Is Ocean Shore Elementary a good school?

Ocean Shore Elementary ranks 1206 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ocean Shore Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 412 students attended Ocean Shore Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ocean Shore Elementary?

Students at Ocean Shore Elementary are 36% White, 24% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ocean Shore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ocean Shore Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ingrid B. Lacy Middle High : Terra Nova High

Ocean Shore Elementary

Summary:

Ocean Shore Elementary is a public K-8 school in Pacifica, California, serving 412 students. The school is part of the Pacifica School District, which is ranked 323 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Ocean Shore Elementary consistently outperforms the Pacifica district and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics are 58.12% and 55.7%, respectively, compared to the Pacifica district averages of 53.4% and 53.44%, and the California state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade ELA/Literacy (62.22%) and 3rd grade Mathematics (73.91%), outpacing the district and state. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 3.6% in 2017-2018 to 18.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Vallemar Elementary (14.1%) and the state average of 12.1%.

While Ocean Shore Elementary's female students consistently outperform their male counterparts in ELA/Literacy, and the school's Hispanic students perform well, the White students have a lower performance, ranking 967th out of 2,647 California elementary schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (16.02%), which is lower than the nearby Thomas Edison Elementary (38.31%) and Daniel Webster Elementary (61.54%) in the Jefferson Elementary District.

Detail:

Public K-8

411 Oceana Blvd.
Pacifica, CA 94044-1901

(650) 738-6650

District: Pacifica

SchoolDigger Rank:
1206^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,091

Students who attend Ocean Shore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ingrid B. Lacy Middle
High:	Terra Nova High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 412

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Asian:

23.8%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ocean Shore Elementary ranks better than 79.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Pacifica School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.8. (See more...)

Compare Details Ocean Shore Elementary ranks better than 80.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Student population at Ocean Shore Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.2%), Asian (23.8%), Hispanic (20.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ocean Shore Elementary is 21.5, which is the 3^rd best among 5 elementary schools in the Pacifica School District. (See more...)

Compare Ocean Shore Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ocean Shore Elementary is $6,091, which is the 3^rd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Pacifica School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ocean Shore Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean Shore Elementary 1206^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ocean Shore Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Ocean Shore Elementary 544^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Ocean Shore Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pacifica:

SchoolDigger ranks Pacifica 323^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ocean Shore Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	88.25	576^th	4809	88.0%
2005	87.57	616^th	4822	87.2%
2006	84.65	758^th	4818	84.3%
2007	84.32	781^st	5113	84.7%
2008	78.87	1023^rd	5113	80.0%
2009	77.17	1124^th	5193	78.4%
2010	71.80	1378^th	5314	74.1%
2011	69.28	1515^th	5377	71.8%
2012	66.92	1680^th	5390	68.8%
2013	73.84	1386^th	5530	74.9%
2015	81.63	1053^rd	5611	81.2%
2016	80.89	1093^rd	5614	80.5%
2017	84.26	941^st	5692	83.5%
2018	83.39	968^th	5662	82.9%
2019	85.81	862^nd	5789	85.1%
2021	72.30	360^th	1417	74.6%
2022	72.21	1519^th	5883	74.2%
2023	73.44	1444^th	5874	75.4%
2024	78.80	1206^th	5862	79.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.48	1110^th	5413	79.5%
2019	86.45	749^th	5492	86.4%
2021	69.27	349^th	1267	72.5%
2022	70.33	1505^th	5635	73.3%
2023	72.78	1384^th	5617	75.4%
2024	82.14	1004^th	5605	82.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.87	885^th	5431	83.7%
2019	80.35	1056^th	5510	80.8%
2021	69.80	346^th	1272	72.8%
2022	68.74	1579^th	5663	72.1%
2023	71.18	1452^nd	5650	74.3%
2024	71.48	1427^th	5636	74.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.33	1021^st	5098	80.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.89	683^rd	2737	75.0%
2019	74.70	646^th	2834	77.2%
2022	55.86	1293^rd	2726	52.6%
2023	68.60	852^nd	2662	68.0%
2024	64.81	967^th	2647	63.5%

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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 Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.89	327^th	1769	81.5%
2005	85.65	184^th	1777	89.6%
2006	79.61	299^th	1804	83.4%
2007	84.40	228^th	1999	88.6%
2008	79.22	309^th	2005	84.6%
2009	80.47	282^nd	2063	86.3%
2010	84.67	199^th	2179	90.9%
2011	77.29	355^th	2236	84.1%
2012	73.18	501^st	2259	77.8%
2013	67.89	658^th	2379	72.3%
2015	82.74	377^th	2477	84.8%
2016	86.34	305^th	2497	87.8%
2017	81.01	437^th	2508	82.6%
2018	86.66	314^th	2480	87.3%
2019	72.03	649^th	2715	76.1%
2021	71.36	206^th	894	77.0%
2022	83.28	414^th	2740	84.9%
2023	65.27	776^th	2802	72.3%
2024	77.25	544^th	2777	80.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.85	1770^th	2369	25.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.74	354^th	2262	84.4%
2019	68.72	654^th	2380	72.5%
2021	43.90	375^th	738	49.2%
2022	79.46	442^nd	2509	82.4%
2023	69.88	621^st	2547	75.6%
2024	83.64	377^th	2546	85.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.53	293^rd	2273	87.1%
2019	71.75	585^th	2407	75.7%
2021	82.80	101^st	763	86.8%
2022	82.23	401^st	2527	84.1%
2023	55.58	921^st	2558	64.0%
2024	63.20	756^th	2547	70.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.40	301^st	2072	85.5%
2019	14.55	2035^th	2213	8.0%
2022	72.44	440^th	2359	81.3%
2023	45.82	1100^th	2391	54.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Ocean Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.95	281^st	1496	81.2%
2019	67.05	501^st	1602	68.7%
2022	76.81	300^th	1555	80.7%
2023	49.80	750^th	1552	51.7%
2024	76.91	299^th	1535	80.5%

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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 Ocean Shore Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	243	25	66	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1989	246	24	55	65	3	n/a	n/a	0	393
1990	223	38	39	84	14	n/a	n/a	0	398
1991	221	43	46	80	7	n/a	n/a	0	397
1992	314	23	27	51	5	n/a	n/a	0	420
1993	377	29	43	78	6	n/a	n/a	0	533
1994	377	22	41	86	5	n/a	n/a	0	531
1995	354	29	42	81	3	n/a	n/a	0	509
1996	354	29	42	81	3	n/a	n/a	0	509
1997	357	27	30	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	492
1998	325	25	24	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
1999	289	17	28	77	2	n/a	n/a	0	413
2000	295	20	32	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
2001	270	20	41	78	0	n/a	n/a	2	411
2002	233	11	27	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	299
2003	233	11	27	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	299
2004	244	10	28	23	1	n/a	n/a	10	316
2005	241	5	29	22	1	n/a	n/a	30	328
2006	244	7	30	34	2	n/a	n/a	30	347
2007	229	6	38	30	0	n/a	n/a	44	347
2008	217	3	32	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	290
2009	215	2	34	42	2	4	50	0	349
2010	200	1	29	77	1	4	42	0	354
2011	213	1	35	88	1	5	50	0	393
2012	226	1	38	95	1	4	56	0	421
2013	223	2	39	95	2	2	58	0	421
2014	215	1	49	96	2	2	55	0	420
2015	218	2	56	83	0	3	52	0	414
2016	224	3	67	79	2	3	57	0	435
2017	217	5	64	90	1	3	58	0	438
2018	210	7	73	88	0	0	57	0	435
2019	200	8	70	90	0	3	61	0	432
2020	200	7	81	91	1	3	57	0	440
2021	167	7	86	82	0	2	60	0	404
2022	160	5	94	84	0	2	69	0	414
2023	149	3	98	85	0	3	74	0	412

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 Shore Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	409	17.5	23.3	n/a
1989	393	16.7	23.5	n/a
1990	398	17.4	22.8	n/a
1991	397	15.4	25.7	n/a
1992	420	15.6	26.9	23.8
1993	533	17.8	29.9	25
1994	531	18.2	29.2	26.6
1995	509	18.3	27.8	29.1
1996	509	18.3	27.8	29.1
1997	492	16.8	29.3	24.8
1998	453	20.8	21.8	22.1
1999	413	19.2	21.5	19.6
2000	426	19.3	22.1	17.8
2001	411	17.8	23.1	18.3
2002	299	12.7	23.5	8.4
2003	299	12.7	23.5	8.4
2004	316	13.4	23.6	8.8
2005	328	13.8	23.8	9.1
2006	347	13.8	25.1	6.9
2007	347	13.7	25.3	4
2008	290	18.3	15.8	8.6
2009	349	15.1	19.1	6.3
2010	354	15.1	23.3	8.8
2011	393	n/a	n/a	10.7
2012	421	17.4	24.1	n/a
2013	421	17.4	24.1	9.3
2014	420	17.3	24.2	11.7
2015	414	18.0	23.0	10.4
2016	435	18.0	24.1	12.4
2017	438	17.7	24.6	11.2
2018	435	16.5	26.3	15.6
2019	432	16.7	25.8	16.7
2020	440	n/a	n/a	13
2021	404	17.8	22.6	12.6
2022	414	19.0	21.7	12.8
2023	412	19.1	21.5	16

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 Shore Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	409	17.5	23.3	n/a
1989	393	16.7	23.5	n/a
1990	398	17.4	22.8	n/a
1991	397	15.4	25.7	n/a
1992	420	15.6	26.9	23.8
1993	533	17.8	29.9	25
1994	531	18.2	29.2	26.6
1995	509	18.3	27.8	29.1
1996	509	18.3	27.8	29.1
1997	492	16.8	29.3	24.8
1998	453	20.8	21.8	22.1
1999	413	19.2	21.5	19.6
2000	426	19.3	22.1	17.8
2001	411	17.8	23.1	18.3
2002	299	12.7	23.5	8.4
2003	299	12.7	23.5	8.4
2004	316	13.4	23.6	8.8
2005	328	13.8	23.8	9.1
2006	347	13.8	25.1	6.9
2007	347	13.7	25.3	4
2008	290	18.3	15.8	8.6
2009	349	15.1	19.1	6.3
2010	354	15.1	23.3	8.8
2011	393	n/a	n/a	10.7
2012	421	17.4	24.1	n/a
2013	421	17.4	24.1	9.3
2014	420	17.3	24.2	11.7
2015	414	18.0	23.0	10.4
2016	435	18.0	24.1	12.4
2017	438	17.7	24.6	11.2
2018	435	16.5	26.3	15.6
2019	432	16.7	25.8	16.7
2020	440	n/a	n/a	13
2021	404	17.8	22.6	12.6
2022	414	19.0	21.7	12.8
2023	412	19.1	21.5	16

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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