Lake Elementary

Summary:

Lake Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oceanside, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 688 students. It is part of the Vista Unified School District, which is ranked 877 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Lake Elementary consistently outperforms the Vista Unified District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 51.05% of Lake Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 42.72% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 47.62% of Lake Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 32.98% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also excels in CAST Science assessments, with 37.19% of students proficient or better, outperforming the district and state. Lake Elementary's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.

While Lake Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than nearby schools within the Vista Unified District, such as Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology and Grapevine Elementary, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 3.3% in 2017-2018 to 17.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, nearby schools outside the Vista Unified District, such as Calavera Hills Elementary (Carlsbad Unified) and Classical Academy Vista (public charter), outperform Lake Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics assessments, providing opportunities for the school to learn and improve.


Detail:

Public K-5

 4950 Lake Blvd.
       Oceanside, CA  92056-4749


(760) 945-5300

District: Vista Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1880th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,902 Help


Students who attend Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Madison Middle
High:    Rancho Buena Vista High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.1 Help
Number of students:  688

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.1%
Hispanic:
31.7%
Two or more races:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lake Elementary ranks better than 67.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.89. (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 (55.1%), Hispanic (31.7%), two or more races (8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Elementary is 24.1. 11 elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Elementary is $6,902. 14 elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Elementary 1880th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lake Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Vista Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Unified 877th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lake Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.28 880th 4809 81.7%
2005 73.10 1202nd 4822 75.1%
2006 80.04 966th 4818 80.0%
2007 77.85 1057th 5113 79.3%
2008 81.96 884th 5113 82.7%
2009 82.82 839th 5193 83.8%
2010 83.16 830th 5314 84.4%
2011 77.45 1134th 5377 78.9%
2012 79.82 1041st 5390 80.7%
2013 79.93 1057th 5530 80.9%
2015 61.24 1885th 5611 66.4%
2016 73.12 1393rd 5614 75.2%
2017 66.27 1737th 5692 69.5%
2018 68.43 1646th 5662 70.9%
2019 67.44 1722nd 5789 70.3%
2022 64.42 1830th 5883 68.9%
2023 66.40 1740th 5874 70.4%
2024 63.89 1880th 5862 67.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.55 459th 610 24.8%
2024 21.75 570th 669 14.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.73 510th 2420 78.9%
2024 62.44 665th 2634 74.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.24 1561st 5084 69.3%
2019 55.27 2049th 5173 60.4%
2022 54.33 2017th 5264 61.7%
2023 63.60 1539th 5374 71.4%
2024 59.10 1853rd 5511 66.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.48 1907th 5413 64.8%
2019 66.02 1695th 5492 69.1%
2022 55.73 2114th 5635 62.5%
2023 62.56 1827th 5617 67.5%
2024 61.55 1881st 5605 66.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.73 298th 2128 86.0%
2019 75.58 408th 2585 84.2%
2022 68.13 446th 2227 80.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.30 1388th 5431 74.4%
2019 66.80 1653rd 5510 70.0%
2022 70.32 1514th 5663 73.3%
2023 67.73 1601st 5650 71.7%
2024 63.55 1818th 5636 67.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.37 2263rd 4830 53.1%
2019 53.21 2082nd 4963 58.0%
2022 64.55 1401st 5084 72.4%
2023 64.52 1425th 5098 72.0%
2024 52.05 2128th 5102 58.3%
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Rank History for White students at Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.89 1046th 2737 61.8%
2019 57.46 1298th 2834 54.2%
2022 45.23 1597th 2726 41.4%
2023 47.35 1499th 2662 43.7%
2024 46.03 1544th 2647 41.7%
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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 Lake Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 660 54 45 79 1 n/a n/a 0 839
1990 731 41 52 84 2 n/a n/a 0 910
1991 771 50 57 87 6 n/a n/a 0 971
1992 846 60 71 94 10 n/a n/a 0 1081
1993 810 57 57 90 7 n/a n/a 0 1021
1994 845 67 78 91 8 n/a n/a 0 1089
1995 858 52 80 85 1 n/a n/a 0 1076
1996 858 52 80 85 1 n/a n/a 0 1076
1997 850 56 73 152 1 n/a n/a 0 1132
1998 797 60 66 156 0 n/a n/a 0 1079
1999 791 52 79 133 1 n/a n/a 0 1056
2000 783 49 73 136 1 n/a n/a 8 1050
2001 704 32 79 103 4 n/a n/a 62 984
2002 594 27 73 94 4 n/a n/a 41 833
2003 594 27 73 94 4 n/a n/a 41 833
2004 565 25 54 86 3 n/a n/a 62 795
2005 523 21 48 68 2 n/a n/a 77 739
2006 501 21 58 84 3 n/a n/a 99 766
2007 482 16 59 97 3 n/a n/a 103 760
2008 468 19 64 111 4 n/a n/a 0 666
2009 456 24 63 126 3 8 109 0 789
2010 434 22 65 185 6 7 40 0 759
2011 450 24 67 177 7 4 36 0 765
2012 473 24 58 228 5 4 47 0 839
2013 445 22 69 251 6 3 44 0 840
2014 424 14 60 282 4 1 71 0 856
2015 394 14 76 265 1 4 55 0 809
2016 429 14 62 292 0 2 60 0 859
2017 402 9 57 291 0 2 60 0 821
2018 426 8 59 267 0 3 68 0 831
2019 391 9 45 274 0 3 65 0 787
2020 393 7 42 260 1 3 59 0 765
2021 353 3 33 245 0 1 58 0 693
2022 366 9 30 232 0 1 60 0 698
2023 379 8 25 218 1 2 55 0 688

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 Lake Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 839 27.5 30.5 n/a
1990 910 32.0 28.4 n/a
1991 971 37.5 25.8 n/a
1992 1081 38.1 28.3 13
1993 1021 36.0 28.4 17.1
1994 1089 37.5 29.0 21.1
1995 1076 39.5 27.2 12
1996 1076 39.5 27.2 12
1997 1132 45.0 25.2 16.1
1998 1079 50.8 21.2 15.6
1999 1056 49.9 21.2 12.5
2000 1050 49.0 21.4 14.5
2001 984 47.8 20.6 14.8
2002 833 38.0 21.9 13
2003 833 38.0 21.9 13
2004 795 33.0 24.1 12
2005 739 32.5 22.7 12.4
2006 766 33.0 23.2 6.9
2007 760 35.8 21.2 12.6
2008 666 41.5 16.0 15.9
2009 789 35.5 21.6 17.5
2010 759 32.5 23.3 20.4
2011 765 n/a n/a 20.7
2012 839 31.0 27.0 n/a
2013 840 33.0 25.4 25
2014 856 32.1 26.6 28.9
2015 809 32.0 25.2 30.2
2016 859 33.0 26.0 27.5
2017 821 32.5 25.2 28.4
2018 831 33.0 25.1 29.6
2019 787 30.5 25.8 28.3
2020 765 n/a n/a 32
2021 693 29.0 23.8 41.8
2022 698 27.0 25.8 34
2023 688 28.5 24.1 33.3

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 Lake Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 839 27.5 30.5 n/a
1990 910 32.0 28.4 n/a
1991 971 37.5 25.8 n/a
1992 1081 38.1 28.3 13
1993 1021 36.0 28.4 17.1
1994 1089 37.5 29.0 21.1
1995 1076 39.5 27.2 12
1996 1076 39.5 27.2 12
1997 1132 45.0 25.2 16.1
1998 1079 50.8 21.2 15.6
1999 1056 49.9 21.2 12.5
2000 1050 49.0 21.4 14.5
2001 984 47.8 20.6 14.8
2002 833 38.0 21.9 13
2003 833 38.0 21.9 13
2004 795 33.0 24.1 12
2005 739 32.5 22.7 12.4
2006 766 33.0 23.2 6.9
2007 760 35.8 21.2 12.6
2008 666 41.5 16.0 15.9
2009 789 35.5 21.6 17.5
2010 759 32.5 23.3 20.4
2011 765 n/a n/a 20.7
2012 839 31.0 27.0 n/a
2013 840 33.0 25.4 25
2014 856 32.1 26.6 28.9
2015 809 32.0 25.2 30.2
2016 859 33.0 26.0 27.5
2017 821 32.5 25.2 28.4
2018 831 33.0 25.1 29.6
2019 787 30.5 25.8 28.3
2020 765 n/a n/a 32
2021 693 29.0 23.8 41.8
2022 698 27.0 25.8 34
2023 688 28.5 24.1 33.3

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Lake Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201275.0%3.0%0.0%22.0%80.0%91.0%94.0%79.0%82.0%
201389.0%9.0%0.0%2.0%89.0%90.0%91.0%90.0%90.0%
201494.0%1.0%5.0%1.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%
201591.0%3.0%0.0%6.0%96.0%95.0%96.0%94.0%95.0%
201692.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%95.0%94.0%95.0%94.0%93.0%
201798.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
201898.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
2019≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
202097.0%1.5%1.5%98.5%97.7%98.5%98.5%
202197.8%0.0%2.2%97.8%
202298.4%0.0%1.6%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,902

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1722nd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 1740th of 5874 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Elementary)50.465.2
 14.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Unified)4842.6
 5.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lake Elementary)55.854.4
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Vista Unified)48.943.2
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Elementary)59.744.3
 15.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Unified)48.441.1
 7.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lake Elementary)48.949.6
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Vista Unified)42.337.8
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Elementary)60.860.7
 0.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Unified)51.744.4
 7.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lake Elementary)5033.3
 16.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Vista Unified)33.530.3
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Lake Elementary)46.939.3
 7.6%
   5th Grade Science (Vista Unified)30.228.8
 1.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students787688
 12.6%
African American98
 11.1%
American Indian01
Asian4525
 44.4%
Hispanic274218
 20.4%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White391379
 3.1%
Two or More Races6555
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.3%33.3%
 4.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 688 students attended Lake Elementary.

Lake Elementary ranks 1880th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle
High : Rancho Buena Vista High

Students at Lake Elementary are 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.


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