Surfside High (Continuation)

Located at 1125 South Ditmar St., in Oceanside, California, Surfside High (Continuation) is a rural-scale four-year high school that hosts 119 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Oceanside Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 86% below typical.

Surfside High (Continuation) is one of 23 schools operated by Oceanside Unified, a district that serves 14,866 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Surfside High (Continuation) lists that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 13% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Surfside High (Continuation) has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Surfside High (Continuation) tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Surfside High (Continuation) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Surfside Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Surfside High (Continuation) has ticked down 15%, going from 140 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 70% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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