Total enrollment
14,866
-1,484 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in Oceanside Unified
California · 14,866 students · 1 city
Oceanside Unified runs 24 public K-12 schools inside California, with combined enrollment around 14,866 (14 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Oceanside Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Oceanside Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #314 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,866 | #90 of 587 | #564 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #84 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #419 of 587 | #8,794 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.0% | #245 of 587 | #1,863 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #221 of 530 | #1,948 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Oceanside Unified
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Ivey Ranch Elementary at 58.4% proficient to Jefferson Middle at 16.9%, a gap of 41.5 points. That is the 122nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 17,010 to 14,577 students (down 14%) and from 734 to 646 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Oceanside Unified
As a thinly populated district in California, Oceanside Unified instructs 14,866 students across 24 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Oceanside Unified consists of 14 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 14,866 students, declined 9% from the 16,350 reported in SY 2020-21. Oceanside Unified now counts 23 public schools, down from 24 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Oceanside Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.