Attendance
Stuart Mesa Elementary — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for Stuart Mesa Elementary in Oceanside, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
13
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled607
Chronically absent81
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
607
Students enrolled
13%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
81
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 607 | 81 | 13% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 596 | 96 | 16% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 454 | 50 | 11% |
| 2020 | crdc | 515 | 0 | 0% |
| 2017 | crdc | 515 | 3 | 1% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 549 | 50 | 9% |
| all | 515 | 93 | 18% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
607
Students eligible to attend
565
Students with an absence
8.7
Average days absent
4,914
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 66.3% | |
| Unexcused | 31.5% | |
| Out of school suspension | 1.0% | |
| Incomplete independent study | 1.1% |
Absence Reasons by Subgroup
Average days lost and the excused / unexcused split, most recent year
| Subgroup | Eligible | With an absence | Avg days | Excused | Unexcused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economically Disadvantaged | 366 | 340 | 9.5 | 64.5% | 32.7% |
| Male | 318 | 295 | 9.0 | 67.0% | 30.6% |
| Female | 289 | 270 | 8.4 | 65.4% | 32.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 272 | 257 | 9.4 | 60.9% | 35.7% |
| White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) | 185 | 167 | 7.9 | 75.9% | 23.5% |
| Children with disabilities | 145 | 137 | 11.4 | 61.6% | 34.9% |
| Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other | 66 | 64 | 10.1 | 67.5% | 30.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) African American | 51 | 45 | 6.4 | 56.6% | 40.9% |
| English Learner | 29 | 28 | 8.6 | 53.7% | 46.3% |
Sources: school_attendance (state attendance trend), school_chronic_absence (EDFacts subgroup chronic absence).
Also on this page: school_absence_reasons (state absence by reason, all students and subgroups).