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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Alameda County, California

192 public elementary schools in Alameda County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. J. M. Amador Elementary leads the list at 88.5%, against a median of 57.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
192
Alameda County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
88.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
57.0%
BEST IN READING · ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1J. M. Amador ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary90988.5%
2Warm Springs ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary57488.2%
3Cottonwood CreekDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary1,02387.8%
4Beach ElementaryPiedmont, CAPiedmont City UnifiedElementary32387.2%
5James Leitch ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary52387.0%
6Henry P. Mohr ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton UnifiedElementary49286.9%
7Jensen Ranch ElementaryCastro Valley, CACastro Valley UnifiedElementary37386.6%
8Wildwood ElementaryPiedmont, CAPiedmont City UnifiedElementary29186.0%
9Fred E. Weibel ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary36285.8%
10Joshua Chadbourne ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary45785.3%
11Ruth Acty ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley UnifiedElementary41084.7%
12Mission San Jose ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary43684.6%
13Emma C. Smith ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint UnifiedElementary64884.6%
14Walnut Grove ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton UnifiedElementary62984.4%
15Harold William KolbDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary69683.6%
16Ardenwood ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary63781.4%
17John Gomes ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary46280.5%
18Sunol Glen ElementarySunol, CASunol Glen UnifiedElementary24080.4%
19Bay FarmAlameda, CAAlameda UnifiedElementary53180.1%
20Lydiksen ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton UnifiedElementary58680.1%
21Warwick ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary70079.7%
22Lawrence ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint UnifiedElementary49479.5%
23Vintage Hills ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton UnifiedElementary52279.3%
24Lila Bringhurst ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary1,08378.4%
25Berkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierBerkeley, CABerkeley UnifiedElementary40778.0%
26Frank Otis ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda UnifiedElementary56977.9%
27Sunset ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint UnifiedElementary75977.3%
28Cornell ElementaryAlbany, CAAlbany City UnifiedElementary56077.0%
29Niles ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary46176.9%
30Marin ElementaryAlbany, CAAlbany City UnifiedElementary52476.9%
31John Green ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary66176.2%
32Havens ElementaryPiedmont, CAPiedmont City UnifiedElementary46476.2%
33Proctor ElementaryCastro Valley, CACastro Valley UnifiedElementary61376.0%
34Emerson ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley UnifiedElementary28375.9%
35Peralta ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary35575.9%
36O. N. Hirsch ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary44175.7%
37Donlon ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton UnifiedElementary70075.5%
38Harvey Green ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary36875.4%
39James Dougherty ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary85675.4%
40Edison ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda UnifiedElementary47475.0%
41HillcrestOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary39374.6%
42Dublin ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary80274.5%
43Amelia Earhart ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda UnifiedElementary57374.3%
44John Muir ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley UnifiedElementary29373.8%
45Rosa Parks Environmental ScienceBerkeley, CABerkeley UnifiedElementary39373.7%
46Crocker Highlands ElementaryOakland, CAOakland UnifiedElementary41573.7%
47Parkmont ElementaryFremont, CAFremont UnifiedElementary73473.6%
48Murray ElementaryDublin, CADublin UnifiedElementary65673.1%
49Franklin ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda UnifiedElementary29172.8%
50Delaine Eastin ElementaryUnion City, CANew Haven UnifiedElementary66872.8%
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