Is Coastal Academy Charter a good school?

Coastal Academy Charter ranks 1306 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Coastal Academy Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,876 students attended Coastal Academy Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Coastal Academy Charter?

Students at Coastal Academy Charter are 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Coastal Academy Charter

Summary:

Coastal Academy Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Oceanside, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,789 students. This high-performing school stands out for its exceptional academic achievements, consistently outpacing nearby schools and the state averages.

Coastal Academy Charter's key strengths include its consistently high four-year graduation rates, which reached 96.2% in the 2021-2022 school year, far exceeding the rates of nearby schools like North Coastal Consortium Schools (15.4%) and Pivot Charter School - San Diego II (66.7%). The school also boasts low dropout rates of just 3.0% and low chronic absenteeism of 2.9%, compared to much higher rates at surrounding alternative schools. Academically, Coastal Academy Charter consistently outperforms the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessments.

Interestingly, Coastal Academy Charter's student population has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 24.84% to 28.17% over the past three school years, lower than some nearby schools like North Coastal Consortium Schools (50.85%) and Surfside Academy (73.65%). However, the school maintains a higher student-teacher ratio compared to some of its counterparts, ranging from 22.8 to 26.1 over the past three years. Overall, Coastal Academy Charter's consistent academic excellence and strong performance metrics make it a standout choice for families in the Oceanside area seeking a quality alternative education option.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

4096 Calle Platino
Oceanside, CA 92056-5805

(760) 631-4020

District: Coastal Academy Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1306^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 1,876

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coastal Academy Charter ranks better than 77.7% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.57. (See more...)

Compare Details Coastal Academy Charter ranks better than 84% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.63. (See more...)

Compare Details Coastal Academy Charter ranks better than 83.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.87. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Coastal Academy Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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.

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SchoolDigger ranks Coastal Academy Charter 1306^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Coastal Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Coastal Academy Charter 445^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Coastal Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Coastal Academy Charter 386^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Coastal Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	66.86	1751^st	5789	69.8%
2022	72.05	1526^th	5883	74.1%
2023	73.71	1436^th	5874	75.6%
2024	76.57	1306^th	5862	77.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	16.43	394^th	445	11.5%
2022	37.75	412^th	610	32.5%
2023	43.30	445^th	669	33.5%
2024	47.21	413^th	669	38.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	76.06	368^th	2420	84.8%
2024	70.69	483^rd	2634	81.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	62.91	1571^st	5173	69.6%
2022	84.13	592^nd	5264	88.8%
2023	83.91	623^rd	5374	88.4%
2024	71.84	1179^th	5511	78.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.98	1744^th	5492	68.2%
2022	70.14	1519^th	5635	73.0%
2023	76.92	1220^th	5617	78.3%
2024	77.36	1200^th	5605	78.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	59.94	728^th	2585	71.8%
2022	79.85	307^th	2227	86.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.62	69^th	140	50.7%
2024	53.15	50^th	118	57.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	65.14	1717^th	5510	68.8%
2022	71.92	1440^th	5663	74.6%
2023	67.77	1599^th	5650	71.7%
2024	72.47	1387^th	5636	75.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	61.13	1620^th	4963	67.4%
2022	82.90	636^th	5084	87.5%
2023	78.85	795^th	5098	84.4%
2024	84.75	554^th	5102	89.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	47.77	1625^th	2834	42.7%
2022	43.85	1634^th	2726	40.1%
2023	45.15	1565^th	2662	41.2%
2024	47.45	1498^th	2647	43.4%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	65.61	777^th	2715	71.4%
2022	79.29	494^th	2740	82.0%
2023	83.45	403^rd	2802	85.6%
2024	81.63	445^th	2777	84.0%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.15	410^th	554	26.0%
2022	64.05	242^nd	665	63.6%
2023	74.18	168^th	678	75.2%
2024	61.34	277^th	699	60.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.99	130^th	1538	91.5%
2024	84.84	124^th	1550	92.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	67.03	565^th	2369	76.2%
2022	76.56	368^th	2458	85.0%
2023	85.60	238^th	2549	90.7%
2024	75.23	440^th	2575	82.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	59.65	839^th	2380	64.7%
2022	75.41	524^th	2509	79.1%
2023	83.33	374^th	2547	85.3%
2024	80.49	428^th	2546	83.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	59.53	409^th	1491	72.6%
2022	94.09	56^th	1531	96.3%

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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.64	80^th	191	58.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	67.61	653^rd	2407	72.9%
2022	80.89	424^th	2527	83.2%
2023	80.57	430^th	2558	83.2%
2024	79.69	433^rd	2547	83.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	83.07	249^th	2213	88.7%
2022	76.59	362^nd	2359	84.7%
2023	70.88	489^th	2391	79.5%
2024	84.67	221^st	2383	90.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	41.25	927^th	1602	42.1%
2022	58.48	618^th	1555	60.3%
2023	63.73	520^th	1552	66.5%
2024	64.36	512^th	1535	66.6%

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

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Rank History for all high school students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	80.87	348^th	2133	83.7%
2022	61.59	679^th	2123	68.0%
2023	80.02	323^rd	2348	86.2%
2024	75.87	386^th	2323	83.4%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	20.44	424^th	515	17.7%
2023	65.67	209^th	786	73.4%
2024	60.29	251^st	804	68.8%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	88.58	56^th	1547	96.4%
2024	60.62	315^th	1534	79.5%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	75.18	352^nd	1943	81.9%
2023	84.26	227^th	2247	89.9%
2024	71.37	391^st	2235	82.5%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.07	151^st	417	63.8%
2024	11.87	423^rd	451	6.2%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	81.71	294^th	1833	84.0%
2022	57.06	680^th	1858	63.4%
2023	80.36	293^rd	2118	86.2%
2024	73.68	399^th	2098	81.0%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	48.56	429^th	1161	63.0%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.57	71^st	233	69.5%
2024	65.86	64^th	234	72.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	72.25	461^st	1880	75.5%
2022	61.34	620^th	1916	67.6%
2023	77.47	351^st	2207	84.1%
2024	75.66	373^rd	2172	82.8%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.05	229^th	731	68.7%
2024	55.15	364^th	712	48.9%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	77.52	115^th	720	84.0%
2024	39.96	389^th	721	46.0%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	94.10	67^th	1814	96.3%
2022	76.77	322^nd	1861	82.7%
2023	82.90	206^th	2142	90.4%
2024	75.51	308^th	2125	85.5%

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Rank History for high school White students at Coastal Academy Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.94	414^th	1222	66.1%
2022	39.88	720^th	1204	40.2%
2023	59.39	457^th	1434	68.1%
2024	58.26	460^th	1406	67.3%

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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 Coastal Academy Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2019	901	30	35	311	1	1	239	0	1518
2020	896	27	38	330	0	1	238	0	1530
2021	1215	24	42	404	1	0	295	0	1981
2022	1039	28	43	418	0	1	289	3	1821
2023	1009	29	48	432	0	2	266	3	1789
2024	1025	31	57	500	3	3	254	3	1876

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 Coastal Academy Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1518	53.5	28.3	17.5
2020	1530	n/a	n/a	19.4
2021	1981	75.7	26.1	24.8
2022	1821	79.6	22.8	24.9
2023	1789	75.8	23.5	28.2
2024	1876	77.7	24.1	30.3

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 Coastal Academy Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1518	53.5	28.3	17.5
2020	1530	n/a	n/a	19.4
2021	1981	75.7	26.1	24.8
2022	1821	79.6	22.8	24.9
2023	1789	75.8	23.5	28.2
2024	1876	77.7	24.1	30.3

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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