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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMERY UNIFIED·NCES 061263001425
Anna Yates Elementary
4727 San Pablo, Emeryville, CA 94608 · (510) 601-4916 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
305 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 56% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Anna Yates Elementary→Emery Secondary
Based on grade levels within Emery Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.9pp since 2014
Math
24.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 27.5% | 21.0% | 40.1% |
| Math | 6.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% | 51.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 20.8% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 36.1% | 23.3% |
| 2017-18 | 27.2% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 22.7% | 22.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anna Yates Elementary
Anna Yates Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Yates Elementary this school | 428 | 71.3% | 31.0% |
| Piedmont Avenue Elementary Oakland | 310 | 80.6% | 27.8% |
| Carmen Dragon Elementary Antioch | 495 | 61.6% | 22.1% |
| Jack London Elementary Antioch | 446 | 76.9% | 18.0% |
| Laurel Elementary Oakland | 473 | 85.4% | 28.8% |
| Lone Tree Elementary Antioch | 518 | 72.8% | 23.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anna Yates Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,392 of 5,151 | #128 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #3,873 of 5,172 ▲ 214 | #146 of 192 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,045 of 5,172 ▼ 350 | #126 of 192 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #991 of 5,116 | #14 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #3,299 of 5,915 | #123 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #319 of 5,352 | #5 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #159 of 5,354 | #23 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #2,880 of 5,625 | #74 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #1,875 of 3,837 | #71 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
-66 (-13%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 23.5 | 18.3:1 | 71% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 20.4 | 21.8:1 | 54% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 21.9 | 20.1:1 | 62% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 78% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 77% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 75% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | N/A | N/A | 84% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 75% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 9 | 32.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anna Yates Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (511 to 428); teachers down 10% (26 to 23.5).
About Anna Yates Elementary
Families in Emeryville, California, are served by Anna Yates Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 428 students are spread across kindergarten through 8.
Within Emery Unified, Anna Yates Elementary is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 590 students.
Enrollment at Anna Yates Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 38%. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% White, and 9% Asian. That compares with about 10% Black among all Alameda County residents. By the diversity index, Anna Yates Elementary comes in at 75%.
Teachers at the school number 23.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.3:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 49% for public schools in Alameda County.
The allk12 Grade for Anna Yates Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Anna Yates Elementary scores 31.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.8%.
Across Alameda County, median household income is about $129,367, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Alameda County number 394 and enroll about 210,511.
The shortest distance from Anna Yates Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Emery Secondary. The five-mile area around Anna Yates Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 494 in 2020-21 and 428 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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- Emery Secondary0.0 mi · 162
- North Oakland Community Charter0.4 mi · 111
- Young Adult Program0.5 mi · 126
- Home and Hospital Program0.5 mi · 3
- Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy0.7 mi · 515
- Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Anna Yates ElementaryHow many students attend Anna Yates Elementary?
Anna Yates Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Anna Yates Elementary serve?
Anna Yates Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Anna Yates Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Anna Yates Elementary.
How diverse is Anna Yates Elementary?
Anna Yates Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 26% Hispanic, 38% Black, 9% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Anna Yates Elementary public or private?
Anna Yates Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Emery Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.