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Coastal Academy Charter

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Coastal Academy Charter ranks 1251 st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 79% of California alternative schools

Summary

Coastal Academy Charter is a public charter school located in Oceanside, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,876 students. The school is part of the Coastal Academy Charter District.

Coastal Academy Charter is a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the state average in key metrics. The school has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 97.2% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state average. Coastal Academy Charter students also outperform the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 68.1% of 11th-grade students at Coastal Academy Charter were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. Additionally, the school has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 2.8% to 30.0% over the past three school years.

Compared to nearby alternative and charter schools, such as North Coastal Consortium Schools, Pivot Charter School - San Diego II, and Surfside Academy, Coastal Academy Charter outperforms in both test scores and graduation rates. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,490 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

2,015

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4096 Calle Platino
Oceanside, CA 92056-5805

(760) 631-4020

District: Coastal Academy Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

28.1%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California alternative schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,251^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 30% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

422^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From top 29% (2019) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

457^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	77.8	1251 of 5857	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	1309 of 5869	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	1433 of 5859	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1526 of 5883	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	1751 of 5789	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	307 of 2227	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	728 of 2585	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	1150 of 5597	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	1203 of 5612	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	1219 of 5609	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1519 of 5635	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	1744 of 5492	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	458 of 5107	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	555 of 5107	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	794 of 5087	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	636 of 5084	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	1620 of 4963	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	932 of 5460	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1181 of 5517	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	622 of 5363	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	592 of 5264	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	1571 of 5173	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1315 of 5628	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1390 of 5643	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	1597 of 5638	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1440 of 5663	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	1717 of 5510	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	83 of 153	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	50 of 118	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	69 of 140	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	480 of 718	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	414 of 670	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	445 of 669	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	412 of 610	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	394 of 445	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	569 of 2847	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	484 of 2635	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	368 of 2420	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1359 of 2598	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	1501 of 2651	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1565 of 2661	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1634 of 2726	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1625 of 2834	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	422 of 2761	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	447 of 2783	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	400 of 2781	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	494 of 2740	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	777 of 2715	71.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.1	56 of 1531	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	59.5	409 of 1491	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	347 of 2533	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	430 of 2551	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	372 of 2531	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	524 of 2509	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	839 of 2380	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	168 of 2395	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	222 of 2388	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	486 of 2374	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	362 of 2359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	249 of 2213	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	345 of 2542	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	441 of 2579	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	237 of 2531	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	368 of 2458	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	565 of 2369	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	484 of 2534	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	435 of 2552	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	427 of 2538	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	424 of 2527	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	653 of 2407	72.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	67 of 194	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	81 of 192	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	399 of 726	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	278 of 701	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	167 of 677	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	242 of 665	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	410 of 554	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	137 of 1566	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	125 of 1552	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	129 of 1531	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	518 of 1520	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	513 of 1537	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	517 of 1543	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	618 of 1555	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	927 of 1602	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	457 of 2162	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	522 of 2159	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	356 of 2170	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	679 of 2123	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	348 of 2133	83.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	429 of 1161	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	526 of 1906	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	566 of 1915	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	308 of 1915	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	680 of 1858	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	294 of 1833	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	699 of 1900	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	591 of 1902	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.1	81 of 1917	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	322 of 1861	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	67 of 1814	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	307 of 2013	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	517 of 2026	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	263 of 2030	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	352 of 1943	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	358 of 1942	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	433 of 1948	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	379 of 1963	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	620 of 1916	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	461 of 1880	75.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	357 of 577	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	219 of 574	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	290 of 541	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	424 of 515	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	201 of 1252	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.8	661 of 1216	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	98.1	22 of 1197	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	328 of 1155	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	522 of 1173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	498 of 1193	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	720 of 1204	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	414 of 1222	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile-31 vs school

Military Connected (2025)46th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2025)65th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-40 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coastal Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4096 Calle Platino	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Coastal Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-4020	2,015	82	24.4	30.6%	1,107 (54.9%)	37 (1.8%)	567 (28.1%)	55 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	240 (11.9%)								(n/a)	45.7	48.1		39.9		44.2	59.6	52.5	63.8	66.4	66.2	61.5	68.1	63.2	63.3	52.5	49.6	57.8	53.4	48.7	39.8	51.4	78.5	85.3	83.4	81.0	82.8	81.6
Pacific View Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3670 Ocean Ranch Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Pacific View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 757-0161	562	30	18.7	77.6%	79 (14.1%)	32 (5.7%)	388 (69.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (8.0%)								(n/a)		19.6		22.4		21.7				17.9	17.8	36.0	42.4	35.2				3.7	17.8	23.5	20.8	21.2
Audeo Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3821 Plaza Drive Ste. 402	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Audeo Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	239	8	30.6	61.1%	81 (33.9%)	9 (3.8%)	119 (49.8%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)								(n/a)		19.1	19.1	64.3	46.7	33.8					33.3	23.8	77.4	46.1					5.6	19.1	28.1	19.5							$25,526	$24,224	$1,302
Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,355	72	18.7	75.4%	203 (15.0%)	10 (0.7%)	1,003 (74.0%)	33 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (7.0%)								(n/a)	44.2	24.7		53.6		36.9	68.6	64.2	67.3	39.3	42.3	37.0	67.6	48.6	54.9	54.7	50.0	19.2	13.8	22.1	24.3	25.9
Guajome Learning Centers	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Learning Centers District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	61	4	16.2	50.8%	9 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (73.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)				42.9		30.4							75.0	61.8							6.3	20.6
Vista Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	251	11	23.7	70.1%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	186 (74.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)	15.2	10.0				13.2	33.3	30.4	30.3	41.7	52.4	10.0		32.3	47.6	47.8	15.2	25.0	14.3	5.0		25.4							$31,796	$31,258	$538
Carlsbad Seaside Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	3557 Lancer Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5200	38	2	16.9	34.2%	27 (71.1%)	3 (7.9%)	7 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)																													$25,034	$24,596	$438
Vista Visions Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-4785	68	4	15.5	72.1%	16 (23.5%)	2 (2.9%)	43 (63.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.4%)								(n/a)				42.9		34.6							85.7	51.4							38.5	33.3							$19,273	$18,310	$963
Surfside Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1125 South Ditmar St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 901-8600	234	6	37.5	73.1%	66 (28.2%)	13 (5.6%)	128 (54.7%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)	36.4	50.0		26.3		31.5			63.6		34.8	66.7	53.2	49.6			9.1		21.7	38.9	21.0	23.4							$22,844	$22,058	$786
Pivot Charter School - San Diego II	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 La Bonita Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Pivot Charter School - San Diego II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 591-0217	90	8	10.6	44.4%	37 (41.1%)	1 (1.1%)	39 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.1%)								(n/a)				23.1		20.0					53.9		38.5	42.1					41.7		15.4	21.4							$35,246	$34,214	$1,032

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In the 2024-25 school year, 2,015 students attended Coastal Academy Charter.

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Coastal Academy Charter ranks 1251^st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Coastal Academy Charter are 55% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.