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What's the one class at South Oceanside Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 062825004374
South Oceanside Elementary
1806 South Horne St., Oceanside, CA 92054 · (760) 435-2100 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
27.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
320 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
60%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
42.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2014
Math
38.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.5% | 24.3% | 24.8% | 32.4% |
| Math | 15.2% | 22.8% | 30.8% | 31.3% |
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 | 42.8% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 30.6% |
| 2018-19 | 45.3% | 41.6% |
| 2017-18 | 44.1% | 41.9% |
| 2016-17 | 42.3% | 40.7% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 South Oceanside Elementary
South Oceanside Elementary's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Oceanside Elementary this school | 487 | 65.7% | 36.4% |
| Denair Elementary Charter Academy Denair | 554 | 64.8% | 23.4% |
| Pat Butler Elementary Paso Robles | 472 | 60.4% | 38.8% |
| Lakewood Elementary Lodi | 478 | 70.5% | 35.2% |
| North Shore Elementary Big Bear Lake | 517 | 70.4% | 39.1% |
| Linden Elementary Linden | 414 | 65.0% | 41.0% |
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 South Oceanside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #2,832 of 5,151 | #250 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,442 of 5,172 ▲ 599 | #222 of 393 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,664 of 5,172 ▲ 670 | #248 of 393 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,037 of 5,116 | #130 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,606 of 5,915 | #197 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,134 of 5,352 | #405 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,831 of 5,354 | #196 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #3,185 of 5,625 | #193 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #615 of 3,837 | #35 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
487
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 487 | 18 | 27.1:1 | 66% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 19 | 26.1:1 | 66% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 20 | 24.4:1 | 67% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 22 | 24.5:1 | 62% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 28.1 | 24.4:1 | 61% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 28 | 25.5:1 | 59% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | N/A | N/A | 56% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 48% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 30 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Oceanside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (685 to 487); teachers down 36% (28.1 to 18).
About South Oceanside Elementary
South Oceanside Elementary is an elementary school in Oceanside, California, reachable at (760) 435-2100. The school counts 487 students across kindergarten through 5.
South Oceanside Elementary reports to Oceanside Unified, which has 23 schools and 14,866 students.
South Oceanside Elementary is 50% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 36% White and 13% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at South Oceanside Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 27.1:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 66% of students at South Oceanside Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
South Oceanside Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
South Oceanside Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.4%) and its predicted rate (41.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
County data help place the school in context: in San Diego County, 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. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Nearby, Surfside Academy is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of South Oceanside Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. South Oceanside Elementary is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 487 students in 2024-25, 52 fewer than the 539 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 24.5:1 in 2020-21 to 27.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Oceanside Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Oceanside HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 1,098 students
- North Terrace ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Louise Foussat ElementaryElementary · 755 students
- Ivey Ranch ElementaryElementary · 698 students
Other schools in Oceanside
- El Camino HighHigh · 2,463 students
- Coastal Academy CharterCombined · 2,015 students
- Oceanside HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Mission Vista HighHigh · 1,670 students
- SIATechHigh · 1,174 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 1,158 students
Nearby schools
- Surfside Academy0.8 mi · 234
- Surfside High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 119
- Palmquist Elementary0.8 mi · 512
- Lincoln Middle0.9 mi · 621
- Buena Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 281
- Oceanside High1.7 mi · 1,948
Frequently asked questions
About South Oceanside ElementaryHow large is South Oceanside Elementary?
South Oceanside Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South Oceanside Elementary serve?
South Oceanside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at South Oceanside Elementary?
Approximately 27.1:1 students per teacher at South Oceanside Elementary.
How diverse is South Oceanside Elementary?
South Oceanside Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees South Oceanside Elementary?
South Oceanside Elementary is overseen by Oceanside Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.