Almond Grove Elementary

Located at 5000 Amaryllis St., in Oakley, California, Almond Grove Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that hosts 427 students (grades K through 5), operated by Oakley Union Elementary.

Within Oakley Union Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 5,119 students, Almond Grove Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Almond Grove Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 18% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, On paper, Almond Grove Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Almond Grove Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.9%, the actual is 51.9%, a residual of -6.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Almond Grove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Freedom High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Almond Grove Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 493 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 42% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Almond Grove Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.