Ivey Ranch Elementary

Located at 4275 Via Rancho Rd., in Oceanside, California, Ivey Ranch Elementary is a heavily attended elementary campus that enrolls 698 students (grades K through 5), part of Oceanside Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 50% above typical.

Across the 23 schools in Oceanside Unified (14,866 students total), Ivey Ranch Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ivey Ranch Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 33% White, 15% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with San Diego County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ivey Ranch Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ivey Ranch Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ivey Ranch Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.0%.

Around the school, census data for San Diego County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Ivey Ranch Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ivey Ranch Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 44.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ivey Ranch Elementary has decreased 5%, going from 738 students in 2018 to 698 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 33% across the same window.

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