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Louise Foussat Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Louise Foussat Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 755 students in the Oceanside Unified district, currently facing significant academic challenges with a statewide ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is notably lower than many nearby schools, with less than a third of students proficient in English and less than a quarter proficient in Math. For comparison, Santa Margarita Elementary and Ivey Ranch Elementary in the same district have proficiency rates nearly twice as high. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 27.7% of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than at schools like Empresa Elementary (9.6%) or Bonsall West Elementary (8.1%). The school also operates with less funding per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio than most peers in the area.

Interestingly, Scholarship Prep - Oceanside, a charter school less than a mile away serving a similarly economically disadvantaged population, achieves much stronger academic results. While Louise Foussat's performance has declined over the past decade, the school does show relative strength in serving its Special Education students. The data suggests that addressing attendance and examining instructional practices are critical areas for improvement to help students succeed.

755

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,583

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Pala Rd.
Oceanside, CA 92058-0678

(760) 721-2200

District: Oceanside Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

11.1%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,595^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	23.0	4595 of 5857	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4754 of 5869	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4133 of 5859	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4099 of 5883	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	3047 of 5789	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	3025 of 5662	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	3616 of 5692	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	3668 of 5614	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	3402 of 5611	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	2690 of 5530	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	1967 of 5390	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	2160 of 5377	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	2074 of 5314	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	2247 of 5193	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	910 of 2227	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	1615 of 2585	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1966 of 2128	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	3092 of 3162	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3014 of 3311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2147 of 3275	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1617 of 3246	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4413 of 5597	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4766 of 5612	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3386 of 5609	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3373 of 5635	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2876 of 5492	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2676 of 5413	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	3958 of 5107	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4445 of 5107	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4065 of 5087	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3687 of 5084	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	3045 of 4963	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2666 of 4830	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	4188 of 5460	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4423 of 5517	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3697 of 5363	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3496 of 5264	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2845 of 5173	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	2268 of 5084	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4344 of 5628	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4287 of 5643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4396 of 5638	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4371 of 5663	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2983 of 5510	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3175 of 5431	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	619 of 718	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	558 of 670	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1827 of 2847	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1540 of 2635	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1605 of 2420	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	63.2	1084 of 2834	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2019)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Louise Foussat Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Louise Foussat Elementary?

Students at Louise Foussat Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Louise Foussat Elementary in?

Oceanside Unified

How many students attend Louise Foussat Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Louise Foussat Elementary.

Is Louise Foussat Elementary a good school?

Louise Foussat Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.5% of California elementary schools.

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