Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004245
Burckhalter Elementary
3994 Burckhalter Ave., Oakland, CA 94605 · (510) 879-2105 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
21.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
173 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 90% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
69%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
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.3pp since 2014
Math
27.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 47.2% |
| Math | 8.2% | 19.2% | 32.9% | 39.7% |
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 | 33.3% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.2% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 18.1% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 28.2% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 28.9% |
| 2016-17 | 25.7% | 27.7% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Burckhalter Elementary
Burckhalter Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burckhalter Elementary this school | 193 | 89.6% | 30.2% |
| Leataata Floyd Elementary Sacramento | 201 | 97.0% | 9.2% |
| Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary Oakland | 231 | 93.5% | 21.7% |
| Manhattan Place Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 95.4% | 8.8% |
| Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 209 | 94.7% | 46.8% |
| KIPP Bayview Elementary San Francisco | 135 | 89.6% | 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 Burckhalter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,490 of 5,151 | #131 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,489 of 5,172 ▲ 578 | #134 of 192 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,631 of 5,172 ▼ 629 | #134 of 192 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.8pp | #92 of 5,116 | #1 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #5,379 of 5,915 | #202 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,142 of 5,625 | #35 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #1,179 of 3,837 | #47 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
193
0 (0%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 193 | 9 | 21.4:1 | 90% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 13 | 16.0:1 | 91% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 9 | 20.4:1 | 89% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 82% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 10.5 | 23.6:1 | 86% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | 86% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | N/A | N/A | 78% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 56% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 14 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burckhalter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (248 to 193); teachers down 14% (10.5 to 9).
About Burckhalter Elementary
Burckhalter Elementary is a small elementary school in Oakland, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 193 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 58% lower.
The 84 schools in Oakland Unified enroll 33,973 students altogether, Burckhalter Elementary among them.
Burckhalter Elementary has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 46%. Next come 27% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 7% White, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 10% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 21.4 students per teacher and 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 90%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 41 points.
allk12 grades Burckhalter Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.0% at Burckhalter Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.2%.
Among Alameda County residents, the median household income is $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burckhalter Elementary is one of 394 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Infant and Preschool Program, is about 0.6 miles from Burckhalter Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 193 to 193. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 21.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Burckhalter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Burckhalter Elementary?
Burckhalter Elementary enrolls approximately 193 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Burckhalter Elementary serve?
Burckhalter Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Burckhalter Elementary have?
Burckhalter Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
How diverse is Burckhalter Elementary?
Burckhalter Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 27% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Burckhalter Elementary public or private?
Burckhalter Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.