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Pablo Tac School of the Arts

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Pablo Tac School of the Arts ranks 4266 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pablo Tac School of the Arts is a K-5 elementary school serving 425 students in the Oceanside Unified district, known for its arts focus but facing significant academic challenges.

The school's academic performance is substantially below both district and state averages, with only about a quarter to a third of students proficient in core subjects like English, math, and science. This places it well behind many nearby schools, such as Ivey Ranch Elementary and North Terrace Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 27% of students missing significant school time, a rate higher than most comparable schools in the area. While the school serves a high-needs population, a comparison with Scholarship Prep - Oceanside, a charter school with similar demographics, shows that much stronger academic results and better attendance are possible.

Pablo Tac's statewide ranking has been highly volatile over the past decade, suggesting inconsistent performance. Despite receiving more funding per student than some higher-performing schools, academic outcomes remain a struggle. The school has shown it can improve, reaching a peak ranking recently before declining again, indicating a need for sustainable strategies to support its students.

425

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,238

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 Hacienda Dr.
Oceanside, CA 92054-3854

(760) 721-2300

District: Oceanside Unified

Students who attend Pablo Tac School of the Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle
High:	Oceanside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

12.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,266^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	26.6	4266 of 5857	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3632 of 5869	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4828 of 5859	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4092 of 5883	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5448 of 5789	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	5591 of 5662	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	4937 of 5692	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	4314 of 5614	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	3856 of 5611	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.4	4439 of 5530	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	4370 of 5390	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	4233 of 5377	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.7	2866 of 5314	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	2553 of 5193	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	2448 of 5113	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.9	2500 of 5113	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.2	2710 of 4818	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.8	2204 of 4822	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	1769 of 4809	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	782 of 2227	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	1725 of 3162	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3069 of 3245	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	3211 of 3311	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3133 of 3246	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4503 of 5597	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4253 of 5612	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4982 of 5609	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4246 of 5635	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4938 of 5492	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	5339 of 5413	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3665 of 5107	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2913 of 5107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4228 of 5087	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3341 of 5084	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4766 of 4963	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	4787 of 4830	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	4193 of 5460	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3290 of 5517	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4115 of 5363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3300 of 5264	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5032 of 5173	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	5041 of 5084	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3582 of 5628	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2874 of 5643	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4350 of 5638	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3682 of 5663	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5169 of 5510	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	5351 of 5431	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2319 of 2847	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	1055 of 2635	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1124 of 2420	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)65th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science25%-8 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	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
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
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
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
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
Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-8700	419	17	24.6	90.9%	31 (7.4%)	6 (1.4%)	363 (86.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	33.2	3707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		18	5034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	1327	18.2		18.2	30.2	45.3	33.9				37.0	29.9	46.7	13.6				30.8						$11,829	$1,399	$10,430
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
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	$10,604	$1,074	$9,530
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Laurel St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4200	352	16	22.0	92.9%	18 (5.1%)	8 (2.3%)	306 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.3%)	24.4	4458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		21.4	4731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	273	23.3		23.3	28.6	24.1	37.1				30.6	23.2	21.8	23.3				22.8						$12,936	$5,259	$7,677
Palmquist Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8500	512	19	26.3	56.4%	230 (44.9%)	9 (1.8%)	220 (43.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.4%)	47.9	2712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		54.3	2327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	385	32.9		32.9	44.4	32.9	54.1				44.1	50.6	29.9	32.9				38.3						$12,140	$1,155	$10,985
North Terrace Elementary	Public	K-8	141 Santa Rosa Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7500	771	32	24.3	69.5%	266 (34.5%)	45 (5.8%)	333 (43.2%)	20 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	90 (11.7%)	71.6	1531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		63.4	1913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	382	47.2	55.7	51.1	59.8	38.8	64.4	74.6	58.8	67.2	60.5	54.3	42.4	49.3	53.2	41.2	31.2	45.9						$11,152	$1,199	$9,953

Frequently Asked Questions about Pablo Tac School of the Arts

How many students attend Pablo Tac School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Pablo Tac School of the Arts.

What schools do graduates of Pablo Tac School of the Arts attend?

Students who attend Pablo Tac School of the Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle
High : Oceanside High

Is Pablo Tac School of the Arts a good school?

Pablo Tac School of the Arts ranks 4266^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pablo Tac School of the Arts?

Students at Pablo Tac School of the Arts are 74% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Pablo Tac School of the Arts in?

Oceanside Unified

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