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T.H.E Leadership Academy

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T.H.E Leadership Academy ranks 2249 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

T.H.E Leadership Academy is a public elementary school serving 584 students in grades K-5 within the Vista Unified School District in Oceanside, CA, and it stands out for consistently improving its academic performance while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school is particularly effective at supporting its students, achieving higher test scores in English, Math, and Science than both the district and state averages. This is notable when compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Maryland Elementary. T.H.E Leadership Academy excels with specific groups, ranking in the 81st percentile for special education students and maintaining a lower rate of chronic student absences than other local schools like California Avenue Elementary. While the school's overall ranking is strong, it trails higher-performing neighbors like Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology and Empresa Elementary, which serve fewer students from low-income families.

Areas for growth include strengthening math instruction in the upper grades and improving support for English Language Learners. Overall, T.H.E Leadership Academy has shown a clear, steady trajectory of improvement over the past decade, demonstrating it is a school that successfully helps its students achieve.

584

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,774

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Temple Heights Dr.
Oceanside, CA 92056-3066

(760) 631-6242

District: Vista Unified

Students who attend T.H.E Leadership Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.5%

White:

13.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg37%

California avg41%

2,249^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	56.1	2249 of 5857	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2464 of 5869	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	2455 of 5859	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2654 of 5883	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	2334 of 5789	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	2585 of 5662	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	2587 of 5692	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.3	3458 of 5614	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	2825 of 5611	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	3202 of 5530	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	2070 of 5390	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	2129 of 5377	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.1	2272 of 5314	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	1900 of 5193	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.8	2326 of 5113	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.4	2050 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	1911 of 4818	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.1	2290 of 4822	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.7	2471 of 4809	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.0	407 of 2227	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	745 of 2585	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	528 of 2128	75.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.8	3051 of 3245	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2172 of 3311	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	805 of 3275	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	885 of 3246	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	2180 of 5597	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2816 of 5612	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	2534 of 5609	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	2600 of 5635	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2554 of 5492	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2720 of 5413	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1383 of 5107	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	1759 of 5107	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1615 of 5087	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	1995 of 5084	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	1726 of 4963	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2219 of 4830	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1925 of 5460	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2651 of 5517	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	1886 of 5363	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	2218 of 5264	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	1561 of 5173	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2414 of 5084	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	2216 of 5628	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	2090 of 5643	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2260 of 5638	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2539 of 5663	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	1999 of 5510	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	2318 of 5431	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	547 of 2847	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	759 of 2635	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	468 of 2420	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1679 of 2598	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1689 of 2651	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1710 of 2661	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1752 of 2726	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	1416 of 2834	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	1535 of 2737	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)6th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science38%+5 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	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
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
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
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
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
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 West California Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-4870	42	4	11.6	73.8%	6 (14.3%)	1 (2.4%)	29 (69.0%)	4 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)
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
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-5	600 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 941-0880	740	30	24.6	81.6%	92 (12.4%)	16 (2.2%)	592 (80.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.5%)	30.8	3897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.7	4054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	157																	17.2		17.2	41.6	32.8	35.8				36.5	44.3	26.1	18.7				28.9	98.3	98.3		98.3		98.3	$18,239	$2,839	$15,400
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
Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	22	19.2	60.1%	102 (24.1%)	12 (2.8%)	267 (63.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	54.5	2340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		38.7	3255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	915																	26.8	22.2	24.7	60.0	34.6	51.2	55.9	62.5	52.8	54.1	57.8	30.8	34.2	29.4	30.8	25.0	35.8	82.5	87.5	90.0	86.3	88.8	90.0	$16,389	$1,704	$14,685
Mission Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Spur Ave.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-7884	473	22	22.0	63.6%	133 (28.1%)	5 (1.1%)	265 (56.0%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (9.5%)	41.6	3105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		39.1	3230^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	125																	30.7		30.7	33.3	42.9	51.6				42.1	36.8	29.4	35.5				33.6	93.4	97.2	97.2	95.3	96.2	97.2	$19,613	$2,524	$17,089

Frequently Asked Questions about T.H.E Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of T.H.E Leadership Academy?

Students at T.H.E Leadership Academy are 74% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is T.H.E Leadership Academy in?

Vista Unified

How many students attend T.H.E Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended T.H.E Leadership Academy.

Is T.H.E Leadership Academy a good school?

T.H.E Leadership Academy ranks 2249^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of T.H.E Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend T.H.E Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Vista High

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