Is Ocean Knoll Elementary a good school?

Ocean Knoll Elementary ranks 1124 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ocean Knoll Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 492 students attended Ocean Knoll Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ocean Knoll Elementary?

Students at Ocean Knoll Elementary are 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ocean Knoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ocean Knoll Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oak Crest Middle High : La Costa Canyon High

Ocean Knoll Elementary

Summary:

Ocean Knoll Elementary is a public elementary school serving 523 students in grades K-6 in Encinitas, California, which is part of the Encinitas Union Elementary School District. While the school consistently performs above the state average on standardized tests, it lags behind the district average, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Ocean Knoll has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.7% in 2017-2018 to 23.5% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district average of 14.1%.

Compared to other schools in the Encinitas Union Elementary School District, El Camino Creek Elementary and Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary outperform Ocean Knoll in terms of test scores and chronic absenteeism. Ocean Knoll also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (31.17%) compared to the district average of around 25%. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 23.7 is higher than the district average of around 22.5.

While Ocean Knoll's overall performance is generally strong, the school faces some challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism and the performance of certain student subgroups. Addressing these issues and learning from the practices of the top-performing nearby schools could help Ocean Knoll continue to improve and better serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

910 Melba Rd.
Encinitas, CA 92024-3901

(760) 944-4351

District: Encinitas Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1124^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,995

Students who attend Ocean Knoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Crest Middle
High:	La Costa Canyon High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.6

Number of students: 492

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Hispanic:

37.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ocean Knoll Elementary ranks better than 80.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Encinitas Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.6%), Hispanic (37.8%), two or more races (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Encinitas Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ocean Knoll Elementary is 24.6. 7 elementary schools in the Encinitas Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ocean Knoll Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ocean Knoll Elementary is $15,995, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Encinitas Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ocean Knoll Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean Knoll Elementary 1124^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ocean Knoll Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Encinitas Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Encinitas Union Elementary 124^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ocean Knoll Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.00	1960^th	4809	59.2%
2005	57.14	1872^nd	4822	61.2%
2006	55.89	1921^st	4818	60.1%
2007	49.87	2340^th	5113	54.2%
2008	75.40	1170^th	5113	77.1%
2009	70.44	1418^th	5193	72.7%
2010	76.53	1159^th	5314	78.2%
2011	72.00	1394^th	5377	74.1%
2012	79.75	1043^rd	5390	80.6%
2013	84.79	772^nd	5530	86.0%
2015	90.73	580^th	5611	89.7%
2016	90.26	598^th	5614	89.3%
2017	90.38	619^th	5692	89.1%
2018	85.12	882^nd	5662	84.4%
2019	87.31	780^th	5789	86.5%
2022	86.10	892^nd	5883	84.8%
2023	87.00	869^th	5874	85.2%
2024	80.72	1124^th	5862	80.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.38	1550^th	3246	52.2%
2019	57.21	922^nd	3275	71.8%
2022	47.14	1356^th	3311	59.0%
2023	65.17	627^th	3250	80.7%
2024	23.50	2919^th	3160	7.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	97.05	75^th	2420	96.9%
2024	74.89	429^th	2634	83.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.59	1932^nd	5084	62.0%
2019	57.79	1915^th	5173	63.0%
2022	58.84	1744^th	5264	66.9%
2023	58.82	1814^th	5374	66.2%
2024	54.72	2069^th	5511	62.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.27	653^rd	5413	87.9%
2019	91.41	476^th	5492	91.3%
2022	82.99	968^th	5635	82.8%
2023	84.88	893^rd	5617	84.1%
2024	72.37	1383^rd	5605	75.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.23	430^th	2128	79.8%
2019	65.20	598^th	2585	76.9%
2022	68.92	427^th	2227	80.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.44	1123^rd	5431	79.3%
2019	79.20	1120^th	5510	79.7%
2022	86.62	801^st	5663	85.9%
2023	85.70	827^th	5650	85.4%
2024	84.42	900^th	5636	84.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.14	1524^th	4830	68.4%
2019	64.04	1463^rd	4963	70.5%
2022	62.34	1504^th	5084	70.4%
2023	69.32	1209^th	5098	76.3%
2024	54.91	1952^nd	5102	61.7%

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Rank History for White students at Ocean Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.49	202^nd	2737	92.6%
2019	86.02	222^nd	2834	92.2%
2022	84.99	271^st	2726	90.1%
2023	88.37	155^th	2662	94.2%
2024	78.93	459^th	2647	82.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Great school spirit, excellent academics, a great experience for my children. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ocean Knoll Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	554	4	35	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1989	557	0	32	166	0	n/a	n/a	0	755
1990	493	6	17	146	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1991	490	5	11	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
1992	471	3	13	161	1	n/a	n/a	0	649
1993	464	5	11	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1994	411	4	24	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
1995	368	8	20	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1996	368	8	20	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1997	334	7	23	212	2	n/a	n/a	0	578
1998	332	9	22	220	2	n/a	n/a	0	585
1999	320	7	20	229	1	n/a	n/a	0	577
2000	305	4	19	244	3	n/a	n/a	0	575
2001	322	11	18	269	4	n/a	n/a	0	624
2002	263	8	15	289	6	n/a	n/a	0	581
2003	263	8	15	289	6	n/a	n/a	0	581
2004	257	8	19	299	6	n/a	n/a	2	591
2005	223	6	14	291	3	n/a	n/a	6	543
2006	205	2	11	263	3	n/a	n/a	0	484
2007	197	1	7	266	3	n/a	n/a	0	474
2008	170	2	8	257	3	n/a	n/a	0	440
2009	166	1	7	248	3	0	14	0	439
2010	187	6	7	243	3	0	2	0	448
2011	199	1	6	268	1	0	5	0	480
2012	216	0	6	246	1	0	12	0	481
2013	224	0	5	248	1	0	18	0	496
2014	261	1	10	259	2	0	21	0	554
2015	304	3	8	255	2	0	18	0	590
2016	308	5	10	256	3	2	20	0	604
2017	327	4	13	255	3	2	25	0	629
2018	349	3	15	251	3	3	26	0	650
2019	366	4	21	258	2	3	22	0	676
2020	377	3	21	251	2	3	24	0	681
2021	288	2	16	225	1	3	23	0	558
2022	297	3	16	226	1	3	32	0	578
2023	272	2	15	195	1	1	37	0	523
2024	254	2	12	186	0	1	37	0	492

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ocean Knoll Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	745	33.7	22.1	n/a
1989	755	32.7	23.0	n/a
1990	662	29.2	22.6	n/a
1991	635	32.0	19.8	n/a
1992	649	32.5	19.9	14.3
1993	660	28.0	23.6	16.5
1994	629	27.0	23.3	23.2
1995	599	24.6	24.3	32.2
1996	599	24.6	24.3	32.2
1997	578	27.8	20.8	38.8
1998	585	29.6	19.8	35.2
1999	577	28.0	20.6	41.4
2000	575	28.0	20.5	38.1
2001	624	30.0	20.8	36.9
2002	581	29.0	20.0	36.3
2003	581	29.0	20.0	36.3
2004	591	28.9	20.4	44.8
2005	543	25.8	21.0	41
2006	484	23.8	20.3	35.5
2007	474	22.8	20.8	45.6
2008	440	24.0	18.3	51.1
2009	439	3.2	137.2	46
2010	448	21.7	20.6	43.1
2011	480	n/a	n/a	41.5
2012	481	22.1	21.7	n/a
2013	496	22.1	22.4	34.1
2014	554	22.0	25.1	35
2015	590	23.0	25.6	27.5
2016	604	24.0	25.1	31.6
2017	629	24.5	25.6	29.9
2018	650	24.5	26.5	32.3
2019	676	26.0	26.0	32.5
2020	681	n/a	n/a	30.5
2021	558	25.0	22.3	28.3
2022	578	25.0	23.1	31.1
2023	523	22.0	23.7	31.2
2024	492	20.0	24.6	31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ocean Knoll Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	745	33.7	22.1	n/a
1989	755	32.7	23.0	n/a
1990	662	29.2	22.6	n/a
1991	635	32.0	19.8	n/a
1992	649	32.5	19.9	14.3
1993	660	28.0	23.6	16.5
1994	629	27.0	23.3	23.2
1995	599	24.6	24.3	32.2
1996	599	24.6	24.3	32.2
1997	578	27.8	20.8	38.8
1998	585	29.6	19.8	35.2
1999	577	28.0	20.6	41.4
2000	575	28.0	20.5	38.1
2001	624	30.0	20.8	36.9
2002	581	29.0	20.0	36.3
2003	581	29.0	20.0	36.3
2004	591	28.9	20.4	44.8
2005	543	25.8	21.0	41
2006	484	23.8	20.3	35.5
2007	474	22.8	20.8	45.6
2008	440	24.0	18.3	51.1
2009	439	3.2	137.2	46
2010	448	21.7	20.6	43.1
2011	480	n/a	n/a	41.5
2012	481	22.1	21.7	n/a
2013	496	22.1	22.4	34.1
2014	554	22.0	25.1	35
2015	590	23.0	25.6	27.5
2016	604	24.0	25.1	31.6
2017	629	24.5	25.6	29.9
2018	650	24.5	26.5	32.3
2019	676	26.0	26.0	32.5
2020	681	n/a	n/a	30.5
2021	558	25.0	22.3	28.3
2022	578	25.0	23.1	31.1
2023	523	22.0	23.7	31.2
2024	492	20.0	24.6	31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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