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Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PACIFICA·NCES 062046002469
Ocean Shore Elementary
411 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica, CA 94044 · (650) 738-6650 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
21.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
61 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
59.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
55.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.9% | 39.8% | 22.7% | 17.6% |
| Math | 23.8% | 31.3% | 25.7% | 19.2% |
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 | 59.7% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 46.3% |
| 2021-22 | 58.2% | 51.1% |
| 2020-21 | 54.5% | 47.4% |
| 2018-19 | 66.4% | 57.8% |
| 2017-18 | 66.4% | 64.3% |
| 2016-17 | 66.1% | 58.5% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Ocean Shore Elementary
Ocean Shore Elementary's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Shore Elementary this school | 368 | 16.6% | 56.4% |
| Addison Elementary Palo Alto | 366 | 17.2% | 73.9% |
| Parkside Montessori San Mateo | 418 | 17.7% | 66.8% |
| North Shoreview Montessori San Mateo | 325 | 17.5% | 75.1% |
| Rancho Vista Elementary Rolling Hills Estates | 329 | 14.0% | 84.4% |
| Oak Meadow Elementary El Dorado Hills | 412 | 15.5% | 70.9% |
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 Shore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,315 of 5,151 | #50 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #1,304 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #54 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #1,350 of 5,172 ▲ 8 | #49 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,353 of 5,116 | #38 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #4,073 of 5,915 | #52 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,145 of 5,352 | #50 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #108 of 5,354 | #4 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #5,262 of 5,625 | #70 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #1,970 of 3,837 | #37 of 79 |
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
368
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 368 | 16.8 | 21.9:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 18.3 | 22.0:1 | 14% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 19.1 | 21.6:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 17 | 23.8:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 16.5 | 26.4:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 11% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 18% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 15 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Shore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (435 to 368); teachers up 2% (16.5 to 16.8).
About Ocean Shore Elementary
Ocean Shore Elementary is an elementary school in Pacifica, California, according to federal school records. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 368 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Ocean Shore Elementary is among 7 schools run by Pacifica, which serves 2,640 students.
About 32% of students at Ocean Shore Elementary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 24% Asian, 22% Hispanic, and 19% multiracial. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Ocean Shore Elementary are from different groups.
Ocean Shore Elementary has 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school has 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County.
On the allk12 Grade, Ocean Shore Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 47% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.8%. Ocean Shore Elementary scores 56.4%.
San Mateo County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $158,855 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Ocean Shore Elementary shares San Mateo County with 175 other public schools.
About 0.6 miles separate Ocean Shore Elementary from the closest public school, Sunset Ridge Elementary. The five-mile area around Ocean Shore Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ocean Shore Elementary ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.4% against a local average of 48.1%.
NCES describes the area around Ocean Shore Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 36 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 23.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ocean Shore Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pacifica
- Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Vallemar ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Ingrid B. Lacy MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Ortega ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Sunset Ridge ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Pacifica Independent Home StudyElementary · 12 students
Other schools in Pacifica
- Terra Nova HighHigh · 740 students
- Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Vallemar ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Ingrid B. Lacy MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Oceana HighHigh · 471 students
- Ortega ElementaryElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Ridge Elementary0.6 mi · 348
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary0.8 mi · 294
- Oceana High0.9 mi · 471
- Ingrid B. Lacy Middle0.9 mi · 484
- Skyline Elementary1.3 mi · 366
- Junipero Serra Elementary1.3 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Shore ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ocean Shore Elementary?
Ocean Shore Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-08.
Is Ocean Shore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ocean Shore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Ocean Shore Elementary have?
Ocean Shore Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ocean Shore Elementary?
Student demographics at Ocean Shore Elementary are roughly 32% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 24% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Ocean Shore Elementary public or private?
Ocean Shore Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pacifica.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.