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Ivey Ranch Elementary

Q: Is Ivey Ranch Elementary a good school?

Ivey Ranch Elementary ranks 1403 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ivey Ranch Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 698 students in the Oceanside Unified district, known for its strong academic results and effective support for a diverse community, including many military-connected families.

Academically, Ivey Ranch stands out dramatically within its district, with proficiency rates in English and Math that are roughly 18 to 24 points higher than the Oceanside Unified average. For example, it significantly outperforms nearby district schools like Nichols Elementary, Pablo Tac School of the Arts, and Louise Foussat Elementary. The school also manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than most of its district peers. Interestingly, Ivey Ranch achieves these strong results with lower per-student funding than some higher-spending schools in neighboring Vista Unified, such as Empresa Elementary and Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology.

The school has particular strengths in supporting Hispanic students and military-connected students, with performance in these groups ranking in the 80th to 90th percentiles statewide. While strong overall, performance in mathematics shows a pattern of declining proficiency in the upper elementary grades, a trend also seen in other local schools. Compared to a charter option like Scholarship Prep - Oceanside, Ivey Ranch serves a community with a lower rate of economic need and achieves similar strong academic outcomes, highlighting its role as a stable, high-quality choice for families in the area.

698

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,912

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4275 Via Rancho Rd.
Oceanside, CA 92057-8534

(760) 966-4800

District: Oceanside Unified

Students who attend Ivey Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	El Camino High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.0%

White:

33.0%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oceanside Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

!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%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,403^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	74.4	1403 of 5857	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	1189 of 5869	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	1209 of 5859	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	1258 of 5883	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	1192 of 5789	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	1199 of 5662	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	1044 of 5692	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.7	972 of 5614	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	1031 of 5611	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	88.5	558 of 5530	89.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	838 of 5390	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	910 of 5377	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	849 of 5314	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	86.6	667 of 5193	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	802 of 5113	84.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	1051 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	895 of 4818	81.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	1075 of 4822	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	74.4	1139 of 4809	76.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	615 of 2227	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.4	636 of 2128	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	1257 of 5597	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	939 of 5612	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	1205 of 5609	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	1034 of 5635	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	1029 of 5492	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	1144 of 5413	78.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	988 of 5107	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	678 of 5107	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	726 of 5087	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	899 of 5084	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	609 of 4963	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	642 of 4830	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1655 of 5460	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	1327 of 5517	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	1046 of 5363	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	902 of 5264	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	896 of 5173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	581 of 5084	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	1502 of 5628	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1458 of 5643	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	1199 of 5638	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	1430 of 5663	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	1290 of 5510	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	1232 of 5431	77.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	27 of 153	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	13 of 118	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	16 of 130	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	478 of 718	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	546 of 670	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	480 of 669	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	413 of 610	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	294 of 445	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	833 of 2847	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	1530 of 2635	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	586 of 2420	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	793 of 2598	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	465 of 2651	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	664 of 2661	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	821 of 2726	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	976 of 2834	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1309 of 2737	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
T.H.E Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	1550 Temple Heights Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6242	584	25	23.3	71.9%	81 (13.9%)	11 (1.9%)	435 (74.5%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	56.1	2249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.8	2464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.0%	215																	37.9		37.9	46.7	44.2	59.3				50.0	45.2	36.8	41.4				41.2	90.3	95.7	94.6	92.5	95.7	94.6	$19,774	$2,767	$17,007
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
Grapevine Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Grapevine Rd.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8329	730	31	23.8	81.0%	52 (7.1%)	8 (1.1%)	617 (84.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	22.3	4647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		31.1	3852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	795	16.2	14.5	6.9	12.9	42.7	15.8	29.3	28.7	22.1	23.7	6.9	18.3	5.9	14.7	1.7	8.0	16.4		16.4	31.9	31.0	32.5				31.7	24.6	24.2	16.5				21.9							$16,906	$2,158	$14,748
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ivey Ranch Elementary

Is Ivey Ranch Elementary a good school?

Ivey Ranch Elementary ranks 1403^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ivey Ranch Elementary?

Students at Ivey Ranch Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 33% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Ivey Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Ivey Ranch Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ivey Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ivey Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : El Camino High

What district is Ivey Ranch Elementary in?

Oceanside Unified

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