Alisal Elementary

Alisal Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Pleasanton, California, operated by Pleasanton Unified, serves 544 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Pleasanton Unified (13,302 students total), Alisal Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Alisal Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Asian (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Alisal Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Alisal Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Alisal Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Amador Valley High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alisal Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.5%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alisal Elementary has decreased 13%, going from 622 students in 2018 to 544 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 42% to 25% over that span.

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