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Empresa Elementary

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Empresa Elementary ranks 1001 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Empresa Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 705 students in Oceanside, part of the Vista Unified School District, that consistently ranks in the top tier of California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with students nearly twice as likely to be proficient in math compared to the district average, and its remarkably low rate of chronic absenteeism, which is less than half that of the district and state. This strong performance is consistent across nearly all student groups, and the school is particularly effective in its mathematics instruction in the early grades. Compared to nearby schools like Maryland Elementary and Grapevine Elementary within its own district, Empresa achieves superior outcomes with similar or even lower per-student spending.

When compared to high-performing schools in neighboring Oceanside Unified, such as Ivey Ranch Elementary, Empresa maintains a strong competitive edge, especially in serving military-connected families and ensuring high attendance. The school's success highlights effective instructional practices and a positive school climate that other local schools, including T.H.E Leadership Academy and Alamosa Park Elementary, can learn from.

705

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,059

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4850 Avenida Empresa
Oceanside, CA 92056-6541

(760) 940-8454

District: Vista Unified

Students who attend Empresa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Vista High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

38.3%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg37%

California avg41%

1,001^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Vista Unified

818^th of 1,543Vista 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	83.3	1001 of 5857	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	870 of 5869	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	1059 of 5859	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	1091 of 5883	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	974 of 5789	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	946 of 5662	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	89.0	691 of 5692	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	1232 of 5614	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.9	1580 of 5611	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	1436 of 5530	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	714 of 5390	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	1021 of 5377	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	1002 of 5314	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	1150 of 5193	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.0	929 of 5113	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	875 of 5113	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	699 of 4818	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	795 of 4822	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	923 of 4809	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.7	639 of 2227	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	441 of 2585	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	381 of 2128	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	1139 of 5597	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	883 of 5612	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	1237 of 5609	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	1122 of 5635	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	1054 of 5492	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	895 of 5413	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	575 of 5107	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	397 of 5107	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	454 of 5087	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	353 of 5084	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	674 of 4963	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	754 of 4830	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	625 of 5460	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	606 of 5517	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	747 of 5363	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	380 of 5264	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	806 of 5173	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	554 of 5084	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	813 of 5628	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	789 of 5643	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	831 of 5638	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1020 of 5663	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	843 of 5510	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	969 of 5431	82.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	20 of 130	84.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	406 of 718	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	378 of 670	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	368 of 669	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	320 of 610	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.2	76 of 339	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	386 of 2847	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	497 of 2635	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	489 of 2420	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	789 of 2598	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	732 of 2651	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	770 of 2661	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	1075 of 2726	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	678 of 2834	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	698 of 2737	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science46%+14 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
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
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
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
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
Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6675	466	20	23.3	94.4%	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	426 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	19.1	4917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.2	5016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	99																	19.5		19.5	28.8	19.5	28.6				25.4	32.0	12.9	17.1				20.3							$18,982	$2,284	$16,698
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Empresa Elementary

Is Empresa Elementary a good school?

Empresa Elementary ranks 1001^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Empresa Elementary?

Students at Empresa Elementary are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Empresa Elementary in?

Vista Unified

How many students attend Empresa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Empresa Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Empresa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Empresa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Vista High

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