Allendale Elementary

As a cozy elementary-level community in Oakland, California, Allendale Elementary hosts 368 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Oakland Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

Within Oakland Unified, which oversees 84 schools and 33,973 students, Allendale Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Allendale Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 24% Black, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Allendale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Alameda County shows the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Allendale Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Laurel Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Allendale Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 361 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 45% to 51% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Allendale Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.