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Best Schools in Oceanside, CA
Oceanside, CA has 66 public schools (12 high, 10 middle, 36 elementary) serving 47,889 students. On average they score 40% on state proficiency tests against a projected 36%, so schools in Oceanside exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Oceanside, CA
The top high schools in Oceanside, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Mission Vista High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1640 Students
2. Carlsbad High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Carlsbad Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2290 Students
3. Rancho Buena Vista High
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1959 Students
4. Fallbrook High
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Fallbrook Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1924 Students
5. El Camino High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2637 Students
6. San Marcos High
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
San Marcos Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3380 Students
7. Bonsall High
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Bonsall Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 323 Students
8. Oceanside High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1907 Students
9. Vista High
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Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2030 Students
10. Siatech
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Siatech District • Charter • Grades 10 - 12 • 743 Students
Best Middle Schools in Oceanside, CA
The top middle schools in Oceanside, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Calavera Hills Middle
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Carlsbad Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 643 Students
2. Valley Middle
SchoolGrade
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Carlsbad Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 866 Students
3. Norman L. Sullivan Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Bonsall Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 470 Students
4. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1182 Students
5. San Marcos Middle
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Projected Test Scores
San Marcos Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 931 Students
6. Cesar Chavez Middle
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Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 670 Students
7. Lincoln Middle
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Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 699 Students
8. Madison Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 956 Students
9. Roosevelt Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 779 Students
10. Jefferson Middle
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 466 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Oceanside, CA
The top elementary schools in Oceanside, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. San Onofre Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Fallbrook Union Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 525 Students
2. Buena Vista Elementary
SchoolGrade
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Carlsbad Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 276 Students
3. Hope Elementary
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Carlsbad Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 639 Students
4. Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary
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Fallbrook Union Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 803 Students
5. Empresa Elementary
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 704 Students
6. Calavera Hills Elementary
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Carlsbad Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 449 Students
7. Bonsall West Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Bonsall Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 381 Students
8. North Terrace Elementary
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 766 Students
9. Ivey Ranch Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Oceanside Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 725 Students
10. Lake Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Vista Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 688 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Oceanside, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Oceanside, CA has a total population of 188,289 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 88%, and 33% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Oceanside, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Oceanside, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
23.92 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.56 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
20.36 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Oceanside, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Oceanside, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Oceanside, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Oceanside, CA
How many schools are in Oceanside, CA?
Oceanside, CA has 66 public schools: 12 high schools, 10 middle schools and 36 elementary schools, serving 47,889 students in total.
How do schools in Oceanside perform on state tests?
On average, 66 schools in Oceanside score 40% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 36%, so on average schools in Oceanside exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Oceanside?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
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- Projected: 41%
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- Projected: 34%
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- Projected: 37%
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- Projected: 53%
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- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 42%
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- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
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- Projected: 41%
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- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Oceanside
37 of 39 schools in Oceanside carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 15C: 12D: 4F: 2
All 39 public schools we grade in Oceanside. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (4)
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- Cesar Chavez Middle
- Jefferson Middle
- Lincoln Middle
- Madison Middle
- Martin Luther King JR Middle
- Roosevelt Middle
Elementary and primary schools (20)
- Alamosa Park Elementary
- Bonsall West Elementary
- Christa Mcauliffe Elementary
- Del Rio Elementary
- Empresa Elementary
- Ivey Ranch Elementary
- Lake Elementary
- Laurel Elementary
- Libby Elementary
- Louise Foussat Elementary
- Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary
- Mission Elementary
- Mission Meadows Elementary
- Nichols Elementary
- North Terrace Elementary
- Palmquist Elementary
- Reynolds Elementary
- Santa Margarita Elementary
- South Oceanside Elementary
- Stuart Mesa Elementary
Other schools and academies (9)
- Audeo Charter Ii
- Coastal Academy Charter
- Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program
- Pablo Tac School Of The Arts
- Pacific View Charter
- Scholarship Prep Oceanside
- Siatech
- Surfside Academy
- The Leadership Academy
Private schools (9)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- California Accelerated Learning Institute
- Discovery Isle
- First Presbyterian Church Preschool
- Oceanside Adventist Elementary
- Peppertree Montessori
- St Mary Star Of The Sea School
- Teri Learning Academy
- Teri, Inc. The Country School
- West Coast Baptist School