School district · California
Oceanside Unified
Oceanside Unified in California: 23 public schools with 14,866 students and 22.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,666 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 14,866
- Students per teacher
- 22.6
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,666
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 657
- Counselors (FTE)
- 36.0
- Students per counselor
- 413
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 31.0
- Librarians (FTE): 1.1
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%42%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
6,181 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%33%proficient
+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
6,180 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 12% · $44.8M
- State
- 48% · $182.9M
- Local
- 40% · $155M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,428
- Support services
- $6,556
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $41.7M
- Long-term debt
- $365M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christa McAuliffe ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 461 | 23.0 | 42% | 36% |
Del Rio ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 353 | 23.5 | 40% | 36% |
Ivey Ranch ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 698 | 24.1 | 60% | 56% |
Laurel ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 352 | 22.0 | 31% | 23% |
Libby ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 482 | 21.9 | 47% | 47% |
Louise Foussat ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 755 | 24.4 | 29% | 24% |
Mission ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 419 | 24.6 | 37% | 31% |
Nichols ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 522 | 22.2 | 35% | 31% |
North Terrace ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 771 | 24.4 | 60% | 46% |
Pablo Tac School of the ArtsFree meals for all | K–5 | 425 | 22.4 | 30% | 26% |
Palmquist ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 512 | 26.4 | 44% | 38% |
Santa Margarita ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 544 | 22.1 | 45% | 42% |
South Oceanside ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 487 | 27.1 | 43% | 38% |
Stuart Mesa ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 549 | 22.6 | 49% | 33% |
Cesar Chavez MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 557 | 19.3 | 46% | 27% |
Jefferson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 441 | 18.6 | 21% | 10% |
Lincoln MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 621 | 20.6 | 34% | 26% |
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,098 | 23.3 | 44% | 36% |
El Camino HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,463 | 23.3 | — | — |
Oceanside HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,948 | 21.6 | — | — |
Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition ProgramSpecial educationFree meals for all | 12 | 55 | 11.0 | — | — |
Surfside High (Continuation)Alternative | 9–12 | 119 | 12.1 | — | — |
Surfside AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 234 | 37.5 | 52% | 25% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 2111 Mission Ave., Oceanside, CA 92058
- Phone
- (760)966-4000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.