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Oceanside Unified Schools
Oceanside Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (Oceanside). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Oceanside Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Oceanside Unified
22 of 24 schools in Oceanside Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 9C: 9D: 2F: 2
Best schools in Oceanside Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ North Terrace Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Ivey Ranch Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Santa Margarita Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B El Camino High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Libby Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Stuart Mesa Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Palmquist Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Martin Luther King JR Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Surfside Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C+ Christa Mcauliffe Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Oceanside Unified
High schools (3)
- B El Camino High, Oceanside
- C+ Oceanside High, Oceanside
- F Surfside High Continuation, Oceanside
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C+ Cesar Chavez Middle, Oceanside
- F Jefferson Middle, Oceanside
- C Lincoln Middle, Oceanside
- B- Martin Luther King JR Middle, Oceanside
Elementary and primary schools (14)
- C+ Christa Mcauliffe Elementary, Oceanside
- C+ Del Rio Elementary, Oceanside
- B+ Ivey Ranch Elementary, Oceanside
- D+ Laurel Elementary, Oceanside
- B- Libby Elementary, Oceanside
- D+ Louise Foussat Elementary, Oceanside
- C- Mission Elementary, Oceanside
- C- Nichols Elementary, Oceanside
- B+ North Terrace Elementary, Oceanside
- B- Palmquist Elementary, Oceanside
- Reynolds Elementary, Oceanside
- B Santa Margarita Elementary, Oceanside
- C+ South Oceanside Elementary, Oceanside
- B- Stuart Mesa Elementary, Oceanside
Other schools and academies (3)
- Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program, Oceanside
- C- Pablo Tac School Of The Arts, Oceanside
- B- Surfside Academy, Oceanside
Where Oceanside Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Oceanside (24)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,297 students with 681 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,557 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0628250
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Carlsbad Unified (16 schools, 8 mi)
- Vista Unified (28 schools, 8 mi)
- Fallbrook Union Elementary (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Fallbrook Union High (3 schools, 10 mi)
- San Marcos Unified (19 schools, 13 mi)
- Encinitas Union Elementary (9 schools, 13 mi)
- Bonsall Unified (5 schools, 14 mi)
- San Dieguito Union High (10 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Oceanside Unified
How many schools are in Oceanside Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Oceanside Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Oceanside Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Oceanside.
How good are the schools in Oceanside Unified?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 33.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.1%. 77% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Oceanside Unified?
15,297 students were enrolled in Oceanside Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Oceanside Unified?
Oceanside Unified is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in Oceanside. Its boundary covers about 65.1 sq mi.