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What tradition at Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004301
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary
1325 53rd Ave., Oakland, CA 94601 · (510) 879-2178 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
21.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
389 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
9.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
7.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 1.1% | 8.0% | 14.9% | 76.0% |
| Math | 1.7% | 6.1% | 13.8% | 78.5% |
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 | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| 2021-22 | 8.7% | 5.2% |
| 2018-19 | 15.2% | 15.9% |
| 2017-18 | 10.2% | 13.2% |
| 2016-17 | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| 2015-16 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 9.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary this school | 389 | 100.0% | 8.1% |
| Gabriella Charter 2 Los Angeles | 383 | 98.2% | N/A |
| San Pedro Street Elementary Los Angeles | 403 | 98.3% | 34.3% |
| Harmony Elementary Los Angeles | 409 | 97.6% | 22.9% |
| Esperanza Elementary Oakland | 418 | 99.3% | 15.0% |
| N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park Canoga Park | 399 | 98.7% | N/A |
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 Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #5,128 of 5,151 | #185 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #5,116 of 5,172 ▲ 1 | #185 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #5,149 of 5,172 no change | #185 of 192 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,838 of 5,116 | #74 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #3,822 of 5,915 | #142 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,521 of 5,352 | #36 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #4,813 of 5,354 | #197 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #6 of 5,625 | #2 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #2,430 of 3,837 | #96 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
389
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 389 | 18.5 | 21.0:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 18.5 | 22.9:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 16 | 27.6:1 | 96% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 94% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | N/A | N/A | 87% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 91% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 19 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (442 to 389); teachers up 16% (16 to 18.5).
About Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary is a small elementary school in Oakland, California, one of the schools in Oakland Unified. The school's 389 students are in kindergarten through 5.
The Oakland Unified system has 84 schools and 33,973 students.
Most students at Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary are Hispanic: 93% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 70 points above the 23% share among Alameda County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The school reports 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.0 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 51 points lower.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 20.9%. Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary scores 8.1%.
Census estimates describe Alameda County this way: median household income is about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Alameda County number 394 and enroll about 210,511.
The nearest other public school, Fremont High, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 422 in 2020-21 and 389 in 2024-25, a decrease of 33 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Bridges @ Melrose Academy ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary?
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary serve?
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary have?
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary?
Student demographics at Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary?
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
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