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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 062825004365
Mission Elementary
2100 Mission Ave., Oceanside, CA 92058 · (760) 966-8700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
381 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
37.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.0pp since 2014
Math
30.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 21.2% | 26.6% | 36.5% |
| Math | 8.2% | 22.6% | 25.5% | 43.8% |
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 | 37.0% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 23.6% | 21.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 31.9% | 27.4% |
| 2017-18 | 24.4% | 24.8% |
| 2016-17 | 21.9% | 22.7% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Mission Elementary
Mission Elementary's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Elementary this school | 419 | 90.9% | 27.4% |
| Lee Richmond Elementary Hanford | 402 | 90.8% | 41.1% |
| Franklin Elementary Santa Barbara | 424 | 91.0% | 52.3% |
| Ord Terrace Elementary Seaside | 397 | 91.2% | 30.5% |
| E. J. Marshall Elementary Chino | 417 | 89.2% | 43.7% |
| Walnut Elementary La Habra | 446 | 90.8% | 25.6% |
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 Mission Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,815 of 5,151 | #317 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #3,148 of 5,172 ▲ 1,219 | #270 of 393 ▲ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,226 of 5,172 ▲ 1,064 | #279 of 393 ▲ 65 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #620 of 5,116 | #37 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #3,439 of 5,915 | #266 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,200 of 5,352 | #317 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #4,209 of 5,354 | #364 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #983 of 5,625 | #45 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #1,487 of 3,837 | #102 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
419
-74 (-15%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 419 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 91% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 17 | 25.4:1 | 93% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 17 | 26.1:1 | 93% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 81% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 22.6 | 23.0:1 | 93% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 22 | 26.1:1 | 90% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 92% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 92% (708) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 28 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (520 to 419); teachers down 25% (22.6 to 17).
About Mission Elementary
Mission Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Oceanside, California. The latest federal count shows 419 students in kindergarten through 5.
Oceanside Unified has 14,866 students spread across 23 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Mission Elementary, with 87% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% White and 3% multiracial. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. Mission Elementary has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mission Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 24.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
The model predicts 26.3% for a school in California with Mission Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mission Elementary posts 27.4%.
San Diego County has these Census figures: median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mission Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is located about 0.1 miles from Mission Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 31.8% proficiency; Mission Elementary posts 27.4%.
Mission Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 493 in 2020-21 and 419 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease.
Discussions about Mission Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Oceanside Unified
- El Camino HighHigh · 2,463 students
- Oceanside HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 1,098 students
- North Terrace ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Louise Foussat ElementaryElementary · 755 students
- Ivey Ranch ElementaryElementary · 698 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
Other Mission Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mission Elementary. Mission Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Mission ElementaryRedlands, CA · 594 students
- Mission ElementaryOntario, CA · 571 students
- Mission ElementaryAntioch, CA · 512 students
- Mission ElementarySoledad, CA · 130 students
- Mission Elementary SchoolAnadarko, OK · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program0.1 mi · 55
- Jefferson Middle0.2 mi · 441
- Laurel Elementary0.7 mi · 352
- Oceanside High0.9 mi · 1,948
- North Terrace Elementary1.2 mi · 771
- Lincoln Middle1.4 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Mission ElementaryHow large is Mission Elementary?
Mission Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mission Elementary serve?
Mission Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mission Elementary?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Mission Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mission Elementary?
Student demographics at Mission Elementary are roughly 7% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mission Elementary in?
Mission Elementary is part of Oceanside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.