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Louise Foussat Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,398 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
788 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
79%
Teachers
32 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic70.7%
White9.6%
Asian0.6%
Black4.6%
Other14.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Louise Foussat Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard8.5%
Met Standard17.8%
Below Standard73.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Louise Foussat Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Oceanside Unified district average of 15.7%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.7% exceeded — 10.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
8.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
26.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
27.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
5.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,398
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd12110.7%12.4%26.4%50.4%23.1%
4th10711.2%13.1%27.1%48.6%24.3%
5th1227.4%32.0%14.8%45.9%39.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd1205.8%17.5%26.7%50.0%23.3%
4th10712.2%15.9%38.3%33.6%28.0%
5th1224.1%15.6%25.4%54.9%19.7%