Is Mission Elementary a good school?

Mission Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mission Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 431 students attended Mission Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Elementary?

Students at Mission Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mission Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jefferson Middle High : Oceanside High

Mission Elementary

Summary:

Mission Elementary is a public elementary school in Oceanside, California, serving 444 students in grades K-5. The school faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, consistently low academic performance, and a high percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Mission Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.5% in 2018-2019 to 38.6% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the Oceanside Unified district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 25.12% of students proficient or better in ELA and 18.26% in Mathematics, compared to 39.65% and 29.29% for the district, respectively. Additionally, Mission Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 93.02% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Mission Elementary to other nearby schools within the Oceanside Unified district, it performs significantly worse in academic achievement. For example, Christa McAuliffe Elementary and North Terrace Elementary have much higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Comparing Mission Elementary to schools outside the district, such as Buena Vista Elementary in the Carlsbad Unified district, the performance gap is even more pronounced, with Buena Vista Elementary significantly outperforming Mission Elementary across all subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

2100 Mission Ave.
Oceanside, CA 92058-2327

(760) 966-8700

District: Oceanside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5027^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,879

Students who attend Mission Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle
High:	Oceanside High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 431

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

8.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mission Elementary ranks worse than 85.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Oceanside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.96. (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: Hispanic (84.9%), White (8.1%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mission Elementary is 25.3. 11 elementary schools in the Oceanside Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mission Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mission Elementary is $11,879. 10 elementary schools in the Oceanside Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mission Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mission Elementary 5027^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mission Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oceanside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oceanside Unified 863^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mission Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.22	3291^st	4809	31.6%
2005	30.54	3242^nd	4822	32.8%
2006	18.41	4112^th	4818	14.7%
2007	25.42	3903^rd	5113	23.7%
2008	28.64	3700^th	5113	27.6%
2009	17.77	4585^th	5193	11.7%
2010	19.40	4627^th	5314	12.9%
2011	21.00	4608^th	5377	14.3%
2012	15.54	4928^th	5390	8.6%
2013	13.61	5132^nd	5530	7.2%
2015	15.81	5016^th	5611	10.6%
2016	11.34	5350^th	5614	4.7%
2017	18.37	4835^th	5692	15.1%
2018	17.50	4894^th	5662	13.6%
2019	22.96	4542^nd	5789	21.5%
2022	22.22	4630^th	5883	21.3%
2023	19.70	4893^rd	5874	16.7%
2024	17.96	5027^th	5862	14.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.27	2906^th	3246	10.5%
2019	28.78	2584^th	3275	21.1%
2022	28.58	2714^th	3311	18.0%
2023	36.76	2027^th	3250	37.6%
2024	24.89	2846^th	3160	9.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.74	4205^th	5084	17.3%
2019	32.90	3649^th	5173	29.5%
2022	32.69	3610^th	5264	31.4%
2023	26.35	4208^th	5374	21.7%
2024	23.00	4534^th	5511	17.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.69	4721^st	5413	12.8%
2019	26.62	4108^th	5492	25.2%
2022	18.46	4853^rd	5635	13.9%
2023	18.95	4797^th	5617	14.6%
2024	20.10	4698^th	5605	16.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.39	4715^th	5431	13.2%
2019	20.26	4642^nd	5510	15.8%
2022	27.49	4003^rd	5663	29.3%
2023	21.98	4541^st	5650	19.6%
2024	17.66	4928^th	5636	12.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mission Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.05	4179^th	4830	13.5%
2019	30.49	3665^th	4963	26.2%
2022	30.10	3691^st	5084	27.4%
2023	23.12	4251^st	5098	16.6%
2024	23.68	4215^th	5102	17.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Mission Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	160	139	70	196	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1989	159	152	79	217	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
1990	149	144	83	272	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
1991	123	106	64	314	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1992	123	98	55	332	4	n/a	n/a	0	612
1993	102	98	65	372	1	n/a	n/a	0	638
1994	105	129	68	426	3	n/a	n/a	0	731
1995	97	101	56	449	5	n/a	n/a	0	708
1996	97	101	56	449	5	n/a	n/a	0	708
1997	109	106	40	528	7	n/a	n/a	0	790
1998	101	108	49	492	6	n/a	n/a	0	756
1999	87	108	29	556	5	n/a	n/a	6	791
2000	97	98	31	615	5	n/a	n/a	0	846
2001	74	86	25	582	2	n/a	n/a	0	769
2002	62	45	28	598	3	n/a	n/a	0	736
2003	62	45	28	598	3	n/a	n/a	0	736
2004	71	46	29	572	1	n/a	n/a	4	723
2005	61	42	24	561	2	n/a	n/a	7	697
2006	50	39	19	545	1	n/a	n/a	8	662
2007	43	38	14	518	1	n/a	n/a	16	630
2008	33	19	15	437	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	504
2009	30	15	11	501	0	1	10	0	568
2010	32	10	11	521	0	5	12	0	591
2011	27	16	17	529	0	9	5	0	603
2012	22	16	11	526	0	10	3	0	588
2013	14	11	8	439	0	6	0	0	478
2014	37	9	12	495	1	12	2	0	568
2015	39	17	11	504	2	10	10	0	593
2016	39	16	5	492	1	9	12	0	574
2017	40	21	11	459	0	7	15	0	553
2018	34	17	11	438	0	6	14	0	520
2019	30	27	10	428	1	2	12	0	510
2020	35	18	10	446	3	3	25	0	540
2021	33	14	8	415	0	1	22	0	493
2022	30	12	4	359	1	2	26	0	434
2023	34	7	6	372	1	3	21	0	444
2024	35	7	3	366	1	2	17	0	431

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 Mission Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	565	22.0	25.6	n/a
1989	609	23.9	25.4	n/a
1990	648	28.7	22.5	n/a
1991	607	28.7	21.1	n/a
1992	612	29.2	20.9	63.4
1993	638	30.0	21.3	94.7
1994	731	31.0	23.6	83
1995	708	31.8	22.3	89.4
1996	708	31.8	22.3	89.4
1997	790	34.0	23.2	91
1998	756	39.0	19.4	91.7
1999	791	34.0	23.3	88.9
2000	846	35.0	24.2	80.9
2001	769	41.0	18.8	92.1
2002	736	41.0	18.0	85.7
2003	736	41.0	18.0	85.7
2004	723	41.3	17.5	87.8
2005	697	38.0	18.3	91.9
2006	662	34.0	19.5	82.4
2007	630	40.0	15.8	91.7
2008	504	35.5	14.2	93.8
2009	568	31.0	15.8	95.6
2010	591	30.0	19.7	90.5
2011	603	n/a	n/a	92
2012	588	26.4	22.2	n/a
2013	478	20.4	23.3	94.4
2014	568	23.7	23.9	96.5
2015	593	24.0	24.7	94.3
2016	574	22.0	26.0	89.7
2017	553	23.1	23.8	90.4
2018	520	22.5	23.0	93.3
2019	510	20.4	24.9	93.5
2020	540	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	493	20.0	24.6	81.3
2022	434	17.0	25.5	91.2
2023	444	17.0	26.1	93
2024	431	17.0	25.3	92.6

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 Mission Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	565	22.0	25.6	n/a
1989	609	23.9	25.4	n/a
1990	648	28.7	22.5	n/a
1991	607	28.7	21.1	n/a
1992	612	29.2	20.9	63.4
1993	638	30.0	21.3	94.7
1994	731	31.0	23.6	83
1995	708	31.8	22.3	89.4
1996	708	31.8	22.3	89.4
1997	790	34.0	23.2	91
1998	756	39.0	19.4	91.7
1999	791	34.0	23.3	88.9
2000	846	35.0	24.2	80.9
2001	769	41.0	18.8	92.1
2002	736	41.0	18.0	85.7
2003	736	41.0	18.0	85.7
2004	723	41.3	17.5	87.8
2005	697	38.0	18.3	91.9
2006	662	34.0	19.5	82.4
2007	630	40.0	15.8	91.7
2008	504	35.5	14.2	93.8
2009	568	31.0	15.8	95.6
2010	591	30.0	19.7	90.5
2011	603	n/a	n/a	92
2012	588	26.4	22.2	n/a
2013	478	20.4	23.3	94.4
2014	568	23.7	23.9	96.5
2015	593	24.0	24.7	94.3
2016	574	22.0	26.0	89.7
2017	553	23.1	23.8	90.4
2018	520	22.5	23.0	93.3
2019	510	20.4	24.9	93.5
2020	540	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	493	20.0	24.6	81.3
2022	434	17.0	25.5	91.2
2023	444	17.0	26.1	93
2024	431	17.0	25.3	92.6

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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