How does Esperanza Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Oakland?

Esperanza Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 31.7/100, placing it at the 13th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 712 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Esperanza Elementary?

4.5% of students at Esperanza Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 16.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Esperanza Elementary improving or declining?

Esperanza Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Esperanza Elementary?

27.8% of students at Esperanza Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Esperanza Elementary

Oakland Unified Oakland Alameda County 94603

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

712 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

430 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

99%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 94.7%

White 0.5%

Black 2.6%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Esperanza Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.5%
Met Standard	11.7%
Below Standard	83.8%

Exceeded

4.5%

Met

11.7%

Below

83.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Esperanza Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.5% of students exceeded standard while 11.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.5% exceeded — 3.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.