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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISTA UNIFIED·NCES 064119011270
T.H.E Leadership Academy
1550 Temple Heights Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056 · (760) 631-6242 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
23.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
420 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 124 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
41.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 28.8% | 27.6% | 22.4% |
| Math | 16.1% | 25.1% | 34.1% | 24.7% |
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 | 50.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 54.1% | 41.8% |
| 2017-18 | 48.7% | 40.1% |
| 2016-17 | 47.3% | 35.1% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 T.H.E Leadership Academy
T.H.E Leadership Academy's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.H.E Leadership Academy this school | 584 | 71.9% | 44.5% |
| Thomas Edison Charter Academy San Francisco | 574 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Arbuckle Elementary Arbuckle | 604 | 72.5% | 32.2% |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary Vista | 579 | 69.1% | 47.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary Visalia | 618 | 68.4% | 38.4% |
| Miguelito Elementary Lompoc | 634 | 69.9% | 30.5% |
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 T.H.E Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,105 of 5,151 | #199 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,207 of 5,172 ▲ 23 | #208 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,040 of 5,172 ▲ 86 | #198 of 393 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #1,088 of 5,116 | #70 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #1,538 of 5,915 | #112 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,259 of 5,352 | #229 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #3,298 of 5,354 | #311 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #2,843 of 5,625 | #157 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #2,169 of 3,837 | #159 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
584
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 584 | 25 | 23.4:1 | 72% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 67% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 65% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 27 | 22.8:1 | 73% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 29 | 23.4:1 | 65% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 27 | 24.6:1 | 63% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | N/A | N/A | 61% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T.H.E Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (678 to 584); teachers down 14% (29 to 25).
About T.H.E Leadership Academy
T.H.E Leadership Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Oceanside, California, administered by Vista Unified. It teaches 584 students in kindergarten through 5. That is 26% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
T.H.E Leadership Academy falls under Vista Unified, which has 28 schools enrolling 18,969 students.
Federal enrollment data show T.H.E Leadership Academy is 74% Hispanic. Other groups make up 14% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at T.H.E Leadership Academy are from different groups.
The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 420 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Among California public elementary schools, T.H.E Leadership Academy outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
T.H.E Leadership Academy scores 44.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.4%.
In San Diego County, home to about 3,288,774 people, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
Among nearby public schools, SIATech is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of T.H.E Leadership Academy. On state test proficiency, T.H.E Leadership Academy ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
T.H.E Leadership Academy 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 decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 615 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25.
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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 Vista Unified
- Rancho Buena Vista HighHigh · 1,949 students
- Vista HighHigh · 1,746 students
- Mission Vista HighHigh · 1,670 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 1,158 students
- Roosevelt MiddleMiddle · 866 students
- Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and MathMiddle · 836 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
- SIATech0.2 mi · 1,174
- Maryland Elementary0.7 mi · 466
- North County Trade Tech High0.9 mi · 145
- Empresa Elementary1.1 mi · 705
- Vista Innovation and Design Academy1.2 mi · 834
- Grapevine Elementary1.3 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About T.H.E Leadership AcademyHow large is T.H.E Leadership Academy?
T.H.E Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does T.H.E Leadership Academy serve?
T.H.E Leadership Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at T.H.E Leadership Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at T.H.E Leadership Academy is approximately 23.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at T.H.E Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at T.H.E Leadership Academy are roughly 14% White, 74% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is T.H.E Leadership Academy public or private?
T.H.E Leadership Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vista Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.