Best Public Schools in Oceano, CA

Summary:

The city of Oceano, California has only one school, Oceano Elementary, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. Oceano Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past three school years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.3% and lower-than-average test scores in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Oceano Elementary serves a population with significant socioeconomic needs, as evidenced by the high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 85.24%.

While Oceano Elementary is the only school in the data set, the information provided suggests that there are opportunities for improvement in addressing the school's academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and supporting the needs of its student population. Addressing these issues could be crucial for providing a better educational experience for the students of Oceano Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3800	393	19	20.2	90.1%	71 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	303 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	38.8	3239^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.7%		33.3	3619^th of 5874 public elementary schools	38.4%	380	22.6	22.6	26.8	22.5	41.3	53.3	36.5	35.6	28.3	20.8	41.3	32.0	$5,503

Cities Near Oceano

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grover Beach	0.45 mi	3	463^rd
Arroyo Grande	1.24 mi	8	265^th
Pismo Beach	3.3 mi	2	150^th
Nipomo	7.89 mi	5	399^th
San Luis Obispo	8.1 mi	17	211^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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