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Oceanside High

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Oceanside High ranks 1223 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

Oceanside High is a public high school located in Oceanside, California, serving 1,828 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Oceanside Unified School District, which is ranked 789 out of 1,543 districts in the state.

Academically, Oceanside High's performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 42.26% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 45.99% for the Oceanside Unified School District and 56.96% for the state of California. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also lower than the district and state. Oceanside High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 83.5% to 89.3%, which is generally lower than the state average. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 34.7% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools like Mission Vista High and Sage Creek High, Oceanside High's academic performance is generally lower. These nearby schools have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's challenges may be linked to its high percentage of students (around 74%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions and increased funding to support student success.

1,948

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,529

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Pirates Cove
Oceanside, CA 92054-3066

(760) 901-8200

District: Oceanside Unified

Feeder schools for Oceanside High:

Elementary:	Laurel Elementary
	Mission Elementary
	North Terrace Elementary
	Pablo Tac School of the Arts
	More...
	Palmquist Elementary
	Santa Margarita Elementary
	South Oceanside Elementary
	Stuart Mesa Elementary
Middle:	Jefferson Middle
	Lincoln Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

20.1%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,223^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	41.6	1223 of 2162	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1368 of 2159	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	877 of 2170	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	998 of 2123	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	715 of 1290	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	1040 of 2133	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	968 of 2017	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	903 of 2021	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	741 of 2039	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	934 of 1994	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	504 of 2426	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	60.4	533 of 2354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	59.0	551 of 2367	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	51.7	709 of 2281	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.1	521 of 2238	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	48.2	715 of 2117	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.4	645 of 2063	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.2	884 of 1968	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.2	815 of 1901	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.8	710 of 1653	57.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	217 of 523	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	292 of 517	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	122 of 521	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	186 of 522	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	353 of 592	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.6	136 of 582	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	415 of 1161	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	400 of 555	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	649 of 1117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.0	192 of 1052	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	896 of 1085	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	888 of 1064	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	410 of 1044	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	181 of 467	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	882 of 941	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	601 of 938	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	999 of 1906	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1320 of 1915	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	748 of 1915	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	970 of 1858	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	687 of 1054	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	952 of 1833	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	934 of 1760	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1251 of 1900	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1296 of 1902	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	715 of 1917	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	989 of 1861	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1006 of 1814	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	893 of 1742	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1177 of 2013	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1413 of 2026	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	751 of 2030	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	858 of 1943	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	680 of 1126	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1009 of 1937	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	865 of 1862	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1236 of 1942	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1215 of 1948	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	938 of 1963	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	922 of 1916	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	640 of 1122	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1032 of 1880	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	925 of 1834	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	120 of 175	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	145 of 183	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	137 of 190	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	126 of 168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	493 of 577	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	496 of 574	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	372 of 541	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	402 of 515	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	351 of 422	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	315 of 366	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.4	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.0	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1029 of 1252	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	882 of 1216	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	761 of 1197	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	657 of 1155	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	877 of 1173	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	711 of 1193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	563 of 1204	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	542 of 1222	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	558 of 1173	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)20th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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 10th Grade	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
Oceanside High	Public	9-12	1 Pirates Cove	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8200	1,948	90	21.6	74.5%	391 (20.1%)	87 (4.5%)	1,232 (63.2%)	39 (2.0%)	10 (0.5%)	40 (2.1%)	141 (7.2%)	41.6	1223^rd of 2162 public high schools	43.4%		35.1	1368^th of 2159 public high schools	36.6%	145		23.6	10.5	23.0	42.3	42.3	20.4	20.4	$10,529	$385	$10,144
Surfside High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1125 South Ditmar St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8600	119	10	12.1	92.4%	15 (12.6%)	2 (1.7%)	96 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	4 (3.4%)	7.7	2131^st of 2162 public high schools	1.4%		16.1	1786^th of 2159 public high schools	17.3%	345		1.5		1.3	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	$14,345	$171	$14,174
Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program	Public	12	707 Carey Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7170	55	5	11.0	81.8%	8 (14.5%)	3 (5.5%)	37 (67.3%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)									$33,686	$2,686	$31,000
Carlsbad Village Academy	Public	10-12	3557 Lancer Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5200	38	6	6.5	76.3%	11 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	3 (7.9%)	36.9	1332^nd of 2162 public high schools	38.4%		23.2	1623^rd of 2159 public high schools	24.8%	291		5.6		4.6	61.1	61.1	11.8	11.8	$30,990	$1,146	$29,844
Carlsbad High	Public	9-12	3557 Lancer Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5100	2,336	98	23.8	31.5%	1,440 (61.6%)	37 (1.6%)	592 (25.3%)	65 (2.8%)	5 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	186 (8.0%)	89.3	211^th of 2162 public high schools	90.2%		86.2	303^rd of 2159 public high schools	86.0%	92		51.9	35.3	51.4	76.9	76.9	49.1	49.1	$14,451	$495	$13,956
El Camino High	Public	9-12	400 Rancho del Oro Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8000	2,463	106	23.2	67.0%	430 (17.5%)	96 (3.9%)	1,533 (62.2%)	157 (6.4%)	4 (0.2%)	51 (2.1%)	184 (7.5%)	64	713^th of 2162 public high schools	67.0%		65.3	644^th of 2159 public high schools	70.2%	69		36.5	13.6	35.6	53.6	53.6	31.9	31.9	$9,436	$493	$8,943
Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Bobcat Blvd.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6600	1,289	52	24.7	29.8%	622 (48.3%)	15 (1.2%)	330 (25.6%)	173 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (11.1%)	94.7	101^st of 2162 public high schools	95.3%		97	69^th of 2159 public high schools	96.8%	32			59.8	59.8	76.9	76.9	59.5	59.5	$14,077	$442	$13,635
SIATech	Public, Charter	10-12	2611 Temple Heights Dr. Ste. A	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	SIATech District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	1,174	44	26.4	92.7%	88 (7.5%)	154 (13.1%)	807 (68.7%)	12 (1.0%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	87 (7.4%)	18.2	1723^rd of 2162 public high schools	20.3%		18.7	1725^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	2			20.4	20.4	24.8	24.8	2.3	2.3	$26,489	$779	$25,710
Major General Raymond Murray High	Public	10-12	215 North Melrose Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-2502	146	14	10.3	89.7%	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	132 (90.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9.5	2042^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.6%		12.6	1908^th of 2159 public high schools	11.6%	134		2.4	6.3	3.5	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	$24,330	$3,600	$20,730
North County Trade Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	1132 N Melrose Drive Ste. 501	Vista	92083	San Diego County	North County Trade Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 598-0782	145	13	11.3	69.0%	30 (20.7%)	2 (1.4%)	95 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.7%)	28.2	1521^st of 2162 public high schools	29.6%		37	1314^th of 2159 public high schools	39.1%	207	20.7			18.8	29.4	29.4	11.8	11.8	$27,870	$1,498	$26,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Oceanside High

Is Oceanside High a good school?

Oceanside High ranks 1223^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Oceanside High?

Oceanside High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Laurel Elementary
Elementary : Mission Elementary
Elementary : North Terrace Elementary
Elementary : Pablo Tac School of the Arts
Elementary : Palmquist Elementary
Elementary : Santa Margarita Elementary
Elementary : South Oceanside Elementary
Elementary : Stuart Mesa Elementary
Middle : Jefferson Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle

What district is Oceanside High in?

Oceanside Unified

How many students attend Oceanside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,948 students attended Oceanside High.

What is the racial makeup of Oceanside High?

Students at Oceanside High are 63% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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