Coastal Academy Charter

4096 Calle Platino

Oceanside, CA 92056

School District

Oceanside Unified
Grade

K-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:27
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 20, 2025

The school was moved to a horrible and unsafe location. The principal is very unresponsive to any parent concerns and does nothing to resolve issues. Glad my daughter is a senior, would not recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on February 03, 2025

Coastal Academy Middle School was the worst school my kids attended. They teacher don’t provide much support and I believe the Language curriculum is frustrating. It’s “IEW” which is even hard for a parent to understand.. if you have a child that has a learning disability don’t go. The teacher will be nice to your face and then turn around and talk behind your back. Pacific View Charter has been a game changer. They have been extremely supportive and offer lots of help for student during and after school in the tutoring lab.
Submitted by parent on December 01, 2024

My son started Coastal Academy High School as a freshman. The school has changed a lot. He is now a Senior. The school was moved to a questionable part of Oceanside filled with homeless. They lock the kids into the school with a gate and a guard at the gate at all times. Why would you move a school to an area of town filled with mentally ill homeless people? It was in a much safer area before this move.The school has become a DUMPING ground for kids who have all kind of issues at other schools. If you couldn't cut another high school and have issues come to Coastal High. They will welcome you with open arms. So many kids are now attending the school with behavioral issues. The school has also become very transient with kids who are there one year and on to another school the next year. I would say this school is 20% just normal kids, about 40 percent special ed kids whose parents are looking for additional support for them and 40% troubled students who had issues at other schools these issues would be behavioral, drugs, bullying or being bullied, fighting, etc. My son has been exposed to a lot of questionable kids who have no plans after high school and no aspirations to go to college.The sports teams are terrible. Mostly only parents attend the football games. If your kids want to have a "traditional high school experience" this school is not the place to send them. Biggest mistake of my life. I can't wait until my son graduates this year.
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2023

100% love this school for my kids, best decision to place them here. Teachers motivate students, and parents too. Great communication with all the staff.
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2023

Love our experience at Coastal Academy! Excellent staff and support for all students.
Submitted by teacher on September 26, 2023

This school is a good idea in theory, but for many students, the reality is that there are major learning gaps because many parents are not doing their jobs as primary educators. This is of no concern to admin because the school is a business and does its best to hide that many students do not do well on the STAR testing. The school also does not teach sex ed-it puts the duty on families and most of them choose not to do the curriculum. When I taught at this school there were many students on C-Track whose parents did not allow them to use technology or computers to do their work. The school also discriminates against LGBT students-When I taught here, I was directed to contact parents if a student came out to me. Many parents go to North Coast Church and so outing students to them put them in a potentially hazardous situation.
Submitted by parent on January 04, 2023

My daughter has been attending here since 2016 and we both love it. Curriculum is by far exceeded in advance. Teacher’s are 100% devoted to their students. The amount of support is abundantly, whether your student or yourself needs extra help. All the staff is respectful and helpful.
Submitted by parent on April 15, 2022

I transferred my daughter from a public school. She has been attending Coastal Academy since 2nd grade. She is now going into 8th grade this new year and leaving to High School. This school is amazing I’m truly going to miss the all the teachers, VP, AP, and staff. The teachers focus 100% to your student education, the curriculum is very easy to understand they provide all teacher materials to parents. They have endless special learning resources and those teachers are god sent. They have on campus class and homeschool full time. Bullying is not tolerated.
Submitted by parent on October 19, 2021

Everybody here is so helpful. I have a special needs child and they make sure she learns in her own style, just as they do for every student. There's a ZERO bullying policy, an excellent character building program, and support 360°. Teachers are encouraging, great communicators, caring. Parents and teachers are partners in children's education. They empower us to show our best so students give their best. We've been here for 5 years now, and we wouldn't imagine it otherwise.
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2021

My first year and new at homeschooling. Also, we enrolled during the whole pandemic which was very hard. With all the restrictions we didn’t really get to reap the benefits of full days. The school needs more support for new families and most of the moms are credited teachers. the staff is welcoming and friendly. There is a lot of work to be down and if you have a child who will fight you to do work, you’ll be stressed. It can be a great fit for some families and a nightmare for others. It wasn’t a good for us.
Submitted by parent on June 23, 2019

My Child started in K all the way to 8 grade, was in C track most of the time he love it because the ES was very accommodating and helpful of his learning needs, he had online learning, also traditional, he advanced at his own pace, and today is a grade ahead in Math.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2019

I have been with this school for six years and have had nothing but a wonderful experience and partnership with the teachers. They have the students' best interest in mind always. They continue to find new and innovative ways to help education thrive for each of them.