Is Ocean View Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ocean View Elementary ranks in the top 9.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ocean View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 527 students attended Ocean View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ocean View Elementary?

Students at Ocean View Elementary are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ocean View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ocean View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Paulding Middle High : Arroyo Grande High High : Central Coast New Technical High

Ocean View Elementary

Summary:

Ocean View Elementary is a public elementary school in Arroyo Grande, California, serving 525 students in grades K-6 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, with exceptional academic proficiency rates that outshine the district and state averages.

Ocean View Elementary's students excel across the board, with the school ranking in the top 10-15% of California elementary schools for male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 6th grade students achieved an impressive 89.47% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and 73.68% in Mathematics, far surpassing the district and state averages. The school's strong performance extends to Science as well, with a 57.47% proficiency rate in 5th grade CAST, compared to 35.39% for the district and 32.68% for the state.

While Ocean View Elementary outperforms nearby schools within the Lucia Mar Unified School District, such as Dana Elementary and Shell Beach Elementary, it still lags behind the exceptional performance of Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter, a public charter school outside the district. Nonetheless, Ocean View Elementary's low chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggest a stable and engaged student population, contributing to the school's academic success.

Detail:

Public K-6

1208 Linda Dr.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-2466

(805) 474-3730

District: Lucia Mar Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,560

Students who attend Ocean View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paulding Middle
High:	Arroyo Grande High
	Central Coast New Technical High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 527

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ocean View Elementary ranks better than 90.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.04. (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 Student population at Ocean View Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (60.7%), Hispanic (21.6%), two or more races (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ocean View Elementary is 20.8. 7 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ocean View Elementary employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ocean View Elementary is $4,560. 9 elementary schools in the Lucia Mar Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ocean View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean View Elementary 566^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ocean View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Lucia Mar Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucia Mar Unified 587^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.89	340^th	4809	92.9%
2005	92.06	378^th	4822	92.2%
2006	88.83	544^th	4818	88.7%
2007	85.37	736^th	5113	85.6%
2008	88.95	550^th	5113	89.2%
2009	86.71	661^st	5193	87.3%
2010	81.99	891^st	5314	83.2%
2011	84.16	771^st	5377	85.7%
2012	86.63	642^nd	5390	88.1%
2013	84.84	770^th	5530	86.1%
2015	81.81	1044^th	5611	81.4%
2016	86.05	846^th	5614	84.9%
2017	87.73	770^th	5692	86.5%
2018	87.99	739^th	5662	86.9%
2019	90.27	627^th	5789	89.2%
2022	85.79	905^th	5883	84.6%
2023	89.30	755^th	5874	87.1%
2024	92.04	566^th	5862	90.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.98	429^th	669	35.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.59	262^nd	5084	94.8%
2019	84.93	493^rd	5173	90.5%
2022	92.11	274^th	5264	94.8%
2023	85.30	565^th	5374	89.5%
2024	95.83	209^th	5511	96.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.75	726^th	5413	86.6%
2019	87.49	692^nd	5492	87.4%
2022	84.64	891^st	5635	84.2%
2023	87.48	767^th	5617	86.3%
2024	88.38	698^th	5605	87.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.65	478^th	2128	77.5%
2019	76.38	396^th	2585	84.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.00	737^th	5431	86.4%
2019	89.95	584^th	5510	89.4%
2022	84.04	919^th	5663	83.8%
2023	87.56	746^th	5650	86.8%
2024	92.31	465^th	5636	91.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.05	413^th	4830	91.4%
2019	84.96	508^th	4963	89.8%
2022	67.61	1265^th	5084	75.1%
2023	77.08	873^rd	5098	82.9%
2024	90.09	341^st	5102	93.3%

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Rank History for White students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.93	756^th	2737	72.4%
2019	74.52	650^th	2834	77.1%
2022	69.84	817^th	2726	70.0%
2023	73.37	682^nd	2662	74.4%
2024	79.20	449^th	2647	83.0%

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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 View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	544	7	17	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1989	595	6	16	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
1990	592	4	14	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	643
1991	514	7	16	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	571
1992	489	7	18	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
1993	494	8	17	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
1994	527	10	14	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
1995	551	11	19	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	610
1996	551	11	19	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	610
1997	570	7	16	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	628
1998	559	10	24	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	631
1999	556	9	22	38	3	n/a	n/a	0	628
2000	550	8	24	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
2001	532	9	22	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	620
2002	472	57	34	44	4	n/a	n/a	0	611
2003	472	57	34	44	4	n/a	n/a	0	611
2004	467	3	22	36	0	n/a	n/a	50	578
2005	436	4	24	29	0	n/a	n/a	55	548
2006	458	5	23	24	0	n/a	n/a	66	576
2007	446	3	25	27	1	n/a	n/a	61	563
2008	434	3	27	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	484
2009	436	5	23	38	1	0	67	0	570
2010	451	5	25	79	3	0	32	0	595
2011	444	1	24	75	7	0	32	0	583
2012	424	2	28	70	9	3	24	0	560
2013	437	4	28	81	6	3	26	0	585
2014	431	4	30	86	5	2	29	0	587
2015	451	4	32	88	4	2	34	0	615
2016	469	3	35	94	4	3	38	0	646
2017	471	4	29	84	4	2	33	0	627
2018	467	5	25	94	1	2	40	0	634
2019	433	4	25	103	0	0	47	0	612
2020	414	6	31	114	0	0	54	0	619
2021	359	3	25	121	0	0	49	0	557
2022	344	4	29	111	0	1	48	0	537
2023	320	5	22	117	0	1	60	0	525
2024	320	4	24	114	0	1	64	0	527

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ocean View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	593	22.0	26.9	n/a
1989	638	25.0	25.5	n/a
1990	643	24.0	26.7	n/a
1991	571	23.0	24.8	n/a
1992	548	23.4	23.4	14.8
1993	548	22.0	24.9	15.1
1994	579	23.0	25.2	14.7
1995	610	28.0	21.8	22.1
1996	610	28.0	21.8	22.1
1997	628	29.0	21.7	20.5
1998	631	28.5	22.1	20.9
1999	628	30.0	20.9	20.2
2000	635	30.0	21.2	18.6
2001	620	30.0	20.7	15.5
2002	611	29.0	21.1	16
2003	611	29.0	21.1	16
2004	578	28.0	20.6	14.8
2005	548	27.0	20.3	12.2
2006	576	28.0	20.6	14.1
2007	563	27.0	20.9	18.5
2008	484	27.0	17.9	11.6
2009	570	28.0	19.7	14.2
2010	595	25.0	23.8	20.3
2011	583	n/a	n/a	21.4
2012	560	21.5	26.0	n/a
2013	585	23.0	25.4	24.6
2014	587	23.5	24.9	25.9
2015	615	26.0	23.6	20.3
2016	646	27.0	23.9	23.1
2017	627	26.5	23.6	18.5
2018	634	26.1	24.2	18.6
2019	612	25.1	24.3	16.8
2020	619	n/a	n/a	17.8
2021	557	27.3	20.3	36.1
2022	537	23.1	23.2	27.2
2023	525	23.9	21.9	33.3
2024	527	25.2	20.8	33.8

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 View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	593	22.0	26.9	n/a
1989	638	25.0	25.5	n/a
1990	643	24.0	26.7	n/a
1991	571	23.0	24.8	n/a
1992	548	23.4	23.4	14.8
1993	548	22.0	24.9	15.1
1994	579	23.0	25.2	14.7
1995	610	28.0	21.8	22.1
1996	610	28.0	21.8	22.1
1997	628	29.0	21.7	20.5
1998	631	28.5	22.1	20.9
1999	628	30.0	20.9	20.2
2000	635	30.0	21.2	18.6
2001	620	30.0	20.7	15.5
2002	611	29.0	21.1	16
2003	611	29.0	21.1	16
2004	578	28.0	20.6	14.8
2005	548	27.0	20.3	12.2
2006	576	28.0	20.6	14.1
2007	563	27.0	20.9	18.5
2008	484	27.0	17.9	11.6
2009	570	28.0	19.7	14.2
2010	595	25.0	23.8	20.3
2011	583	n/a	n/a	21.4
2012	560	21.5	26.0	n/a
2013	585	23.0	25.4	24.6
2014	587	23.5	24.9	25.9
2015	615	26.0	23.6	20.3
2016	646	27.0	23.9	23.1
2017	627	26.5	23.6	18.5
2018	634	26.1	24.2	18.6
2019	612	25.1	24.3	16.8
2020	619	n/a	n/a	17.8
2021	557	27.3	20.3	36.1
2022	537	23.1	23.2	27.2
2023	525	23.9	21.9	33.3
2024	527	25.2	20.8	33.8

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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