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Achieve Academy: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Achieve Academy posts 29% meeting the standard and 8.6% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1700 28th Avenue, 94621 (opens in new tab)·Oakland Unified·Oakland·Grades K-5·537 students·92% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(510) 904-6440·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
34
🤝 Culture First · Developing
ranked #3,826 statewide · #19 of 62 in Oakland Unified

Achieve Academy scores 34 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 33rd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “29% proficient” and call it done. Achieve Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakland, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: 8.6% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.

As a charter, Achieve Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

8%
16%
76%
Grade 3 · 24% proficient
10%
13%
77%
Grade 4 · 23% proficient
10%
21%
69%
Grade 5 · 31% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding rises 2.6pp across grades; the floor rises 7.7pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
8.6%
State 21.3%
12.8pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
29.0%
State 42.7%
13.7pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+2.6pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
8.6%
State 17.9%
9.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.3%
State 1.6%
1.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Achieve Academy
34/100
This school
▼
High School
No feeder data available for this level

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Private alternatives nearby

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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic92.0%
White0.9%
Asian1.3%
Black5.0%
Other0.7%
GenderFemale 52.1%Male 47.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 92.2% (28pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
537
Near CA avg (~480)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
3 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$18,173
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$62,696 – $109,878
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Achieve Academy in Oakland, 25.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 24.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Achieve Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 11.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 247 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Homeless−12.2pp
20.0% vs 32.2% overall · n=15
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · English Learner−11.0pp
14.8% vs 25.8% overall · n=200
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−6.5pp
2.9% vs 9.4% overall · n=200
Math Exceeded · Homeless−7.7pp
0.0% vs 7.7% overall · n=15

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income252 tested
ELA 25.9%·Math 32.1%· +1.9pp vs district
Hispanic235 tested
ELA 25.3%·Math 31.9%· +3.3pp vs district
English Learner207 tested
ELA 15.0%·Math 25.6%· +10.0pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 7.9pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +7.6pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 61%Support 36%Other 4%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$52K
$33K below CA median
Median Home Value
$544K
$115K below CA median
Bachelor's+
14%
21pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
6.3 years avg experience
23 teachers · 39% first-year · 4% second-year
Teacher Credentials
72% fully credentialed
4.0% on intern/emergency permit

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
8.6%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 38th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
29.0%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 40th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+2.6pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 44th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
8.6%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 65th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.3%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 61th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3908%16%20%57%23%−20
Grade 47810%13%24%53%23%−22
Grade 58710%21%15%54%31%−17
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3949%28%24%39%36%−10
Grade 4799%18%32%42%27%−15
Grade 5896%28%31%35%34%−2
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11903%8%56%33%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged24725.9%+2−12
Hispanic/Latino22925.3%+3−14
English Learners20015.0%+10+5
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Achieve Academy ←—348.6%29.0%+2.60.3%
Wildwood Elementary2.6 mi7756.4%85.0%−7.50.4%
Amelia Earhart Elementary2.6 mi7553.5%77.8%+6.00.4%
Frank Otis Elementary2 mi7449.1%75.9%−6.71.0%
California average—4321.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
35%34%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #3502 → #3259 → #2940 → #3675 → #3826
What we can't show
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 12 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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Frequently asked questions

Is Achieve Academy a good elementary school?
Achieve Academy has a Scope Score of 34 out of 100, placing it in the 33rd percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,826 statewide. 8.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 12.8 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Achieve Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 29.0% of students at Achieve Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 8.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 20.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 8.6% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 517 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Achieve Academy rank in California?
Achieve Academy ranks #3,826 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 33rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Achieve Academy getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Achieve Academy increases by 2.6 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Achieve Academy?
8.6% of students at Achieve Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Achieve Academy compare to other schools in Oakland?
Achieve Academy scores 34/100 (33rd percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 537 students. Use the schools in Oakland page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Achieve Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Achieve Academy in Oakland, 25.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 24.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Achieve Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 11.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 247 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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