How does Pablo Tac School of the Arts compare to other elementary schools in Oceanside?

Pablo Tac School of the Arts has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.5/100, placing it at the 27th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 770 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pablo Tac School of the Arts?

8.3% of students at Pablo Tac School of the Arts exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pablo Tac School of the Arts improving or declining?

Pablo Tac School of the Arts's proficiency rate increases by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pablo Tac School of the Arts?

27.3% of students at Pablo Tac School of the Arts 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.

Pablo Tac School of the Arts

Oceanside Unified Oceanside San Diego County 92054

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

770 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

436 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 72.9%

White 11.2%

Asian 1.1%

Black 3.9%

Other 10.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pablo Tac School of the Arts
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.3%
Met Standard	19.7%
Below Standard	72.0%

Exceeded

8.3%

Met

19.7%

Below

72.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Pablo Tac School of the Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.4 points below the Oceanside Unified district average of 15.7%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.0% exceeded — 7.7 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.