Oceano Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 63.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Oceano Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.8 points below the Lucia Mar Unified district average of 22.4%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.4% exceeded — 5.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 22.9% | 20.8% | 43.8% |
| 4th | 56 | 12.5% | 21.4% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 57 | 24.6% | 22.8% | 47.4% |
| 6th | 54 | 22.2% | 24.1% | 46.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 14.6% | 25.0% | 39.6% |
| 4th | 57 | 5.3% | 12.3% | 17.5% |
| 5th | 58 | 8.6% | 24.1% | 32.8% |
| 6th | 56 | 7.1% | 23.2% | 30.4% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.6