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Oak Crest Middle · Encinitas

Oak Crest Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Oak Crest is a middle school in Encinitas. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Oak Crest Middle in Encinitas, 51.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 61.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oak Crest Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 10.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.1% Math proficient); White students (77.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 63.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 174 students tested.

All students at this school: 65% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 65%, district —, state 39%65%
WhiteWhite: this school 69%, district 73%, state 56%69% · +4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 62%, district 73%, state 42%62% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 68%, district 76%, state 44%68% · +3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 43%, district 54%, state 32%43% · −22 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 46%, district 54%, state 32%46% · −19 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 20%, district 30%, state 15%20% · −45 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 76%, district 82%, state 56%76% · +11 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 5%, district 20%, state 11%5% · −60 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 29%, district 30%, state 22%29% · −36 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 91%, district 91%, state 72%91% · +26 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 45%, district 68%, state 46%45% · −20 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 24:122:1
Teaching staff40 teachers
Avg. experience15.7 years
Fully credentialed94%
First-year teachers5%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$70,862 – $145,072
Principal salary$0 – $199,179
Superintendent salary$358,750

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $16,857, CA average $14,815$16,857 · spent at this school
Federal share$35 per student

$35 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,948 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction56%
Instruction support11%
Student services12%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,624 per pupil
2019$11,728 per pupil
2018$11,865 per pupil
2017$11,201 per pupil
2016$11,107 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White60.7%
District 52.8% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic24.5%
District 17.2% · CA 56.1%
Other11.5%
District 10.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian2.6%
District 18.7% · CA 10.2%
Black0.7%
District 0.7% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 22.4% (41pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$159K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.61M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+67% · CA 35%
ZIP population50,617
Median age44 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 48% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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