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Enrollment
1,948
High
DISTRICT 1,146 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 062825004368
Oceanside High
1 Pirates Cove, Oceanside, CA 92054 · (760) 901-8200 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,948 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,451 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 580 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 459 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 455 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 454 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%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
42.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
20.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.0% | 26.3% | 24.1% | 33.7% |
| Math | 6.6% | 13.8% | 24.3% | 55.3% |
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 | 42.3% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 15.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 44.5% | 21.6% |
| 2020-21 | 45.5% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.4% | 24.3% |
| 2017-18 | 44.7% | 25.5% |
| 2016-17 | 46.6% | 30.7% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Oceanside High
Oceanside High's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanside High this school | 1,948 | 74.5% | 27.6% |
| Elsinore High Wildomar | 1,927 | 77.7% | 34.9% |
| Thomas Downey High Modesto | 2,192 | 76.0% | 32.9% |
| Polytechnic High Riverside | 2,484 | 70.4% | 48.5% |
| San Pasqual High Escondido | 1,846 | 73.2% | 46.6% |
| Sultana High Hesperia | 2,098 | 73.0% | 31.2% |
Matched among California high 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 Oceanside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #872 of 1,052 | #65 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #662 of 1,056 ▲ 78 | #52 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #856 of 1,056 ▲ 111 | #60 of 70 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #271 of 1,044 | #19 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,948 | #318 of 2,093 | #25 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #793 of 1,352 | #35 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #553 of 1,351 | #57 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #761 of 1,575 | #41 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #420 of 802 | #29 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,948
-96 (-5%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,672
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 1,948 | 90 | 21.6:1 | 74% (1,451) |
| 2023-24 | 1,828 | 91 | 20.1:1 | 75% (1,368) |
| 2022-23 | 1,907 | 85.2 | 22.4:1 | 74% (1,405) |
| 2020-21 | 2,044 | 91 | 22.5:1 | 57% (1,171) |
| 2017-18 | 2,189 | 89.4 | 24.5:1 | 67% (1,464) |
| 2015-16 | 2,160 | 87 | 24.8:1 | 63% (1,370) |
| 2010-11 | 2,447 | N/A | N/A | 56% (1,382) |
| 2000-01 | 2,245 | 102 | 22.0:1 | 40% (890) |
| 1990-91 | 1,672 | 68 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oceanside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (2,189 to 1,948); teachers up 1% (89.4 to 90).
About Oceanside High
Oceanside, California, is home to Oceanside High, a large high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,948 students. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 132% bigger than that.
Oceanside Unified includes 23 schools. Together they enroll 14,866 students.
Oceanside High is 63% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 21.6 students per teacher and 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.9%. Oceanside High scores 27.6%.
Federal survey data for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
Nearest public school: Laurel Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oceanside High at 3rd of 6.
Oceanside High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Oceanside High declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 2,044 to 1,948 students.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 1,098 students
- North Terrace ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Louise Foussat ElementaryElementary · 755 students
- Ivey Ranch ElementaryElementary · 698 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 621 students
Other schools in Oceanside
- El Camino HighHigh · 2,463 students
- Coastal Academy CharterCombined · 2,015 students
- Mission Vista HighHigh · 1,670 students
- SIATechHigh · 1,174 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 1,158 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 1,098 students
Other Oceanside High schools
One other US public school is named Oceanside High. Oceanside High is the largest of the 2.
- Oceanside High SchoolRockland, ME · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Elementary0.7 mi · 352
- Surfside Academy0.9 mi · 234
- Surfside High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 119
- Mission Elementary0.9 mi · 419
- Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program1.0 mi · 55
- Jefferson Middle1.1 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Oceanside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Oceanside High?
Oceanside High enrolls approximately 1,948 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oceanside High serve?
Oceanside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oceanside High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oceanside High is approximately 21.6:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Oceanside High?
Student demographics at Oceanside High are roughly 20% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oceanside High in?
Oceanside High is part of Oceanside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.