Summary:
Surfside Academy is an alternative public virtual school located in Oceanside, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 315 students. The school is part of the Oceanside Unified School District, which is ranked 828 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Surfside Academy has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (52.7%) compared to the state average. However, the school's performance metrics, such as graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic achievement, are generally lower than the nearby Coastal Academy Charter and Guajome Park Academy Charter. For example, Surfside Academy's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 64.9% and 90.3%, which is lower than the state average of 84.2% and the nearby charter schools. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.9% to 43.3%, significantly higher than the state average of 14.3% and the nearby charter schools.
Surfside Academy's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is also generally lower than the state and nearby school averages. For instance, in 2022-2023, the school's 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 48.53%, compared to the state average of 55.41%, and its 11th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 8.82%, compared to the state average of 27.36%. These performance challenges may be linked to the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.54% to 73.65% over the past three years, suggesting that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
Detail:
Public, Virtual, Alternative K-12
District:
Oceanside Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2543rd of 5,868 California Alternative Schools
Student/teacher ratio: 29.7
Number of students: 315
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
52.7%
White:
34.3%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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African American:
2.9%
Asian:
2.5%
Pacific Islander:
1.9%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.7%
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