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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BAY UNION·NCES 063738006323
Oneonta Elementary
1311 Tenth St., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 · (619) 628-8600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- A-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
22.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
301 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 102% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
37.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 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 have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 24.2% | 22.1% | 40.5% |
| Math | 7.8% | 12.0% | 27.2% | 52.9% |
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 | 37.4% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.9% | 13.2% |
| 2020-21 | 15.7% | 5.8% |
| 2018-19 | 33.3% | 21.1% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 24.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.1% | 25.6% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Oneonta Elementary
Oneonta Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneonta Elementary this school | 434 | 69.4% | 27.9% |
| Emory Elementary San Diego | 399 | 71.4% | 38.2% |
| Steele Lane Elementary Santa Rosa | 447 | 70.0% | 9.8% |
| Badillo Elementary Covina | 442 | 72.4% | 38.4% |
| Linda Vista Elementary San Jose | 437 | 68.2% | 29.8% |
| Juarez-Lincoln Elementary San Diego | 426 | 69.5% | 31.3% |
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 Oneonta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,754 of 5,151 | #312 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #4,315 of 5,172 ▼ 114 | #343 of 393 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #3,191 of 5,172 ▲ 64 | #277 of 393 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,121 of 5,116 | #72 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,236 of 5,915 | #246 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,867 of 5,352 | #190 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #3,512 of 5,354 | #322 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #2,993 of 5,625 | #175 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,800 of 3,837 | #130 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
434
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 434 | 19 | 22.8:1 | 69% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 62% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 16.5 | 23.4:1 | 64% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 71% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 79% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | N/A | N/A | 79% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 69% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oneonta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (522 to 434); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Oneonta Elementary
Oneonta Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Imperial Beach. Enrolled students number 434 students, in kindergarten through 6.
South Bay Union serves 5,513 students across 12 schools.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Oneonta Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 8% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 35% of San Diego County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Oneonta Elementary comes in at 39%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.8:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 69% of enrollment. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Oneonta Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.9%. Oneonta Elementary scores 27.9%.
San Diego County has about 3,288,774 residents, and median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
The closest other public school is Central Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oneonta Elementary at 4th of 8.
Oneonta Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 434, 5% above the 413 of 2020-21.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 South Bay Union
- Nestor Language Academy CharterElementary · 1,079 students
- Imperial Beach CharterElementary · 724 students
- George Nicoloff ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Teofilo MendozaElementary · 468 students
- Howard Pence ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Emory ElementaryElementary · 399 students
Other schools in Imperial Beach
- Mar Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,216 students
- Imperial Beach CharterElementary · 724 students
- Bayside STEAM AcademyElementary · 362 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- SBUSD Virtual AcademyElementary · 65 students
- San Diego County Special EducationCombined · 28 students
Other Oneonta Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oneonta Elementary. Oneonta Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oneonta Elementary SchoolOneonta, AL · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.5 mi · 350
- Imperial Beach Charter0.6 mi · 724
- Mar Vista Senior High0.7 mi · 1,216
- Mar Vista Academy0.9 mi · 462
- Bayside STEAM Academy1.1 mi · 362
- Emory Elementary1.1 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Oneonta ElementaryHow large is Oneonta Elementary?
Oneonta Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Oneonta Elementary serve?
Oneonta Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Oneonta Elementary have?
Oneonta Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Oneonta Elementary?
Student demographics at Oneonta Elementary are roughly 8% White, 77% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Oneonta Elementary public or private?
Oneonta Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Bay Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.