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If you could change one rule at Cornell Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY CITY UNIFIED·NCES 060186000061
Cornell Elementary
920 Talbot Ave., Albany, CA 94706 · (510) 558-3700 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
143 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Based on grade levels within Albany City Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
73.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.8% | 25.2% | 12.1% | 11.0% |
| Math | 47.2% | 26.6% | 17.7% | 8.5% |
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 | 77.0% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 79.7% | 75.5% |
| 2022-23 | 82.1% | 77.7% |
| 2021-22 | 82.7% | 77.0% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 76.5% |
| 2017-18 | 81.6% | 76.8% |
| 2016-17 | 76.6% | 75.3% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Cornell Elementary
Cornell Elementary's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Elementary this school | 560 | 25.5% | 76.7% |
| Clarendon Alternative Elementary San Francisco | 533 | 23.3% | 73.2% |
| Genevieve Didion Sacramento | 609 | 29.2% | 72.2% |
| Towers Elementary Torrance | 599 | 20.5% | 77.1% |
| Sakamoto Elementary San Jose | 571 | 26.6% | 53.3% |
| Vannoy Elementary Castro Valley | 536 | 29.5% | 68.0% |
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 Cornell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #365 of 5,151 | #30 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #462 of 5,172 ▼ 70 | #42 of 192 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #400 of 5,172 ▼ 135 | #28 of 192 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #645 of 5,116 | #47 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #1,753 of 5,915 | #58 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,303 of 5,352 | #147 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #201 of 5,354 | #25 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #4,951 of 5,625 | #162 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #1,028 of 1,139 | #41 of 48 |
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
560
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 560 | 22.6 | 24.8:1 | 26% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 24.6 | 22.4:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 23.6 | 24.1:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 24 | 22.6:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 23 | 23.8:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | N/A | N/A | 17% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 18% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 20 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (553 to 560); teachers down 6% (24 to 22.6).
About Cornell Elementary
Cornell Elementary is an elementary school in Albany, California, and it is part of Albany City Unified. In all, 560 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 20% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Cornell Elementary sits within Albany City Unified, which has 6 schools and 3,684 students.
The biggest share of students at Cornell Elementary, 32%, is Asian. The next largest groups are 29% multiracial, 22% White, and 16% Hispanic. That is in line with Alameda County, where about 33% of residents are Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Teacher count: 22.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 24.8:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 26%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County, the school's rate is lower.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cornell Elementary's results are 12.1 points above predicted: 76.7% against 64.6%.
The school is in Alameda County, where median household income comes to about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Alameda County's 394 public schools enroll about 210,511 students and include Cornell Elementary.
Ocean View Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from Cornell Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cornell Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% gain, from 542 to 560. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 22.6:1 in 2020-21 to 24.8:1 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany City Unified
- Albany HighHigh · 1,122 students
- Albany MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Marin ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- MacGregor High (Continuation)High · 4 students
Other schools in Albany
- Albany HighHigh · 1,122 students
- Albany MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Marin ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- MacGregor High (Continuation)High · 4 students
Other Cornell Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cornell Elementary. Cornell Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Cornell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 555 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolOKEMOS, MI · 439 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolCoraopolis, PA · 289 students
- Cornell ElementaryCornell, WI · 209 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolCornell, IL · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean View Elementary0.4 mi · 563
- Marin Elementary0.4 mi · 524
- MacGregor High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 4
- Albany High0.5 mi · 1,122
- Albany Middle0.6 mi · 911
- Thousand Oaks Elementary0.8 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Cornell ElementaryHow large is Cornell Elementary?
Cornell Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cornell Elementary serve?
Cornell Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Cornell Elementary?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at Cornell Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Cornell Elementary?
Student demographics at Cornell Elementary are roughly 22% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 32% Asian, 29% Two or more.
What district is Cornell Elementary in?
Cornell Elementary is part of Albany City Unified.
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