Oceanside Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Oceanside.
At a glance
14,866Students enrolled
23Schools
$18,666Spent per student
23:1Student–teacher ratio
71%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Oceanside
Grades 9–12
Rancho Buena Vista High or Vista HighDepends on your addressVista Unified School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,666
per student each year · 12% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
15,760’20
15,671’21
15,275’22
15,274’23
14,866’24
Students
Hispanic · 61%8,993
White · 21%3,122
Two or more races · 9%1,295
Asian · 4%583
Black · 4%570
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 2%237
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools23 in district
North Terrace ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 771 students · Oceanside
PublicLouise Foussat ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 755 students · Oceanside
PublicIvey Ranch ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 698 students · Oceanside
PublicStuart Mesa ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 549 students · Oceanside
PublicSanta Margarita ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 544 students · Oceanside
PublicNichols ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 522 students · Oceanside
PublicPalmquist ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 512 students · Oceanside
PublicSouth Oceanside ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 487 students · Oceanside
PublicLibby ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 482 students · Oceanside
PublicChrista McAuliffe ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 461 students · Oceanside
PublicPablo Tac School of the ArtsElementary · Grades K–5 · 425 students · Oceanside
PublicMission ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 419 students · Oceanside
PublicDel Rio ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 353 students · Oceanside
PublicLaurel ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 352 students · Oceanside
PublicMartin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,098 students · Oceanside
PublicLincoln MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 621 students · Oceanside
PublicCesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 557 students · Oceanside
PublicJefferson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 441 students · Oceanside
PublicEl Camino HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,463 students · Oceanside
B+PublicOceanside HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,948 students · Oceanside
BPublicSurfside High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 119 students · Oceanside
CPublicOceanside Unified School District Adult Transition ProgramHigh · Grades 12 · 55 students · Oceanside
PublicSurfside AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 234 students · Oceanside
B+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.