📍 1125 S. Ditmar St., Oceanside, San Diego County, 92054
Surfside Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Oceanside, San Diego County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Frandsen. It is part of the Oceanside Unified school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.8:1.
Surfside Academy enrolls 315 students across grades K–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 53% |
| White | 108 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 315 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Surfside Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Surfside Academy is one of 24 schools in Oceanside Unified, based in Oceanside, California. The district serves 14,890 students district-wide and employs 677 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Surfside Academy is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.