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The public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in Alameda County, California

Across Alameda County, California, 187 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Burckhalter Elementary leads the list at +17.8pp, against a median of -0.4pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
187
Alameda County, California
Top 3-yr change
+17.8pp
Median 3-yr change
-0.4pp
MOST IMPROVED · ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Burckhalter ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified19312.5%30.4%+17.8pp
2John Muir ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified29353.9%71.6%+17.7pp
3Thousand Oaks ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified33747.9%65.1%+17.2pp
4Love ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda Unified49847.1%61.0%+13.9pp
5Emerson ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified35429.4%42.6%+13.2pp
6Washington ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified40160.2%72.2%+11.9pp
7Guy Jr. Emanuele ElementaryUnion City, CANew Haven Unified74632.8%44.3%+11.5pp
8Peralta ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified35562.1%72.5%+10.4pp
9Frank Otis ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda Unified56966.4%75.8%+9.4pp
10Bay FarmAlameda, CAAlameda Unified53171.4%80.1%+8.7pp
11Emma C. Smith ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint Unified64876.0%84.5%+8.4pp
12Leo R. Croce ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint Unified53745.1%52.9%+7.8pp
13Washington ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Leandro Unified42533.3%41.0%+7.7pp
14Anna Yates ElementaryEmeryville, CAEmery Unified42823.9%31.5%+7.6pp
15John Blacow ElementaryFremont, CAFremont Unified55735.8%43.3%+7.5pp
16Redwood Heights ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified37463.8%71.2%+7.4pp
17Malcolm X ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified46958.5%65.8%+7.3pp
18Lorin A. Eden ElementaryHayward, CAHayward Unified38629.0%36.1%+7.1pp
19Marylin Avenue ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint Unified43029.8%36.9%+7.1pp
20EnCompass Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified28311.7%18.8%+7.1pp
21Dayton ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Lorenzo Unified34033.9%40.8%+6.9pp
22Hillview Crest ElementaryHayward, CANew Haven Unified42025.4%32.2%+6.8pp
23Hillside ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Lorenzo Unified34710.0%16.8%+6.8pp
24Carl B. Munck ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified15125.0%31.7%+6.7pp
25Ruby Bridges ElementaryAlameda, CAAlameda Unified45833.8%40.2%+6.4pp
26Palma Ceia ElementaryHayward, CAHayward Unified48428.3%34.5%+6.2pp
27Searles ElementaryUnion City, CANew Haven Unified71223.0%29.1%+6.2pp
28Lincoln ElementaryNewark, CANewark Unified28648.1%54.4%+6.2pp
29Ruth Acty ElementaryBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified41079.4%85.5%+6.1pp
30Murray ElementaryDublin, CADublin Unified65667.7%73.5%+5.7pp
31Henry P. Mohr ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton Unified49283.2%88.7%+5.5pp
32Oxford Elementary at West CampusBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified25464.1%69.6%+5.5pp
33Harvey Green ElementaryFremont, CAFremont Unified36870.5%75.9%+5.4pp
34Think College Now ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified25318.5%23.9%+5.3pp
35Garfield ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Leandro Unified35719.0%24.2%+5.2pp
36Halkin ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Leandro Unified72424.3%29.4%+5.1pp
37Corvallis ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Lorenzo Unified34927.4%32.2%+4.8pp
38Schafer Park ElementaryHayward, CAHayward Unified60628.8%33.2%+4.5pp
39Esperanza ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified41811.9%16.3%+4.4pp
40Jefferson ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Leandro Unified55123.6%28.0%+4.4pp
41Lawrence ElementaryLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint Unified49473.5%77.8%+4.3pp
42Berkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierBerkeley, CABerkeley Unified40771.2%75.4%+4.2pp
43Reach Academy ElementaryOakland, CAOakland Unified42514.6%18.7%+4.2pp
44Grant ElementarySan Lorenzo, CASan Lorenzo Unified32231.4%35.2%+3.8pp
45Eden Gardens ElementaryHayward, CAHayward Unified47726.1%29.6%+3.5pp
46Southgate ElementaryHayward, CAHayward Unified58146.1%49.6%+3.5pp
47Dublin ElementaryDublin, CADublin Unified80272.5%75.9%+3.4pp
48Faith Ringgold School of Arts and ScienceHayward, CAHayward Unified11111.7%15.0%+3.3pp
49Alisal ElementaryPleasanton, CAPleasanton Unified54462.5%65.7%+3.2pp
50Roosevelt ElementarySan Leandro, CASan Leandro Unified52450.7%53.9%+3.2pp
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