Oak Crest Middle

Summary:

Oak Crest Middle is a public middle school located in Encinitas, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 802 students. It is part of the San Dieguito Union High School District, which is ranked 100 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Crest Middle has consistently ranked in the top 10-15% of California middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking of 341 out of 2,777 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Its students perform significantly better than the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, with 71.31% of Oak Crest students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and 56.4% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 35.54%. Oak Crest Middle also has strong performance across various student subgroups, with particularly high rankings for Multi-racial students, Special Education students, and White students. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners is relatively lower compared to other subgroups.

When compared to other nearby middle schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District, such as Carmel Valley Middle and Pacific Trails Middle, Oak Crest Middle performs well, with these schools also ranking highly in the state. Compared to middle schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District, such as Valley Middle and Aviara Oaks Middle, Oak Crest Middle generally outperforms these schools on academic measures, though the Carlsbad schools still perform well above the state average.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 675 Balour Dr.
       Encinitas, CA  92024-3996


(760) 753-6241

District: San Dieguito Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
341st of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,966 Help


Students who attend Oak Crest Middle usually attend:

High:    La Costa Canyon High

Feeder schools for Oak Crest Middle:

Elementary:    Ada W. Harris Elementary
    Cardiff Elementary
    El Camino Creek Elementary
    La Costa Heights Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  23.8 Help
Number of students:  802

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.2%
Hispanic:
25.2%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oak Crest Middle ranks better than 87.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.2%), Hispanic (25.2%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Dieguito Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Crest Middle is 23.8, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Crest Middle is $7,966, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Crest Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Crest Middle 341st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Oak Crest Middle in the ranking list.)

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San Dieguito Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Dieguito Union High 100th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oak Crest Middle

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Rank History for all students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 94.01 63rd 1769 96.4%
2005 92.68 71st 1777 96.0%
2006 88.62 141st 1804 92.2%
2007 90.38 113th 1999 94.3%
2008 86.73 160th 2005 92.0%
2009 89.23 118th 2063 94.3%
2010 90.47 94th 2179 95.7%
2011 86.38 159th 2236 92.9%
2012 85.73 180th 2259 92.0%
2013 83.87 223rd 2379 90.6%
2015 91.71 182nd 2477 92.7%
2016 92.17 176th 2497 93.0%
2017 91.61 205th 2508 91.8%
2018 87.64 296th 2480 88.1%
2019 90.78 247th 2715 90.9%
2022 91.11 250th 2740 90.9%
2023 89.10 297th 2802 89.4%
2024 87.00 341st 2777 87.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 74.24 159th 665 76.1%
2023 75.27 161st 678 76.3%
2024 87.45 55th 699 92.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.93 348th 1364 74.5%
2019 65.34 242nd 1442 83.2%
2022 69.23 200th 1540 87.0%
2023 60.54 262nd 1529 82.9%
2024 41.84 656th 1477 55.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 85.58 128th 1538 91.7%
2024 75.21 224th 1550 85.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.25 668th 2230 70.0%
2019 68.34 534th 2369 77.5%
2022 82.75 250th 2458 89.8%
2023 71.53 484th 2549 81.0%
2024 72.58 480th 2575 81.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.58 129th 321 59.8%
2024 59.46 105th 394 73.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.16 271st 2262 88.0%
2019 91.11 197th 2380 91.7%
2022 93.94 152nd 2509 93.9%
2023 88.62 273rd 2547 89.3%
2024 85.69 336th 2546 86.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.49 216th 1369 84.2%
2019 86.49 121st 1491 91.9%
2022 75.44 225th 1531 85.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.39 27th 193 86.0%
2023 56.37 83rd 197 57.9%
2024 41.82 108th 191 43.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.61 290th 2273 87.2%
2019 87.98 280th 2407 88.4%
2022 85.78 338th 2527 86.6%
2023 87.56 305th 2558 88.1%
2024 86.15 326th 2547 87.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 80.31 102nd 733 86.1%
2023 72.20 204th 718 71.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.92 429th 2072 79.3%
2019 73.55 426th 2213 80.8%
2022 75.35 392nd 2359 83.4%
2023 59.16 747th 2391 68.8%
2024 65.22 607th 2383 74.5%
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Rank History for White students at Oak Crest Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.41 178th 1496 88.1%
2019 86.31 145th 1602 90.9%
2022 84.06 160th 1555 89.7%
2023 84.74 158th 1552 89.8%
2024 77.68 275th 1535 82.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Oak Crest Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 807 9 45 138 1 n/a n/a 0 1000
1989 743 7 40 147 0 n/a n/a 0 937
1990 803 8 37 189 1 n/a n/a 0 1038
1991 806 7 42 151 1 n/a n/a 0 1007
1992 774 7 49 160 1 n/a n/a 0 991
1993 802 7 52 173 1 n/a n/a 0 1035
1994 799 11 47 190 3 n/a n/a 0 1050
1995 876 10 40 206 2 n/a n/a 0 1134
1996 876 10 40 206 2 n/a n/a 0 1134
1997 673 9 21 123 0 n/a n/a 0 826
1998 698 12 39 114 3 n/a n/a 0 866
1999 676 11 47 127 4 n/a n/a 0 865
2000 666 11 28 137 3 n/a n/a 0 845
2001 640 11 30 129 2 n/a n/a 0 812
2002 688 8 36 164 3 n/a n/a 0 899
2003 688 8 36 164 3 n/a n/a 0 899
2004 698 8 42 172 3 n/a n/a 2 925
2005 724 7 48 194 5 n/a n/a 7 985
2006 718 14 46 201 4 n/a n/a 2 985
2007 661 8 49 183 1 n/a n/a 12 914
2008 655 9 49 191 2 n/a n/a 0 906
2009 714 7 50 231 6 2 7 0 1017
2010 704 8 55 207 7 5 0 0 986
2011 626 9 53 180 2 5 9 0 884
2012 617 3 50 171 6 2 4 0 853
2013 633 4 53 171 10 4 4 0 879
2014 665 3 44 189 7 4 16 0 928
2015 593 1 38 186 5 3 26 0 852
2016 507 3 32 176 8 3 32 0 761
2017 477 2 24 173 6 2 33 0 717
2018 459 4 23 187 3 1 26 0 703
2019 508 9 24 171 4 1 19 0 736
2020 537 5 30 204 5 0 56 0 837
2021 520 4 36 193 1 1 62 0 817
2022 500 7 37 196 2 1 64 1 808
2023 499 3 24 202 1 0 70 3 802

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 Oak Crest Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1000 43.1 23.2 n/a
1989 937 41.7 22.4 n/a
1990 1038 44.4 23.3 n/a
1991 1007 46.5 21.6 n/a
1992 991 47.3 20.9 16.1
1993 1035 48.1 21.5 14.9
1994 1050 45.4 23.1 17
1995 1134 45.8 24.8 18.3
1996 1134 45.8 24.8 18.3
1997 826 35.0 23.6 17.3
1998 866 38.6 22.4 13.9
1999 865 38.6 22.4 13.8
2000 845 35.8 23.6 12.1
2001 812 33.8 24.0 9.9
2002 899 40.1 22.4 14
2003 899 40.1 22.4 14
2004 925 40.1 23.1 14.2
2005 985 40.2 24.5 14.9
2006 985 39.5 24.9 15.9
2007 914 39.1 23.4 14.9
2008 906 47.3 19.2 16.1
2009 1017 42.0 20.8 17.8
2010 986 39.8 24.7 17.4
2011 884 n/a n/a 18.1
2012 853 35.2 24.2 n/a
2013 879 36.2 24.2 15.9
2014 928 36.6 25.3 12.6
2015 852 36.0 23.6 14.6
2016 761 34.0 22.3 17.7
2017 717 31.1 23.0 18.5
2018 703 30.4 23.1 22
2019 736 32.0 23.0 19.7
2020 837 n/a n/a 19.6
2021 817 36.2 22.5 15.9
2022 808 34.8 23.1 26.9
2023 802 33.6 23.8 23.6

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 Oak Crest Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1000 43.1 23.2 n/a
1989 937 41.7 22.4 n/a
1990 1038 44.4 23.3 n/a
1991 1007 46.5 21.6 n/a
1992 991 47.3 20.9 16.1
1993 1035 48.1 21.5 14.9
1994 1050 45.4 23.1 17
1995 1134 45.8 24.8 18.3
1996 1134 45.8 24.8 18.3
1997 826 35.0 23.6 17.3
1998 866 38.6 22.4 13.9
1999 865 38.6 22.4 13.8
2000 845 35.8 23.6 12.1
2001 812 33.8 24.0 9.9
2002 899 40.1 22.4 14
2003 899 40.1 22.4 14
2004 925 40.1 23.1 14.2
2005 985 40.2 24.5 14.9
2006 985 39.5 24.9 15.9
2007 914 39.1 23.4 14.9
2008 906 47.3 19.2 16.1
2009 1017 42.0 20.8 17.8
2010 986 39.8 24.7 17.4
2011 884 n/a n/a 18.1
2012 853 35.2 24.2 n/a
2013 879 36.2 24.2 15.9
2014 928 36.6 25.3 12.6
2015 852 36.0 23.6 14.6
2016 761 34.0 22.3 17.7
2017 717 31.1 23.0 18.5
2018 703 30.4 23.1 22
2019 736 32.0 23.0 19.7
2020 837 n/a n/a 19.6
2021 817 36.2 22.5 15.9
2022 808 34.8 23.1 26.9
2023 802 33.6 23.8 23.6

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Oak Crest Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,966

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oak Crest Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 247th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 297th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oak Crest Middle)80.470.4
 10%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Dieguito Union High)83.180
 3.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Oak Crest Middle)69.758.9
 10.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (San Dieguito Union High)80.774.9
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oak Crest Middle)73.365.7
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Dieguito Union High)78.274.2
 4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Oak Crest Middle)55.551.9
 3.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Dieguito Union High)72.868.8
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Oak Crest Middle)52.548.5
 4%
   8th Grade Science (San Dieguito Union High)6261.3
 0.7%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students736802
 9%
African American93
 66.7%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian2424
Hispanic171202
 18.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White508499
 1.8%
Two or More Races1970
 268.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.7%23.6%
 3.9%


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Oak Crest Middle ranks 341st of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Oak Crest Middle usually go on to attend La Costa Canyon High

In the 2022-23 school year, 802 students attended Oak Crest Middle.

Students at Oak Crest Middle are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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