Corvallis Elementary

Corvallis Elementary is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in San Leandro, California, overseen by San Lorenzo Unified, enrolling 349 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within San Lorenzo Unified, which oversees 16 schools and 7,936 students, Corvallis Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Corvallis Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Corvallis Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.5%, the actual is 30.1%, a residual of -7.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Corvallis Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is Monroe Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Corvallis Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Corvallis Elementary has fell 29%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 45% to 51%. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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