Empresa Elementary

Empresa Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community in Oceanside, California, run under Vista Unified. The school serves 705 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 52% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Vista Unified, which oversees 28 schools and 18,969 students, Empresa Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Empresa Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Empresa Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Empresa Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.

In the broader community, census data for San Diego County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Empresa Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ivey Ranch Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Empresa Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Empresa Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Empresa Elementary's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 838 (now 705).

On allk12, members of the Empresa Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.