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What's something Ocean Beach Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005530
Ocean Beach Elementary
4741 Santa Monica Ave., San Diego, CA 92107 · (619) 223-1631 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
214 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 122 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 63% larger than its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ocean Beach Elementary→Dana
Based on grade levels within San Diego Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
84.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.9pp since 2014
Math
66.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.0% | 24.0% | 9.6% | 5.5% |
| Math | 35.4% | 31.3% | 21.8% | 11.6% |
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 | 84.9% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 77.7% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 69.6% |
| 2021-22 | 74.2% | 69.4% |
| 2018-19 | 78.6% | 77.9% |
| 2017-18 | 76.5% | 72.5% |
| 2016-17 | 69.1% | 68.8% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in California's top 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 Ocean Beach Elementary
Ocean Beach Elementary's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Beach Elementary this school | 432 | 49.5% | 77.2% |
| George Sargeant Elementary Roseville | 406 | 50.5% | 41.8% |
| Parkview Elementary Chico | 406 | 47.3% | 54.9% |
| Jackson Elementary Jackson | 479 | 49.3% | 32.5% |
| San Gabriel Elementary Atascadero | 360 | 47.5% | 52.8% |
| Crestmont Elementary Roseville | 451 | 51.2% | 46.8% |
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 Ocean Beach Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #347 of 5,151 | #46 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #748 of 5,172 ▼ 427 | #88 of 393 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #108 of 5,172 ▲ 168 | #15 of 393 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,979 of 5,116 | #125 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,260 of 5,915 | #248 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,737 of 5,352 | #272 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #1,690 of 5,354 | #177 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #3,927 of 5,625 | #260 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #3,830 of 3,837 | #279 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
432
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 432 | 18 | 24.0:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 48% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 17 | 25.5:1 | 50% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 58% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | N/A | N/A | 66% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 61% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 19 | 30.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Beach Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (433 to 432); teachers up 6% (17 to 18).
About Ocean Beach Elementary
Ocean Beach Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in San Diego, California. It serves 432 students in kindergarten through 4.
San Diego Unified has 174 schools; together they serve 94,828 students.
At Ocean Beach Elementary, White students make up 54% of the student body. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.0:1, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Ocean Beach Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ocean Beach Elementary is 26.7 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
San Diego County has these Census figures: the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
Nearest public school: Silver Gate Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ocean Beach Elementary at 3rd of 7.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 432, an 8% gain from 401 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 24.0 students per teacher, compared with 22.3 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ocean Beach Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Nearby schools
- Silver Gate Elementary0.9 mi · 399
- Correia Middle0.9 mi · 602
- Dana1.1 mi · 646
- Point Loma High1.3 mi · 1,724
- Sunset View Elementary1.5 mi · 408
- Loma Portal Elementary1.5 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Beach ElementaryHow large is Ocean Beach Elementary?
Ocean Beach Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Ocean Beach Elementary serve?
Ocean Beach Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Ocean Beach Elementary?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at Ocean Beach Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean Beach Elementary?
At Ocean Beach Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Ocean Beach Elementary public or private?
Ocean Beach Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.