Community School for Creative Education

Federal records list Community School for Creative Education as an elementary school in Oakland, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 183 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 61% smaller than that.

Community School for Creative Education is listed under Community School for Creative Education District in federal data.

By race and ethnicity, Community School for Creative Education is 67% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 5% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Alameda County residents. By the diversity index, Community School for Creative Education comes in at 52%.

The school reports 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 28.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 89% of students. The average for public schools in Alameda County is 49%.

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.

Garfield Elementary is the public school closest to Community School for Creative Education, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Community School for Creative Education as a charter school.

Federal counts put enrollment at 253 in 2020-21 and 183 in 2024-25, a 28% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 31.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 28.1:1.

Community posts for Community School for Creative Education can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.