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Best public schools in Oceanside, CA

38 public schools in Oceanside: 17 elementary · 6 middle · 6 high · 5 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

17 schools in Oceanside, best first
1
Empresa Elementary 80.9
Vista Unified · Grades K-5 · 688 students
ELA 64%Math 67%Science 47%
#894 of 4,688 in California
2
Bonsall West Elementary 75.1
Bonsall Unified · Grades K-6 · 399 students
ELA 62%Math 56%Science 44%
#1,166 of 4,688 in California
3
Ivey Ranch Elementary 73.3
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 714 students
ELA 60%Math 56%Science 41%
#1,250 of 4,688 in California
4
Lake Elementary 71.2
Vista Unified · Grades K-5 · 697 students
ELA 56%Math 51%Science 48%
#1,349 of 4,688 in California
5
Alamosa Park Elementary 70.0
Vista Unified · Grades K-5 · 524 students
ELA 55%Math 57%Science 37%
#1,405 of 4,688 in California
6
T.H.E Leadership Academy 60.4
Vista Unified · Grades K-5 · 582 students
ELA 50%Math 41%Science 38%
#1,855 of 4,688 in California
7
Libby Elementary 60.3
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 496 students
ELA 47%Math 47%Science 32%
#1,860 of 4,688 in California
8
Palmquist Elementary 53.6
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 525 students
ELA 44%Math 38%Science 33%
#2,174 of 4,688 in California
9
Christa McAuliffe Elementary 51.1
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 518 students
ELA 42%Math 36%Science 35%
#2,291 of 4,688 in California
10
Del Rio Elementary 48.8
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 371 students
ELA 40%Math 36%Science 34%
#2,399 of 4,688 in California
11
Mission Meadows Elementary 47.9
Vista Unified · Grades K-5 · 473 students
ELA 42%Math 34%Science 31%
#2,441 of 4,688 in California
11
South Oceanside Elementary 47.9
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 496 students
ELA 43%Math 38%Science 21%
#2,441 of 4,688 in California
13
Mission Elementary 36.0
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 431 students
ELA 37%Math 31%Science 18%
#2,999 of 4,688 in California
14
Nichols Elementary 32.3
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 526 students
ELA 35%Math 31%Science 15%
#3,172 of 4,688 in California
15
Pablo Tac School of the Arts 29.1
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 436 students
ELA 30%Math 26%Science 25%
#3,322 of 4,688 in California
16
Laurel Elementary 25.0
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 367 students
ELA 31%Math 23%Science 23%
#3,515 of 4,688 in California
17
Louise Foussat Elementary 23.0
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-5 · 788 students
ELA 29%Math 24%Science 21%
#3,608 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

6 schools in Oceanside, best first
1
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle 57.4
Oceanside Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,142 students
ELA 44%Math 36%Science 27%
#565 of 1,326 in California
2
Cesar Chavez Middle 49.4
Oceanside Unified · Grades 6-8 · 626 students
ELA 46%Math 27%Science 24%
#671 of 1,326 in California
3
Lincoln Middle 40.9
Oceanside Unified · Grades 6-8 · 695 students
ELA 34%Math 26%Science 30%
#784 of 1,326 in California
4
Madison Middle 38.0
Vista Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,010 students
ELA 37%Math 23%Science 23%
#822 of 1,326 in California
5
Roosevelt Middle 24.8
Vista Unified · Grades 6-8 · 706 students
ELA 29%Math 19%Science 19%
#997 of 1,326 in California
6
Jefferson Middle 6.2
Oceanside Unified · Grades 6-8 · 466 students
ELA 21%Math 10%Science 9%
#1,244 of 1,326 in California

High schools

6 schools in Oceanside, best first
1
Mission Vista High 92.5
Vista Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,662 students
ELA 89%Math 48%Science 53%
#130 of 1,729 in California
2
El Camino High 65.8
Oceanside Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,526 students
ELA 54%Math 32%Science 36%
#591 of 1,729 in California
3
Oceanside High 47.4
Oceanside Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,828 students
ELA 42%Math 20%Science 23%
#910 of 1,729 in California
4
SIATech 23.8
SIATech District · Grades 10-12 · Charter · 1,080 students
ELA 25%Math 2%Science 20%
#1,318 of 1,729 in California
5
Surfside High (Continuation) 1.7
Oceanside Unified · Grades 9-12 · 159 students
ELA 3%Math 0%Science 1%
#1,700 of 1,729 in California
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Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program —
Oceanside Unified · Grades 12 · 50 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

5 schools in Oceanside, best first
1
Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary 94.9
Fallbrook Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · 831 students
ELA 73%Math 67%Science 61%
#57 of 1,107 in California
2
North Terrace Elementary 80.9
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-8 · 777 students
ELA 61%Math 46%Science 51%
#212 of 1,107 in California
3
Scholarship Prep - Oceanside 77.5
Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 536 students
ELA 59%Math 54%Science 31%
#250 of 1,107 in California
4
Santa Margarita Elementary 68.5
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-8 · 556 students
ELA 45%Math 42%Science 58%
#349 of 1,107 in California
5
Stuart Mesa Elementary 59.6
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-8 · 515 students
ELA 49%Math 33%Science 37%
#448 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

4 schools in Oceanside, best first
1
Coastal Academy Charter 94.8
Coastal Academy Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,876 students
ELA 63%Math 51%Science 44%
#30 of 569 in California
2
Surfside Academy 64.4
Oceanside Unified · Grades K-12 · 266 students
ELA 50%Math 23%Science 32%
#203 of 569 in California
3
Audeo Charter II 59.3
Audeo Charter II District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 237 students
ELA 46%Math 20%Science 34%
#232 of 569 in California
4
Pacific View Charter 44.7
Pacific View Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 666 students
ELA 35%Math 21%Science 22%
#315 of 569 in California

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