Is Empresa Elementary a good school?

Empresa Elementary ranks 869 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Empresa Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 688 students attended Empresa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Empresa Elementary?

Students at Empresa Elementary are 43% White, 37% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Empresa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Empresa Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Roosevelt Middle High : Vista High

Empresa Elementary

Summary:

Empresa Elementary is a public elementary school in Oceanside, CA, serving 704 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Vista Unified School District, which is ranked 877 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Empresa Elementary has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Empresa Elementary significantly outperforms the Vista Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, 62.9% of Empresa Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 42.72% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 68.12% of Empresa Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 32.98% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of its student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students and in the top 15% for students with low socioeconomic status.

Empresa Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive when compared to nearby schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, Empresa had 62.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to only 22.22% at Maryland Elementary and 34.84% at Grapevine Elementary. Additionally, Empresa Elementary has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while the nearby schools have lower and more variable ratings. This makes Empresa Elementary a standout school in the Oceanside area, with a strong track record of academic achievement and the ability to effectively serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

4850 Avenida Empresa
Oceanside, CA 92056-6541

(760) 940-8454

District: Vista Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,897

Students who attend Empresa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 688

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Two or more races:

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Empresa Elementary ranks better than 85.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.85. (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 Empresa Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.2%), Hispanic (36.8%), two or more races (13.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Empresa Elementary is 24.5. 9 elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Empresa Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Empresa Elementary is $6,897, which is the lowest among 16 elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Empresa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Empresa Elementary 869^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Empresa Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Vista Unified:

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

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Rank History for Empresa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	79.36	923^rd	4809	80.8%
2005	83.33	795^th	4822	83.5%
2006	85.71	699^th	4818	85.5%
2007	82.42	875^th	5113	82.9%
2008	80.95	929^th	5113	81.8%
2009	76.49	1150^th	5193	77.9%
2010	80.24	1002^nd	5314	81.1%
2011	79.72	1021^st	5377	81.0%
2012	85.20	714^th	5390	86.8%
2013	72.90	1436^th	5530	74.0%
2015	67.90	1580^th	5611	71.8%
2016	77.11	1232^nd	5614	78.1%
2017	89.05	691^st	5692	87.9%
2018	83.80	946^th	5662	83.3%
2019	83.85	974^th	5789	83.2%
2022	82.11	1091^st	5883	81.5%
2023	82.82	1062^nd	5874	81.9%
2024	86.85	869^th	5862	85.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.18	76^th	339	77.6%
2022	54.76	320^th	610	47.5%
2023	52.32	368^th	669	45.0%
2024	53.20	377^th	669	43.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.26	489^th	2420	79.8%
2024	70.04	496^th	2634	81.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.54	554^th	5084	89.1%
2019	77.98	806^th	5173	84.4%
2022	89.39	380^th	5264	92.8%
2023	80.89	748^th	5374	86.1%
2024	85.48	605^th	5511	89.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.28	895^th	5413	83.5%
2019	80.43	1054^th	5492	80.8%
2022	79.69	1122^nd	5635	80.1%
2023	76.38	1238^th	5617	78.0%
2024	84.82	882^nd	5605	84.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.13	381^st	2128	82.1%
2019	73.87	441^st	2585	82.9%
2022	57.72	639^th	2227	71.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	80.43	20^th	130	84.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.22	969^th	5431	82.2%
2019	84.51	843^rd	5510	84.7%
2022	81.87	1020^th	5663	82.0%
2023	85.60	833^rd	5650	85.3%
2024	86.57	787^th	5636	86.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.40	754^th	4830	84.4%
2019	80.86	674^th	4963	86.4%
2022	90.21	353^rd	5084	93.1%
2023	87.49	455^th	5098	91.1%
2024	88.80	396^th	5102	92.2%

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Rank History for White students at Empresa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.60	698^th	2737	74.5%
2019	73.80	678^th	2834	76.1%
2022	62.11	1075^th	2726	60.6%
2023	70.89	770^th	2662	71.1%
2024	72.25	732^nd	2647	72.3%

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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 Empresa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	390	36	28	58	5	n/a	n/a	0	517
1991	487	49	37	76	4	n/a	n/a	0	653
1992	505	58	45	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	693
1993	549	64	51	93	7	n/a	n/a	0	764
1994	608	77	76	117	5	n/a	n/a	0	883
1995	679	95	105	148	4	n/a	n/a	0	1031
1996	679	95	105	148	4	n/a	n/a	0	1031
1997	658	87	119	211	2	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1998	633	91	121	224	2	n/a	n/a	0	1071
1999	632	77	100	258	3	n/a	n/a	0	1070
2000	627	85	85	239	7	n/a	n/a	1	1044
2001	649	78	78	196	2	n/a	n/a	11	1014
2002	573	68	80	161	3	n/a	n/a	8	893
2003	573	68	80	161	3	n/a	n/a	8	893
2004	445	51	54	113	1	n/a	n/a	40	704
2005	418	58	62	127	4	n/a	n/a	74	743
2006	386	57	60	156	2	n/a	n/a	89	750
2007	378	49	63	165	3	n/a	n/a	94	752
2008	365	39	56	167	2	n/a	n/a	0	629
2009	361	27	50	181	1	6	108	0	734
2010	346	33	59	246	7	6	47	0	744
2011	349	24	56	229	6	5	45	0	714
2012	348	17	54	244	4	7	43	0	717
2013	313	22	54	259	5	6	57	0	716
2014	336	28	60	268	4	7	57	0	760
2015	351	34	74	287	3	6	56	0	811
2016	358	23	66	287	1	7	64	0	806
2017	356	18	54	288	1	9	73	0	799
2018	372	24	47	301	0	10	84	0	838
2019	371	32	45	315	0	9	76	0	848
2020	365	28	32	313	1	5	82	0	826
2021	306	20	32	284	1	4	81	0	728
2022	298	22	34	247	1	4	86	0	692
2023	291	25	25	266	1	5	91	0	704
2024	297	18	25	253	1	2	92	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 Empresa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	517	23.0	22.4	n/a
1991	653	25.0	26.1	n/a
1992	693	25.4	27.2	10.7
1993	764	28.6	26.7	15.7
1994	883	31.0	28.5	22.3
1995	1031	35.7	28.9	18.3
1996	1031	35.7	28.9	18.3
1997	1077	41.3	26.1	18.7
1998	1071	49.3	21.7	19.8
1999	1070	51.9	20.6	21
2000	1044	52.1	20.0	19.2
2001	1014	48.7	20.8	18.9
2002	893	43.0	20.8	18.6
2003	893	43.0	20.8	18.6
2004	704	33.5	21.0	16.7
2005	743	33.5	22.2	22
2006	750	33.5	22.4	25.4
2007	752	33.4	22.5	27.2
2008	629	39.0	16.1	27.3
2009	734	34.3	20.7	26.7
2010	744	34.5	21.5	29
2011	714	n/a	n/a	29
2012	717	28.0	25.6	n/a
2013	716	28.0	25.5	28.6
2014	760	30.0	25.3	34.1
2015	811	30.0	27.0	33.7
2016	806	32.0	25.1	31
2017	799	31.0	25.7	27.5
2018	838	33.0	25.3	31.3
2019	848	33.0	25.6	30.7
2020	826	n/a	n/a	28.5
2021	728	28.5	25.5	38.5
2022	692	27.0	25.6	39.9
2023	704	28.5	24.7	37.4
2024	688	28.0	24.5	37.2

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 Empresa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	517	23.0	22.4	n/a
1991	653	25.0	26.1	n/a
1992	693	25.4	27.2	10.7
1993	764	28.6	26.7	15.7
1994	883	31.0	28.5	22.3
1995	1031	35.7	28.9	18.3
1996	1031	35.7	28.9	18.3
1997	1077	41.3	26.1	18.7
1998	1071	49.3	21.7	19.8
1999	1070	51.9	20.6	21
2000	1044	52.1	20.0	19.2
2001	1014	48.7	20.8	18.9
2002	893	43.0	20.8	18.6
2003	893	43.0	20.8	18.6
2004	704	33.5	21.0	16.7
2005	743	33.5	22.2	22
2006	750	33.5	22.4	25.4
2007	752	33.4	22.5	27.2
2008	629	39.0	16.1	27.3
2009	734	34.3	20.7	26.7
2010	744	34.5	21.5	29
2011	714	n/a	n/a	29
2012	717	28.0	25.6	n/a
2013	716	28.0	25.5	28.6
2014	760	30.0	25.3	34.1
2015	811	30.0	27.0	33.7
2016	806	32.0	25.1	31
2017	799	31.0	25.7	27.5
2018	838	33.0	25.3	31.3
2019	848	33.0	25.6	30.7
2020	826	n/a	n/a	28.5
2021	728	28.5	25.5	38.5
2022	692	27.0	25.6	39.9
2023	704	28.5	24.7	37.4
2024	688	28.0	24.5	37.2

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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