High school (grades 9-12) · Oceanside, CA

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program

Federal NCES profile for Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 062825014503
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools.

#2 of 6
high schools in Oceanside · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
9.2:1
small classes for California
63.2%
free-lunch eligible

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program has class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program ranks #2 of 6 high schools in Oceanside, CA.

School address

Enrollment

55

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

6.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.2:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-57% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

63.2%

vs 55.5% California avg

+14% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is a higher-need, small high school in Oceanside, California, enrolling 55 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is leaner than roughly 96% of California schools and 57% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 63.2% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of California schools, with 55 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 168 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #104.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (67%) and White (15%) (diversity index 51/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 58.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Oceanside's high schools, it stands alongside El Camino High (2,463 students): Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.2:1 vs 22.8:1).

Oceanside Unified also operates El Camino High (2,463 students) and Oceanside High (1,948 students) alongside Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program compares

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.2:1 ▼ 57% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 63.2% ▲ 14% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 55 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
55
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
63.2%
free-lunch eligible - 14% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.2:1
students per teacher - 57% below state mean
Top 4% in California - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
58.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,024
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 67.3%
White 14.5%
Asian 9.1%
African American 5.5%
Two or More 3.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.3, Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Oceanside Unified, which includes Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program.

$16,024
Per student
-3%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.4%
State 48.8%
Federal 13.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
El Camino High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Oceanside High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Terrace Elementary Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Louise Foussat Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Oceanside Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Oceanside

5 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program

How many students attend Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program?

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program has 55 students enrolled. It is a high school in Oceanside, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program?

The student-teacher ratio at Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is 9.2:1, which is 57% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program?

63.2% of students at Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program?

The largest demographic group at Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program is Hispanic or Latino at 67.3% of enrollment, in Oceanside, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program?

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program rank among high schools in Oceanside?

By Resource Investment Index, Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program ranks #2 of 6 high schools in Oceanside, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Oceanside on the city page.

Is Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program a good school?

Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Oceanside Unified?

Besides Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program, Oceanside Unified also operates El Camino High (2,463 students), Oceanside High (1,948 students), and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle (1,098 students). See the Oceanside Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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