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Enrollment
758
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGUITO UNION HIGH·NCES 063438005576
Oak Crest Middle
675 Balour Dr., Encinitas, CA 92024 · (760) 753-6241 · San Diego County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
170 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 376 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 382 | 50% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
72.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
57.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.8% | 37.3% | 16.6% | 11.3% |
| Math | 36.8% | 21.0% | 20.1% | 22.0% |
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 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 67.9% | 55.2% |
| 2021-22 | 72.5% | 56.9% |
| 2018-19 | 77.0% | 62.8% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 60.0% |
| 2016-17 | 74.9% | 64.8% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Oak Crest Middle
Oak Crest Middle's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Crest Middle this school | 758 | 22.4% | 64.4% |
| Muirlands Middle La Jolla | 742 | 20.6% | 73.7% |
| Miller Creek Middle San Rafael | 620 | 20.3% | 59.2% |
| Diegueno Middle Encinitas | 737 | 16.0% | 69.4% |
| Coronado Middle Coronado | 660 | 15.3% | 66.1% |
| Aviara Oaks Middle Carlsbad | 991 | 21.9% | 68.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Oak Crest Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #174 of 1,224 | #17 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #202 of 1,227 ▼ 13 | #19 of 92 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #159 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #16 of 92 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #822 of 1,214 | #52 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #491 of 1,377 | #40 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #845 of 1,279 | #66 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #524 of 1,278 | #60 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #1,199 of 1,329 | #86 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #113 of 257 | #6 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
758
-59 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 758 | 34.1 | 22.2:1 | 22% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 24% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 802 | 33.6 | 23.9:1 | 24% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 36 | 22.7:1 | 16% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 30.4 | 23.1:1 | 22% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 33 | 23.1:1 | 18% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | N/A | N/A | 18% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 33 | 24.6:1 | 10% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 1,007 | 46 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Crest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (703 to 758); teachers up 12% (30.4 to 34.1).
About Oak Crest Middle
Oak Crest Middle sits in Encinitas, California, and is classified as a middle school. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 758 students.
San Dieguito Union High has 10 schools and 12,026 students, and Oak Crest Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Oak Crest Middle is 61% White. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points above the 48% share among San Diego County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Oak Crest Middle are from different groups.
Its ratio of 22.2:1 is based on 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. In all, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
In California, Oak Crest Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.4% actual against a predicted 66.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Diego County show that the median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. San Diego County has 766 public schools with about 467,437 students, including Oak Crest Middle.
JCS - Cedar Cove is less than a tenth of a mile from Oak Crest Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Oak Crest Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Oak Crest Middle enrolled 817 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 758.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 San Dieguito Union High
- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Canyon Crest AcademyHigh · 2,147 students
- San Dieguito HS AcademyHigh · 1,843 students
- La Costa Canyon HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Pacific Trails MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Diegueno MiddleMiddle · 737 students
Other schools in Encinitas
- San Dieguito HS AcademyHigh · 1,843 students
- Diegueno MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Capri ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Paul Ecke-Central ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Ocean Knoll ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Park Dale Lane ElementaryElementary · 424 students
Nearby schools
- JCS - Cedar Cove0.1 mi · 131
- Ocean Knoll Elementary0.4 mi · 479
- San Dieguito HS Academy0.6 mi · 1,843
- Sunset High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 87
- JCS - Mountain Oaks0.8 mi · 255
- Ada W. Harris Elementary0.9 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Crest MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Crest Middle?
Oak Crest Middle enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 07-08.
Is Oak Crest Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Crest Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Oak Crest Middle have?
Oak Crest Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak Crest Middle?
Student demographics at Oak Crest Middle are roughly 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Oak Crest Middle in?
Oak Crest Middle is part of San Dieguito Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.