Santa Margarita Elementary vs Stuart Mesa Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric Santa Margarita Elementary Stuart Mesa Elementary
Location Oceanside, CA Oceanside, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 544 549
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.1:1 22.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 30.1% 30.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Santa Margarita Elementary Stuart Mesa Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,118 $18,118
District Oceanside Unified Oceanside Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Santa Margarita Elementary Stuart Mesa Elementary
White 34.2% 31.0%
African American 8.1% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 43.2% 44.1%
Asian 2.6% 3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.1%
Multiracial 10.7% 12.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Santa Margarita Elementary Stuart Mesa Elementary
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 527:1 564:1
Chronic Absenteeism 15.5% 24.1%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.