Oceanside · San Diego County

Schools in Oceanside

Oceanside’s 23 public elementary schools run from the 31st to the 91st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 23 schools

from 31st to 91st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Coastal Academy Charter: 84th percentile, Strong
  • Empresa Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
  • Bonsall West Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Ivey Ranch Elementary: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Alamosa Park Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • Santa Margarita Elementary: 70th percentile, Solid
  • Del Rio Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Lake Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Christa McAuliffe Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Mission Meadows Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Libby Elementary: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Palmquist Elementary: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Scholarship Prep - Oceanside: 55th percentile, Solid
  • T.H.E Leadership Academy: 52nd percentile, Solid
  • Louise Foussat Elementary: 49th percentile, Developing
  • South Oceanside Elementary: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Mission Elementary: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Laurel Elementary: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • North Terrace Elementary: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Nichols Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
  • Stuart Mesa Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Pablo Tac School of the Arts: 31st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
8Developing
9Solid
6Strong

One dot per school.

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Middle · 13 schools

from 2nd to 89th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Coastal Academy Charter: 83rd percentile, Strong
  • Scholarship Prep - Oceanside: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • North Terrace Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Santa Margarita Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Middle: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Stuart Mesa Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Cesar Chavez Middle: 44th percentile, Developing
  • Lincoln Middle: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Jefferson Middle: 31st percentile, Developing
  • Surfside Academy: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Madison Middle: 20th percentile, Needs Support
  • Roosevelt Middle: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
5Developing
3Solid
2Strong

High · 5 schools

from 12th to 93rd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Mission Vista High: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Coastal Academy Charter: 57th percentile, Solid
  • El Camino High: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Oceanside High: 25th percentile, Developing
  • Surfside Academy: 12th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 7 of the 33 ranked schools teach more than one level, 1 of them all three, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Oceanside

37 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Oceanside score highest?

Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary is highest, at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Oceanside

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Oceanside elementary school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Oceanside score highest?

Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary is highest, at the 89th percentile.

That’s higher than 89 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Oceanside

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Show the other 10 middle schools
Context

The average Oceanside middle school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

1 middle school not ranked statewide

High schools

Which high schools in Oceanside score highest?

Mission Vista High is highest, at the 93rd percentile.

That’s higher than 93 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Oceanside

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 2 high schools
  • Oceanside HighOceanside Unified
    25thDevelopingScope Score 48
  • Surfside AcademyOceanside Unified · Check how it admits students.
    12thNeeds SupportScope Score 42
Context

The average Oceanside high school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

3 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools and continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind.

9 private schools have a Oceanside address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Oceanside rank highest?

Elementary: Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary, 91st percentile (Strong). Middle: Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary, 89th percentile (Strong). High: Mission Vista High, 93rd percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Oceanside decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Oceanside good?

Oceanside’s 23 public elementary schools run from the 31st to the 91st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong, 9 Solid and 8 Developing. Oceanside’s 13 public middle schools run from the 2nd to the 89th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 3 Solid, 5 Developing and 3 Needs Support. Oceanside’s 5 public high schools run from the 12th to the 93rd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid, 2 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Oceanside compare with California?

The average Oceanside elementary school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Oceanside middle school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Oceanside high school had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Oceanside address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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