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Libby Elementary

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Libby Elementary ranks 2364 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

Libby Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 482 students in the Oceanside Unified district, notable for its remarkable and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school has made an impressive turnaround, jumping from a low statewide ranking to the 60th percentile in just two years, now outperforming many nearby schools like Louise Foussat Elementary and Pablo Tac School of the Arts. This growth is especially clear in math, where Libby's students are significantly more proficient than the district and state averages, with fifth graders excelling. The school is particularly effective with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving these strong results with lower per-student spending than schools such as Alamosa Park Elementary and Mission Meadows Elementary.

While academic performance is a major strength, a key area for growth is attendance, as chronic absenteeism is higher than at many comparison schools like Empresa Elementary or Bonsall West Elementary. Within its own district, Libby's performance is second only to Ivey Ranch Elementary, making it a standout story of progress and effective resource use in the region.

482

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,592

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

423 West Redondo Dr.
Oceanside, CA 92057-4316

(760) 901-7000

District: Oceanside Unified

Students who attend Libby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	El Camino High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

White:

5.4%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 49 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,364^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Oceanside Unified

789^th of 1,543Oceanside Unified 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	54.0	2364 of 5857	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2738 of 5869	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	4726 of 5859	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3526 of 5883	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3768 of 5789	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4644 of 5662	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	4671 of 5692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	4206 of 5614	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	4554 of 5611	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	4948 of 5530	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	3766 of 5390	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.9	3847 of 5377	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3411 of 5314	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.4	3280 of 5193	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	2364 of 5113	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.6	3388 of 5113	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.4	2800 of 4818	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.4	3086 of 4822	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.0	3241 of 4809	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2096 of 2128	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	374 of 3162	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	25.4	2850 of 3245	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	1128 of 3311	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.8	3090 of 3275	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	2756 of 3246	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2169 of 5597	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	2496 of 5612	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	4044 of 5609	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3398 of 5635	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3559 of 5492	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4705 of 5413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	1464 of 5107	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	1826 of 5107	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	3886 of 5087	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2673 of 5084	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2731 of 4963	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3694 of 4830	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	1551 of 5460	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	1914 of 5517	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	3997 of 5363	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2664 of 5264	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2782 of 5173	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4052 of 5084	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	2383 of 5628	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	2732 of 5643	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.6	4938 of 5638	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3376 of 5663	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3712 of 5510	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4162 of 5431	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	2293 of 2847	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	949 of 2635	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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)	% DTP (2022)	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	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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			$10,592	$1,352	$9,240
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				$11,594	$7,259	$4,335
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	$11,601	$1,749	$9,852
Bonsall West Elementary	Public	K-6	5050 El Mirlo Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-8001	383	17	22.1	38.1%	173 (45.2%)	6 (1.6%)	120 (31.3%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	76.6	1307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		78.5	1221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	86																	44.1		44.1	53.0	62.8	61.0	78.4			62.0	66.7	51.0	42.4	67.6			56.3				$17,078	$529	$16,549
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				$18,441	$2,195	$16,246
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			$18,496	$2,542	$15,954
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				$10,583	$1,167	$9,416
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			$17,059	$1,949	$15,110
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			$10,912	$1,210	$9,702
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				$12,238	$1,215	$11,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Libby Elementary

Is Libby Elementary a good school?

Libby Elementary ranks 2364^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Libby Elementary in?

Oceanside Unified

What is the racial makeup of Libby Elementary?

Students at Libby Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Libby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Libby Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Libby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Libby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : El Camino High

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