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Scholarship Prep - Oceanside

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Scholarship Prep - Oceanside ranks 1724 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside is a K-8 public school serving 626 students in Oceanside, CA, that stands out for its strong academic results, especially given that a high percentage of its families face economic challenges.

The school consistently outperforms both the state average and many nearby schools in reading and math. For example, it achieves higher proficiency rates than Libby Elementary, Del Rio Elementary, and Louise Foussat Elementary, which serve similar student populations. A major success story is attendance: the school has drastically reduced chronic absenteeism to 9.6%, which is far better than the state average and schools like Christa McAuliffe Elementary or Pablo Tac School of the Arts, where rates are over 27%.

Operating as its own district, Scholarship Prep ranks in the 79th percentile statewide, outperforming the surrounding Oceanside Unified and Vista Unified districts. While the school spends more per student than some neighbors, it delivers strong results even with larger class sizes. Areas for growth include science and middle-grade math, but the school's overall trajectory is positive and improving.

626

Students ?

27.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4070 Mission Ave.
Oceanside, CA 92057-6402

(442) 262-3249

District: Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.0%

White:

17.7%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,724^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From top 33% (2019) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

643^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

327^th of 1,543Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1724 of 5857	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1673 of 5869	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	2098 of 5859	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	1616 of 5883	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1901 of 5789	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	1455 of 5597	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	1549 of 5612	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	2018 of 5609	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	1550 of 5635	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	2029 of 5492	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1435 of 5107	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	1430 of 5107	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	1764 of 5087	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	1049 of 5084	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	1844 of 4963	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	137 of 364	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	1173 of 5460	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	1575 of 5517	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	1692 of 5363	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1412 of 5264	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	1379 of 5173	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	1972 of 5628	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	1738 of 5643	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2029 of 5638	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	1638 of 5663	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	1769 of 5510	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	686 of 2651	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	1537 of 2661	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.4	977 of 2726	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	643 of 2761	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	670 of 2783	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	936 of 2781	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1009 of 2740	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	1285 of 2715	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	750 of 2533	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	801 of 2551	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	1173 of 2531	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	993 of 2509	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	1309 of 2380	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	330 of 2395	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	561 of 2388	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	692 of 2374	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	1098 of 2359	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1209 of 2213	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	420 of 2542	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	467 of 2579	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	654 of 2531	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	1220 of 2458	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	962 of 2369	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	569 of 2534	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	530 of 2552	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	629 of 2538	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	943 of 2527	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	747 of 2407	69.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

White (2024)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2024)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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Saturday, September 4, 2021

The principal and teachers are amazing. I love their uniforms and the school culture they promote with the "pyramid of success". Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scholarship Prep - Oceanside	Public, Charter	K-8	4070 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(442) 262-3249	626	23	27.2	72.5%	111 (17.7%)	32 (5.1%)	438 (70.0%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	15 (2.4%)	67.3	1724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		68.2	1673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	51																	30.5	32.6	31.4	51.6	68.3	47.5	49.3	70.4	69.8	58.6	69.4	74.6	37.3	40.6	49.1	48.8	53.6
Nichols Elementary	Public	K-5	4250 Old Grove Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 435-7400	522	24	22.2	67.2%	86 (16.5%)	22 (4.2%)	297 (56.9%)	39 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	70 (13.4%)	31.8	3815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		34.2	3594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	221																	14.5		14.5	46.1	32.5	28.1				35.3	51.3	31.0	12.1				31.0	96.9	96.9		96.9		$23,344	$22,054	$1,290
Louise Foussat Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Pala Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2200	755	31	24.3	76.4%	84 (11.1%)	29 (3.8%)	526 (69.7%)	36 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	65 (8.6%)	23	4595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.3	4754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	159																	20.5		20.5	23.1	24.3	39.3				29.1	23.3	28.0	19.7				23.5						$20,185	$19,212	$973
Ivey Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4275 Via Rancho Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4800	698	29	24.0	42.6%	230 (33.0%)	29 (4.2%)	258 (37.0%)	59 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	105 (15.0%)	74.4	1403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		79.2	1189^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	214																	40.5		40.5	61.7	62.1	55.9				59.9	66.4	60.2	40.5				55.7	98.2					$18,873	$17,976	$897
Pablo Tac School of the Arts	Public	K-5	3535 Hacienda Dr.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2300	425	19	22.3	80.0%	54 (12.7%)	15 (3.5%)	314 (73.9%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.6%)	26.6	4266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		33.6	3632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	634																	24.6		24.6	26.0	28.9	36.4				30.4	35.1	14.8	25.8				26.3						$23,667	$22,852	$815
Libby Elementary	Public	K-5	423 West Redondo Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7000	482	22	21.9	89.2%	26 (5.4%)	9 (1.9%)	412 (85.5%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.1%)	54	2364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		46.9	2738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	374																	31.9		31.9	32.1	50.8	62.3				47.2	27.7	46.0	71.0				47.0	96.3					$20,998	$19,354	$1,644
Empresa Elementary	Public	K-5	4850 Avenida Empresa	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-8454	705	29	24.7	41.3%	293 (41.6%)	11 (1.6%)	270 (38.3%)	29 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (14.0%)	83.3	1001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		86.8	870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	131																	46.5		46.5	68.7	70.1	55.3				64.2	77.8	71.1	54.4				67.1	96.9					$23,418	$22,484	$934
Del Rio Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 North River Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7300	353	15	23.5	81.6%	39 (11.0%)	9 (2.5%)	240 (68.0%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.5%)	42.9	3011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		35.8	3456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	445																	34.4		34.4	40.0	30.4	45.9				39.5	42.1	37.0	29.5				36.0						$25,123	$23,996	$1,127
Alamosa Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5130 Alamosa Park Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0700	549	24	23.1	48.5%	184 (33.5%)	4 (0.7%)	265 (48.3%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	63 (11.5%)	70.9	1558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.6	1466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.0%	92	7.7	20.0	11.1	11.7	28.2	15.0	50.0	29.9	20.5	35.0	11.1	22.1	10.3	15.0	5.6	10.4	37.3		37.3	49.4	58.1	56.7				54.6	62.9	61.6	43.3				57.0	95.0					$24,509	$23,494	$1,015
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 Kelton Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8400	461	20	22.9	59.0%	162 (35.1%)	9 (2.0%)	225 (48.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	48 (10.4%)	45.3	2870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		53	2399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	471																	34.5		34.5	32.5	50.7	45.2				42.4	34.2	52.2	25.0				36.2	92.9	95.3	94.1	95.3	95.3	$22,709	$21,926	$783

Frequently Asked Questions about Scholarship Prep - Oceanside

What is the racial makeup of Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

Students at Scholarship Prep - Oceanside are 70% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Scholarship Prep - Oceanside a good school?

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside ranks 1724^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Scholarship Prep - Oceanside in?

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How many students attend Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Scholarship Prep - Oceanside.

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