Surfside Academy

Oceanside · CA · Oceanside Unified · Public · K-12 combined

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Audeo Charter II → Surfside High (Continuation) → Major General Raymond Murray High → North County Trade Tech High → Twin Oaks High → Dimensions Collaborative → Vista Adult Transition Center → Pacific View Charter →

At a glance

Programs & features

Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Surfside Academy compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Audeo Charter II, Surfside High (Continuation), Major General Raymond Murray High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

73.1%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

117:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

2.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 114 in 2021 to 64 in 2024 — over 3 years.

-43.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Audeo Charter II Oceanside	Public · charter	4.4	199	+21.3%
Surfside High (Continuation) Oceanside	Public	0.0	119	-30.4%
Major General Raymond Murray High Vista	Public	6.6	146	-23.2%
North County Trade Tech High Vista	Public · charter	6.8	145	-13.2%
Twin Oaks High San Marcos	Public	12.1	192	+0.5%
Dimensions Collaborative Escondido	Public · charter	15.3	147	+13.1%
Vista Adult Transition Center Vista	Public	7.7	103	-6.4%
Pacific View Charter Oceanside	Public · charter	3.6	419	-3.9%

At a glance

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Surfside Academy is a public high school in Oceanside, CA, enrolling 234 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 44% from 2021 to 2024.

It has about 117 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Surfside Academy? Surfside Academy is a public high school in Oceanside, CA, enrolling 234 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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