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Enrollment
494
High
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 13·NCES 231478723156
Oceanside High School
400 Broadway, Rockland, ME 04841 · (207) 596-2010 · Knox County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
268 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 131 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 135 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 28% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 13. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsMath
38.6%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Maine average is about 51 of 100.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Oceanside High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanside High School this school | 494 | 54.3% | N/A |
| Mt Blue High School Farmington | 720 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Belfast Area High School Belfast | 476 | 50.6% | N/A |
| Spruce Mountain High School Jay | 425 | 58.1% | N/A |
| Old Town High School Old Town | 531 | 50.1% | N/A |
| Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro | 561 | 51.5% | N/A |
Matched among Maine 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #58 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #47 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #14 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #58 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #33 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #25 of 35 |
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
494
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 494 | 46.3 | 10.7:1 | 54% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 46.5 | 11.0:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 49.5 | 10.6:1 | 50% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 46 | 11.4:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 45.5 | 10.6:1 | 44% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oceanside High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (480 to 494); teachers up 2% (45.5 to 46.3).
About Oceanside High School
Oceanside High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Rockland, Maine. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 494 students.
RSU 13 has 1,508 students in 6 schools, and Oceanside High School is one of those schools.
About 92% of the student body at Oceanside High School is White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. The White share in Knox County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oceanside High School was 10.7:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Maine. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 54%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Knox County.
Knox County census figures show that the median household income is $74,096, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Knox County is home to 21 public schools and about 4,217 public school students.
South School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Oceanside High School holds 4 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Oceanside High School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment declined 6% from its 2020-21 level of 526.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Oceanside High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,003
Census ACS
Median income
$74,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 13
- South SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Oceanside Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Thomaston Grammar SchoolElementary · 164 students
- Ash Point Community SchoolElementary · 158 students
- Cushing Community SchoolElementary · 74 students
Other schools in Rockland
- South SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Mid-Coast Sch of Tech-Region 8Elementary
Other Oceanside High schools
One other US public school is named Oceanside High. Oceanside High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oceanside HighOceanside, CA · 1,948 students
Nearby schools
- South School1.4 mi · 311
- Ash Point Community School3.0 mi · 158
- Thomaston Grammar School4.1 mi · 164
- Oceanside Middle School4.3 mi · 307
- Camden Hills Regional H S5.1 mi · 757
- Camden-Rockport Elementary School5.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Oceanside High SchoolHow large is Oceanside High School?
Oceanside High School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oceanside High School serve?
Oceanside High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Oceanside High School have?
Oceanside High School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is Oceanside High School?
Oceanside High School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Oceanside High School?
Oceanside High School is overseen by RSU 13 in Knox County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.