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Oceana High

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Oceana High ranks 274 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Oceana High is a public high school serving about 470 students in grades 9-12 in Pacifica, part of the Jefferson Union High School District, and it stands out as a consistently high-performing school ranked in the top 15% statewide.

The school excels academically, with students scoring well above state averages in English, math, and science, and it has a particularly strong record in mathematics compared to nearby schools like Terra Nova High and Westmoor High. Oceana fosters an exceptional culture of engagement, reflected in a graduation rate over 90%, a very low dropout rate of 0.7%, and a chronic absenteeism rate that is less than half the state average, suggesting students are regularly present and connected to school.

While Oceana's per-student spending is higher than most district peers, it achieves excellent outcomes, including outstanding support for special education students. An interesting point for parents to note is a recent, significant performance gap between male and female students, which the school may be investigating. Compared to a nearby charter school, Summit Public School: Shasta, Oceana operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and higher funding. Overall, Oceana High is a benchmark for academic excellence and student support in the region.

471

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,405

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Paloma Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044-2436

(650) 550-7300

District: Jefferson Union High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.6%

Hispanic:

24.8%

White:

22.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg42%

California avg41%

274^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Jefferson Union High

513^th of 1,543Jefferson Union High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	274 of 2162	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	392 of 2159	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	459 of 2170	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	277 of 2123	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	111 of 1290	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	420 of 2133	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	279 of 2017	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	92.0	151 of 2021	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	228 of 2039	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	226 of 1994	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	339 of 2426	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	57.2	615 of 2354	73.9%	★★★★☆
2011	60.0	520 of 2367	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	60.6	504 of 2281	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	56.2	572 of 2238	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	60.5	467 of 2117	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	61.5	425 of 2063	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	56.8	532 of 1968	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	61.5	386 of 1901	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	269 of 1653	83.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	155 of 585	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	265 of 573	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	422 of 591	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.6	189 of 581	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	297 of 582	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	420 of 581	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.9	116 of 1161	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	159 of 1117	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	639 of 1906	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	448 of 1915	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	598 of 1915	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.2	286 of 1858	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	297 of 1054	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	485 of 1833	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	159 of 1760	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	239 of 1900	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.5	1276 of 1902	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	506 of 1917	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	308 of 1861	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	496 of 1814	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	327 of 1742	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	351 of 2013	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	481 of 2026	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	661 of 2030	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.2	173 of 1943	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	62.5	610 of 1937	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.3	235 of 1862	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	117 of 1942	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	332 of 1948	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	375 of 1963	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	237 of 1916	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	96.3	42 of 1122	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	363 of 1880	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	409 of 1834	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	340 of 574	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	230 of 541	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.8	54 of 515	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	219 of 422	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.7	104 of 366	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	155 of 1252	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	70 of 1197	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	478 of 1155	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.4	165 of 1173	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	607 of 1193	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.9	353 of 1204	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	460 of 1222	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	294 of 1173	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)41st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oceana High	Public	9-12	401 Paloma Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7300	471	28	16.9	18.7%	106 (22.5%)	7 (1.5%)	117 (24.8%)	177 (37.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	86.5	274^th of 2162 public high schools	87.3%		81.2	392^nd of 2159 public high schools	81.8%	118	55.3	26.7	51.7	67.3	67.3	50.0	50.0	$24,405	$2,261	$22,144
Summit Public School: Shasta	Public, Charter	9-12	905 Campus Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Summit Public School: Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 799-4719	458	17	26.8	32.8%	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	128 (27.9%)	262 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (10.0%)	88.9	219^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		91.8	183^rd of 2159 public high schools	91.5%	36		40.0	40.0	75.5	75.5	49.1	49.1	$14,683	$464	$14,219
Baden High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	825 Southwood Dr.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8769	130	10	12.4	46.9%	13 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (67.7%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	11	1965^th of 2162 public high schools	9.1%		16.6	1771^st of 2159 public high schools	18.0%	194		0.0	0.0	13.0	13.0	2.3	2.3	$25,562	$1,975	$23,587
Terra Nova High	Public	9-12	1450 Terra Nova Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7600	740	37	20.0	14.9%	310 (41.9%)	7 (0.9%)	211 (28.5%)	91 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	109 (14.7%)	74.9	496^th of 2162 public high schools	77.1%		73.8	510^th of 2159 public high schools	76.4%	14	38.4	20.0	36.7	64.0	64.0	41.4	41.4	$23,739	$2,139	$21,600
Westmoor High	Public	9-12	131 Westmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7400	1,278	64	19.8	40.8%	84 (6.6%)	9 (0.7%)	376 (29.4%)	736 (57.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.9%)	80.8	396^th of 2162 public high schools	81.7%		81.6	383^rd of 2159 public high schools	82.3%	13		40.9	40.9	65.4	65.4	37.8	37.8	$20,340	$1,469	$18,871
El Camino High	Public	9-12	1320 Mission Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8806	1,053	60	17.6	25.1%	65 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	399 (37.9%)	502 (47.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	64 (6.1%)	87.2	261^st of 2162 public high schools	87.9%		88.1	260^th of 2159 public high schools	88.0%	1		48.0	48.0	74.0	74.0	40.4	40.4	$20,433	$1,465	$18,968
South San Francisco High	Public	9-12	400 B St.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8754	1,239	68	18.2	41.8%	60 (4.8%)	16 (1.3%)	777 (62.7%)	320 (25.8%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.2%)	47 (3.8%)	64.1	710^th of 2162 public high schools	67.2%		70.5	558^th of 2159 public high schools	74.2%	152		27.2	27.2	58.9	58.9	26.5	26.5	$21,111	$2,310	$18,801
Community Day	Public	6-12	201 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 616-3882	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thornton High	Public	9-12	115 First Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7840	89	8	11.5	52.8%	10 (11.2%)	2 (2.2%)	55 (61.8%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	16	1769^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%		20	1704^th of 2159 public high schools	21.1%	65	4.0	15.0	8.9	14.7	14.7	2.7	2.7	$23,115	$1,229	$21,886
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	45.5	1131^st of 2162 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	1231^st of 2159 public high schools	43.0%	100	25.7	19.1	25.2	46.5	46.5	20.2	20.2	$20,792	$1,702	$19,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Oceana High

How many students attend Oceana High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Oceana High.

What is the racial makeup of Oceana High?

Students at Oceana High are 38% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 23% White, 11% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified, 1% African American.

Is Oceana High a good school?

Oceana High ranks 274^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Oceana High in?

Jefferson Union High

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