Ocean Knoll Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Encinitas, California

Ocean Knoll Elementary in Encinitas, California enrolled 479 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 25.2 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 61-65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

523 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 479 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Ocean Knoll Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 47902004006002022-235232023-244922024-25479
Students enrolled at Ocean Knoll Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 47902004006002022-235232023-244922024-25479
Students enrolled at Ocean Knoll Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 47902004006002022-235232023-244922024-25479
Students enrolled at Ocean Knoll Elementary by school year2022-23: 523, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 47902004006002022-235232023-244922024-25479
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352322.023.8
2023-2449220.024.6
2024-2547919.025.2

25.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ocean Knoll Elementary 25.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOcean Knoll Elementary 25.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ocean Knoll Elementary 25.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOcean Knoll Elementary 25.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ocean Knoll Elementary 25.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOcean Knoll Elementary 25.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ocean Knoll Elementary 25.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOcean Knoll Elementary 25.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 2,890 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ocean Knoll Elementary enrolled 578 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 2,890 of the 578 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.1% of students were White, 39.0% Hispanic, 9.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White49.1%
  2. Hispanic39.0%
  3. Two or more races9.0%
  4. Asian2.7%
  5. Black0.2%

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 Knoll Elementary scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261‑65%70%45%
Math, 2022-2362%66% (2021-22)34.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Encinitas

6 public elementary schools in Encinitas report 2024-25 enrollment; Ocean Knoll Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Capri Elementary61324.517.5%
Paul Ecke-Central Elementary56922.821.4%
Ocean Knoll Elementary47925.230.1%
Park Dale Lane Elementary42421.217.5%
Flora Vista Elementary37725.19.8%
JCS - Mountain Oaks25516.323.9%

All public schools in Encinitas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ocean Knoll Elementary

  1. JCS - Mountain OaksThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 255 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Ada W. Harris ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 382 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Ocean Knoll Elementary with JCS - Mountain OaksStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Encinitas Union School District spends per student$17,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,128
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaOcean Knoll Elementary is the number 2,677 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,677 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher25.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.25.2:1
  7. 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 Knoll Elementary

  1. How many students attend Ocean Knoll Elementary?
    479 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Encinitas, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Knoll Elementary?
    25.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ocean Knoll Elementary a Title I school?
    Ocean Knoll Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ocean Knoll Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ocean Knoll Elementary scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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.
  5. What district is Ocean Knoll Elementary in?
    Encinitas Union School District, NCES district ID 0612750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061275001436 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
  • 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.

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