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Burckhalter Elementary

3994 Burckhalter Ave., Oakland, CA 94605 · (510) 879-2105 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5730%
Grade 12714%
Grade 23016%
Grade 32815%
Grade 42111%
Grade 53016%
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%
White
137%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
5327%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
8946%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
63%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
2714%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
53%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
10755%
Female
8645%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English 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

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts15.3%18.1%19.4%47.2%
Math8.2%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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.3%27.4%
2023-2437.2%21.0%
2022-2326.2%17.1%
2021-2218.1%7.0%
2018-1925.0%28.2%
2017-1837.0%28.9%
2016-1725.7%27.7%
2015-1632.0%32.0%
2014-1521.0%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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Where Burckhalter Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn 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#134 of 192
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#3,631 of 5,172#134 of 192
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
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
193
-55 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.6:1
% White
7%
was 2%
% Hispanic
27%
was 15%
% Black
46%
was 72%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-25193921.4:190% (173)
2023-242081316.0:191% (190)
2022-23184920.4:189% (164)
2017-1824810.523.6:186% (214)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burckhalter Elementary.

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.

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.

Enrollment is down 22% from 2017-18, when Burckhalter Elementary had 248 students, to 2024-25, when it had 193. By 2024-25, 46% of students were Black, compared with 72% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.6:1 in 2017-18, and 21.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Alameda County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Burckhalter Elementary
District
Oakland Unified
Address
3994 Burckhalter Ave., Oakland, CA 94605
Phone
(510) 879-2105
County
Alameda County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
193
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
21.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
173 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062805004245
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Burckhalter Elementary
What 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.
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