Mission Meadows Elementary

Mission Meadows Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Oceanside, California, overseen by Vista Unified. The school teaches 473 students in grades K through 5.

Vista Unified runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 18,969 students. Mission Meadows Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mission Meadows Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 28% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mission Meadows Elementary logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 64% of students at Mission Meadows Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Mission Meadows Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.3%.

In the broader community, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Mission Meadows Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mission Vista High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mission Meadows Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mission Meadows Elementary at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mission Meadows Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 576 (now 473). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Mission Meadows Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.