Elementary Schools in Oakland, California: 65 ranked elementary schools. Average score 9.2 points below the state. Here is what that number does — and doesn't — tell you.
Oakland, California has 65 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 29.6/100 — 9.2 points below the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Yu Ming Charter at 75/100, where 62.2% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Oakland schools average 14.5% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Of 65 schools, 8 with stronger cohort gains and 2 beyond the standard stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 26.8% (above the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Every school in Oakland
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary schools (66 listed)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu Ming Charter Alameda County Office of Education | 62.2% | 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 75/100 |
| 2 | Chabot Elementary Oakland Unified | 47.6% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100 |
| 3 | Redwood Heights Elementary Oakland Unified | 44.5% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 4 | Hillcrest Oakland Unified | 50.9% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 62/100 |
| 5 | Lincoln Elementary Oakland Unified | 35.3% | 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 62/100 |
| 6 | Crocker Highlands Elementary Oakland Unified | 43.6% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 61/100 |
| 7 | Peralta Elementary Oakland Unified | 46.5% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 60/100 |
| 8 | American Indian Public Charter School II Oakland Unified | 35.5% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100 |
| 9 | Thornhill Elementary Oakland Unified | 38.4% | 80th percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 10 | Montclair Elementary Oakland Unified | 39.8% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 52/100 |
| 11 | Sequoia Elementary Oakland Unified | 39.7% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 52/100 |
| 12 | Cleveland Elementary Oakland Unified | 33.8% | 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 13 | Francophone Charter School of Oakland Oakland Unified | 24.9% | 68th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 14 | Melrose Leadership Academy Oakland Unified | 20.2% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100 |
| 15 | Joaquin Miller Elementary Oakland Unified | 30.4% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 16 | Glenview Elementary Oakland Unified | 33.6% | 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 17 | Lazear Charter Academy Alameda County Office of Education | 15.4% | 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100 |
| 18 | Emerson Elementary Oakland Unified | 23.8% | 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
| 19 | Cox Academy Alameda County Office of Education | 12.2% | 54th percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 20 | ASCEND Oakland Unified | 9.7% | 45th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 21 | Aspire Monarch Academy Oakland Unified | 8.8% | 40th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 32/100 |
| 22 | Burckhalter Elementary Oakland Unified | 11.6% | 37th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 23 | Franklin Elementary Oakland Unified | 10.4% | 33rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 24 | Piedmont Avenue Elementary Oakland Unified | 12.6% | 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 25 | Carl B. Munck Elementary Oakland Unified | 11.7% | 28th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 26 | Global Family Elementary Oakland Unified | 2.1% | 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 27 | Achieve Academy Oakland Unified | 8.6% | 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 28 | KIPP Bridge Academy Oakland Unified | 12.4% | 26th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 29 | EnCompass Academy Elementary Oakland Unified | 3.7% | 24th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 30 | Learning Without Limits Oakland Unified | 8.8% | 24th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 31 | Bella Vista Elementary Oakland Unified | 12.5% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100 |
| 32 | Think College Now Elementary Oakland Unified | 9.2% | 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 33 | Madison Park Academy Elementary Oakland Unified | 7.9% | 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 34 | Aspire College Academy Oakland Unified | 7.0% | 19th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 35 | Manzanita SEED Elementary Oakland Unified | 16.6% | 18th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 36 | Laurel Elementary Oakland Unified | 8.0% | 14th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 37 | Esperanza Elementary Oakland Unified | 4.4% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 38 | ACORN Woodland Elementary Oakland Unified | 6.2% | 12th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 39 | Highland Community Oakland Unified | 1.4% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 40 | La Escuelita Oakland Unified | 6.8% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 41 | Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary Oakland Unified | 3.1% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 42 | International Community Elementary Oakland Unified | 5.9% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 43 | Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary Oakland Unified | 7.9% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 44 | Garfield Elementary Oakland Unified | 4.9% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 45 | Grass Valley Elementary Oakland Unified | 2.5% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 46 | Hoover Elementary Oakland Unified | 4.2% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 47 | Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public Oakland Unified | 4.7% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 48 | Lighthouse Community Charter Oakland Unified | 2.9% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 49 | Horace Mann Elementary Oakland Unified | 1.7% | 6th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 50 | Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy Oakland Unified | 8.1% | 6th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100 |
| 51 | Allendale Elementary Oakland Unified | 3.4% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100 |
| 52 | Markham Elementary Oakland Unified | 1.6% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100 |
| 53 | Community School for Creative Education Alameda County Office of Education | 2.9% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100 |
| 54 | Reach Academy Elementary Oakland Unified | 4.3% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100 |
| 55 | Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary Oakland Unified | 1.4% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100 |
| 56 | Greenleaf Oakland Unified | 4.2% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100 |
| 57 | Independent Study, Sojourner Truth Oakland Unified alternative school | 3.4% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 16/100 |
| 58 | Aspire Triumph Technology Academy Oakland Unified | 1.3% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 15/100 |
| 59 | Sankofa United Elementary Oakland Unified | 7.8% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 14/100 |
| 60 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Oakland Unified | 2.1% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 13/100 |
| 61 | Prescott Elementary Oakland Unified | 2.0% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 13/100 |
| 62 | Manzanita Community Elementary Oakland Unified | 1.5% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 11/100 |
| 63 | Brookfield Elementary Oakland Unified | 2.3% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 11/100 |
| 64 | East Oakland Pride Elementary Oakland Unified | 1.5% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 8/100 |
| 65 | Fruitvale Elementary Oakland Unified | 2.0% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 8/100 |
| 66 | Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary Oakland Unified | 1.3% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 8/100 |
Middle schools (25 listed)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown Charter Academy Oakland Unified | 45.2% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 73/100 |
| 2 | Claremont Middle Oakland Unified | 30.6% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 53/100 |
| 3 | Edna Brewer Middle Oakland Unified | 28.0% | 68th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100 |
| 4 | AIMS College Prep Middle Oakland Unified | 19.7% | 68th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100 |
| 5 | Oakland School for the Arts Oakland Unified | 20.4% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100 |
| 6 | Montera Middle Oakland Unified | 20.3% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 7 | Oakland Unity Middle Alameda County Office of Education | 13.5% | 55th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 8 | East Bay Innovation Academy Oakland Unified | 19.4% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 9 | Oakland Military Institute, College Preparatory Ac Oakland Unified | 5.4% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 10 | LIFE Academy Oakland Unified | 4.1% | 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
| 11 | Oakland Charter Academy Oakland Unified | 6.5% | 26th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 26/100 |
| 12 | Bay Area Technology Oakland Unified | 6.4% | 22nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 13 | Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy Oakland Unified | 5.8% | 20th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 14 | Bret Harte Middle Oakland Unified | 5.5% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 15 | Coliseum College Prep Academy Oakland Unified | 2.2% | 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100 |
| 16 | Roosevelt Middle Oakland Unified | 7.3% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 17 | Westlake Middle Oakland Unified | 2.6% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 18 | West Oakland Middle Oakland Unified | 2.4% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 19 | Elmhurst United Middle Oakland Unified | 4.2% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100 |
| 20 | Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy Oakland Unified | 4.4% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 15/100 |
| 21 | Urban Promise Academy Middle Oakland Unified | 3.0% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 14/100 |
| 22 | United for Success Academy Middle Oakland Unified | 3.2% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 14/100 |
| 23 | Madison Park Academy 6-12 Oakland Unified | 1.4% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 9/100 |
| 24 | Frick United Academy of Language Middle Oakland Unified | 0.5% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 9/100 |
| 25 | Envision Academy for Arts & Technology Alameda County Office of Education | 1.8% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 9/100 |
High schools (19 listed)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Technical High Oakland Unified | 26.0% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 62/100 |
| 2 | Oakland Unity High Oakland Unified | 18.7% | 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 62/100 |
| 3 | ARISE High Oakland Unified | 11.4% | 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 62/100 |
| 4 | AIMS College Prep High Oakland Unified | 15.5% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 58/100 |
| 5 | Latitude 37.8 High SBE - Latitude 37.8 High | 17.5% | 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 58/100 |
| 6 | Lighthouse Community Charter High Oakland Unified | 12.7% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100 |
| 7 | Skyline High Oakland Unified | 19.1% | 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 52/100 |
| 8 | Oakland High Oakland Unified | 12.1% | 18th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 45/100 |
| 9 | LPS Oakland R & D Campus Oakland Unified | 4.1% | 18th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 45/100 |
| 10 | MetWest High Oakland Unified | 9.4% | 15th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 44/100 |
| 11 | McClymonds High Oakland Unified | 2.8% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 38/100 |
| 12 | Fremont High Oakland Unified | 0.9% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 28/100 |
| 13 | Alternatives in Action Alameda County Office of Education alternative school | 0.0% | 69th percentile · SolidWithin its own school classScope Score 28/100 |
| 14 | Castlemont High Oakland Unified | 1.1% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 15 | Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High Oakland Unified continuation high school | 0.0% | 16th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 16/100 |
| 16 | Oakland International High Oakland Unified alternative school | 0.0% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 15/100 |
| 17 | Dewey Academy High Oakland Unified continuation high school | 2.0% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 12/100 |
| 18 | Rudsdale Continuation High Oakland Unified continuation high school | 0.0% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 9/100 |
| 19 | Street Academy Alternative High Oakland Unified alternative school | 0.0% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 7/100 |
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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Elementary school patterns in Oakland
Counted across the 66 elementary schools listed above. A school may appear in more than one count; these are not slices of a total. No finding does not imply no potential. Definitions and limits →
Private Schools in Oakland
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology