Elementary school (grades K-5) · Oceanside, CA

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside

Federal NCES profile for Scholarship Prep - Oceanside, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060160014079Charter school
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of California schools.

#4 of 23
elementary schools in Oceanside · Resource Index
24
Resource Index · Lower
32.9:1
large classes for California
58.4%
free-lunch eligible

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside has class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Scholarship Prep - Oceanside ranks #4 of 23 elementary schools in Oceanside, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside held near 536 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 19.3 → 19.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 060160014079 · Oceanside, CA Elementary · MID · CHARTER

626 enr · 32.9:1 · 58.4% lunch · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: Eugene Field Elem School (626 students)

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside held near 536 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 19.3 → 19.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Scholarship Prep - Oceanside compares

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 32.9:1 ▲ 53% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 58.4% ▲ 5% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 626 top 29% - -

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

32.9:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
626
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
58.4%
free-lunch eligible - 5% 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
32.9:1
students per teacher - 53% above state mean
Top 98% in California - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
12.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,002
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 626 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 70.0%
White 17.7%
African American 5.1%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More 2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.4, Scholarship Prep - Oceanside is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District reports $15,002 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Oceanside

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Scholarship Prep - Oceanside

How many students attend Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside has 626 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Oceanside, CA. CCD year-over-year: 543 (2022-23) → 536 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

The student-teacher ratio at Scholarship Prep - Oceanside is 32.9:1, which is 53% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 110% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

58.4% of students at Scholarship Prep - Oceanside are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

The largest demographic group at Scholarship Prep - Oceanside is Hispanic or Latino at 70.0% of enrollment, in Oceanside, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Scholarship Prep - Oceanside?

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Scholarship Prep - Oceanside rank among elementary schools in Oceanside?

By Resource Investment Index, Scholarship Prep - Oceanside ranks #4 of 23 elementary 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 elementary schools in Oceanside on the city page.

What other schools are in Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District?

None; Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District is a single-school charter district, and Scholarship Prep - Oceanside is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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