Is Oasis Elementary a good school?

Oasis Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Oasis Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 492 students attended Oasis Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oasis Elementary?

Students at Oasis Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Oasis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oasis Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Twentynine Palms Junior High High : Twentynine Palms High

Oasis Elementary

Summary:

Oasis Elementary is a public elementary school in Twentynine Palms, California, serving 491 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Morongo Unified School District, which is ranked 1036 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oasis Elementary faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 42.9%, which is notably higher than nearby schools. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic assessments, with only 24.11% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.54% in Mathematics. Oasis Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for White students and Disabled students in both subjects. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.26% to 89.47% over the past few years.

While Oasis Elementary is part of the same school district as nearby schools, its performance lags significantly behind. For example, Friendly Hills Elementary, located about 15 miles away, consistently outperforms Oasis Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher. The high chronic absenteeism rate at Oasis Elementary appears to be closely linked to its poor academic performance, and the school's socioeconomic challenges may also contribute to its struggles. Despite these issues, Oasis Elementary's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its statewide rankings or proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

73175 El Paseo
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277-0980

(760) 367-3595

District: Morongo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4983^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,086

Students who attend Oasis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twentynine Palms Junior High
High:	Twentynine Palms High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 492

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

White:

34.3%

African American:

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oasis Elementary ranks worse than 85% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.41. (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 Oasis Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.6%), White (34.3%), African American (17.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oasis Elementary is 25, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oasis Elementary is $6,086, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oasis Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oasis Elementary 4983^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Oasis Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Morongo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morongo Unified 1036^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oasis Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	52.68	2023^rd	4809	57.9%
2005	50.70	2166^th	4822	55.1%
2006	45.91	2380^th	4818	50.6%
2007	49.30	2369^th	5113	53.7%
2008	53.32	2205^th	5113	56.9%
2009	53.57	2267^th	5193	56.3%
2010	44.84	2856^th	5314	46.3%
2011	52.76	2432^nd	5377	54.8%
2012	42.53	3106^th	5390	42.4%
2013	48.47	2779^th	5530	49.7%
2015	51.49	2365^th	5611	57.9%
2016	40.86	3022^nd	5614	46.2%
2017	34.97	3441^st	5692	39.5%
2018	20.52	4636^th	5662	18.1%
2019	24.74	4382^nd	5789	24.3%
2022	22.40	4613^th	5883	21.6%
2023	20.48	4808^th	5874	18.1%
2024	18.41	4983^rd	5862	15.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.39	1934^th	2420	20.1%
2024	31.52	1724^th	2634	34.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.33	4030^th	5084	20.7%
2019	29.43	3894^th	5173	24.7%
2022	22.32	4483^rd	5264	14.8%
2023	24.57	4340^th	5374	19.2%
2024	20.81	4717^th	5511	14.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.37	4594^th	5413	15.1%
2019	26.51	4118^th	5492	25.0%
2022	25.11	4208^th	5635	25.3%
2023	18.44	4848^th	5617	13.7%
2024	16.14	5024^th	5605	10.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	37.41	1409^th	2585	45.5%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.00	4276^th	5431	21.3%
2019	23.99	4287^th	5510	22.2%
2022	21.31	4587^th	5663	19.0%
2023	24.76	4289^th	5650	24.1%
2024	22.75	4469^th	5636	20.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.60	406^th	700	42.0%
2019	38.88	435^th	747	41.8%
2022	28.67	489^th	663	26.2%
2023	33.91	415^th	662	37.3%
2024	49.31	246^th	593	58.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.99	3489^th	4830	27.8%
2019	28.25	3817^th	4963	23.1%
2022	28.71	3815^th	5084	25.0%
2023	28.51	3828^th	5098	24.9%
2024	22.97	4263^rd	5102	16.4%

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Rank History for White students at Oasis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.24	2616^th	2737	4.4%
2019	9.47	2648^th	2834	6.6%
2022	9.89	2529^th	2726	7.2%
2023	11.53	2438^th	2662	8.4%
2024	6.25	2543^rd	2647	3.9%

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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 Oasis Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	655	72	32	79	6	n/a	n/a	0	844
1989	648	71	39	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	830
1990	625	91	57	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	863
1991	696	99	44	115	3	n/a	n/a	0	957
1992	596	96	55	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	813
1993	544	101	53	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	771
1994	530	138	69	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	821
1995	524	119	73	116	10	n/a	n/a	0	842
1996	524	119	73	116	10	n/a	n/a	0	842
1997	497	125	71	100	13	n/a	n/a	0	806
1998	509	128	80	82	13	n/a	n/a	0	812
1999	477	136	74	87	9	n/a	n/a	0	783
2000	450	126	82	84	4	n/a	n/a	1	747
2001	363	120	85	90	9	n/a	n/a	0	667
2002	351	114	81	104	8	n/a	n/a	9	667
2003	351	114	81	104	8	n/a	n/a	9	667
2004	346	130	72	99	6	n/a	n/a	49	702
2005	322	117	60	99	8	n/a	n/a	64	670
2006	297	117	63	117	7	n/a	n/a	63	664
2007	292	98	62	108	3	n/a	n/a	67	630
2008	312	91	48	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	553
2009	279	90	24	108	2	24	94	0	621
2010	289	91	29	158	5	25	32	0	629
2011	281	75	26	148	4	20	43	0	597
2012	293	71	24	162	5	17	49	0	621
2013	268	77	31	134	5	11	58	0	584
2014	272	68	24	149	7	6	51	0	577
2015	236	52	28	151	8	10	46	0	531
2016	227	64	28	171	7	13	62	0	572
2017	231	84	23	166	5	12	52	0	573
2018	246	105	25	192	7	29	12	0	616
2019	237	110	34	177	8	28	5	0	599
2020	229	108	28	168	8	24	1	0	566
2021	219	97	21	161	7	22	4	1	532
2022	177	89	18	161	6	18	16	0	485
2023	166	103	10	181	5	10	16	0	491
2024	169	84	3	190	5	8	32	1	492

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 Oasis Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	844	34.0	24.8	n/a
1989	830	34.0	24.4	n/a
1990	863	34.0	25.3	n/a
1991	957	39.0	24.5	n/a
1992	813	39.6	20.5	45.1
1993	771	32.0	24.1	56
1994	821	37.0	22.2	57.5
1995	842	35.0	24.1	55.2
1996	842	35.0	24.1	55.2
1997	806	35.0	23.0	59.3
1998	812	37.0	21.9	57.1
1999	783	38.0	20.6	57.7
2000	747	39.0	19.2	59.4
2001	667	36.0	18.5	62.7
2002	667	33.0	20.2	39.2
2003	667	33.0	20.2	39.2
2004	702	32.0	21.9	47.9
2005	670	32.0	20.9	82
2006	664	30.0	22.1	72.7
2007	630	29.0	21.7	69.6
2008	553	34.0	16.3	67.5
2009	621	31.0	17.7	69.4
2010	629	28.0	22.4	67.6
2011	597	n/a	n/a	63
2012	621	27.3	22.6	n/a
2013	584	24.0	24.3	72.3
2014	577	22.8	25.2	67.8
2015	531	22.0	24.1	68.7
2016	572	23.0	24.8	69.4
2017	573	22.9	24.9	71.2
2018	616	23.1	26.6	76.1
2019	599	25.1	23.7	84.5
2020	566	n/a	n/a	83.4
2021	532	20.9	25.3	89.5
2022	485	22.6	21.3	75.3
2023	491	20.3	24.1	78
2024	492	19.6	25.0	74.8

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 Oasis Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	844	34.0	24.8	n/a
1989	830	34.0	24.4	n/a
1990	863	34.0	25.3	n/a
1991	957	39.0	24.5	n/a
1992	813	39.6	20.5	45.1
1993	771	32.0	24.1	56
1994	821	37.0	22.2	57.5
1995	842	35.0	24.1	55.2
1996	842	35.0	24.1	55.2
1997	806	35.0	23.0	59.3
1998	812	37.0	21.9	57.1
1999	783	38.0	20.6	57.7
2000	747	39.0	19.2	59.4
2001	667	36.0	18.5	62.7
2002	667	33.0	20.2	39.2
2003	667	33.0	20.2	39.2
2004	702	32.0	21.9	47.9
2005	670	32.0	20.9	82
2006	664	30.0	22.1	72.7
2007	630	29.0	21.7	69.6
2008	553	34.0	16.3	67.5
2009	621	31.0	17.7	69.4
2010	629	28.0	22.4	67.6
2011	597	n/a	n/a	63
2012	621	27.3	22.6	n/a
2013	584	24.0	24.3	72.3
2014	577	22.8	25.2	67.8
2015	531	22.0	24.1	68.7
2016	572	23.0	24.8	69.4
2017	573	22.9	24.9	71.2
2018	616	23.1	26.6	76.1
2019	599	25.1	23.7	84.5
2020	566	n/a	n/a	83.4
2021	532	20.9	25.3	89.5
2022	485	22.6	21.3	75.3
2023	491	20.3	24.1	78
2024	492	19.6	25.0	74.8

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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