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

Peralta Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.5/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 47% of students exceed standard, with a total of 648 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Peralta Elementary?

46.5% of students at Peralta Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Peralta Elementary improving or declining?

Peralta Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Peralta Elementary?

3.7% of students at Peralta 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.

Peralta Elementary

Oakland Unified Oakland Alameda County 94609

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

648 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

341 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

31%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.8%

White 41.4%

Asian 7.6%

Black 9.1%

Other 28.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Peralta Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	46.5%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	27.5%

Exceeded

46.5%

Met

26.0%

Below

27.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Peralta Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

46.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 32.3 points above the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.7 points higher (vs 39.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.