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Almond Grove Elementary

Oakley Union Elementary Oakley Contra Costa County 94561
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
840 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
453 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
29%
Teachers
19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.2%
White 31.8%
Asian 9.5%
Black 9.1%
Other 11.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Almond Grove Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard20.1%
Met Standard25.7%
Below Standard54.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Almond Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.4 points above the Oakley Union Elementary district average of 12.7%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.6 points higher (vs 15.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 12.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
20.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+12.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
17.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
840
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 65 13.8% 12.3% 36.9% 36.9% 26.1%
4th 87 20.7% 28.7% 21.8% 28.7% 49.4%
5th 58 27.6% 27.6% 17.2% 27.6% 55.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 65 13.8% 29.2% 26.1% 30.8% 43.1%
4th 87 20.7% 39.1% 16.1% 24.1% 59.8%
5th 58 24.1% 15.5% 29.3% 31.0% 39.7%