonsall Unified.
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