Ocean Beach Options Academy
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Long Beach, Washington
Ocean Beach Options Academy in Long Beach, Washington enrolled 56 students in 2024-25 with 1.2 full-time teachers, 46.7 students per teacher against the Washington median of 23.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Washington: 83.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 70%
60 students in 2022-23, 60 students in 2023-24, 56 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 1.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 60 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 2024-25 | 56 | 1.2 | 46.7 |
46.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Washington schools of this kind
Among the 147 Washington schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 23.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ocean Beach Options Academy enrolled 101 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent1.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.4% of students were White, 14.3% Hispanic, 3.6% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White80.4%
- Hispanic14.3%
- American Indian3.6%
- Two or more races1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ocean Beach Options Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 38% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 21‑26% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 22 students in Ocean Beach Options Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Washington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 85‑89% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 22 | 87 | 85,003 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Long Beach
2 public schools of this kind in Long Beach report 2024-25 enrollment; Ocean Beach Options Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Beach Options Academy | 56 | 46.7 | 58.9% |
| Ocean Beach Early Childhood Center | 24 | not reported | 62.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ocean Beach Options Academy
- Ocean Beach Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.7 miles away: 24 students (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Ocean Beach Options Academy with Ocean Beach Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ocean Beach School District spends per student$16,687 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,687
- The largest public schools in WashingtonOcean Beach Options Academy is the number 146 by size of 228 Washington schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#146 of 228
- Washington schools by students per teacher46.7 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 23.0 for schools of this kind.46.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ocean Beach Options Academy
How many students attend Ocean Beach Options Academy?
56 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 60 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Long Beach, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Beach Options Academy?
46.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for schools of this kind is 23.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ocean Beach Options Academy a Title I school?
Ocean Beach Options Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ocean Beach Options Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Ocean Beach Options Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Ocean Beach Options Academy?
60-79% of the 22 students in Ocean Beach Options Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ocean Beach Options Academy in?
Ocean Beach School District, NCES district ID 5306060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530606003756 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.