How does Ocean Air compare to other elementary schools in San Diego?

Ocean Air has a SchoolScope composite score of 77.9/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 69% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,096 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ocean Air?

69.0% of students at Ocean Air exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 90.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ocean Air improving or declining?

Ocean Air's proficiency rate decreases by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ocean Air?

3.9% of students at Ocean Air are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Ocean Air

Del Mar Union Elementary San Diego San Diego County 92130

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,096 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

493 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 7.9%

White 33.5%

Asian 46.0%

Black 0.8%

Other 11.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ocean Air
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	69.0%
Met Standard	21.7%
Below Standard	9.3%

Exceeded

69.0%

Met

21.7%

Below

9.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "91% proficient" for Ocean Air and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

69.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 48.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points above the Del Mar Union Elementary district average of 57.5%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.0 points higher (vs 57.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 3.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.