Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO UNIFIED·NCES 063471007484
Dayton Elementary
1500 Dayton Ave., San Leandro, CA 94579 · (510) 317-3600 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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
23.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
242 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
37.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.0% | 17.5% | 27.5% | 35.0% |
| Math | 23.6% | 20.5% | 23.6% | 32.3% |
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 | 37.5% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 31.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 35.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 38.4% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 32.9% |
| 2016-17 | 41.3% | 36.4% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Dayton Elementary
Dayton Elementary's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary this school | 340 | 71.2% | 42.4% |
| Washington Elementary San Gabriel | 401 | 68.3% | 59.1% |
| Star View Elementary Westminster | 391 | 67.3% | 67.3% |
| Thomas Paine Elementary Garden Grove | 428 | 72.2% | 71.0% |
| Rice (Eldridge) Elementary Rosemead | 291 | 75.6% | 40.1% |
| Ramblewood Elementary San Jose | 248 | 73.0% | 48.6% |
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 Dayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #2,279 of 5,151 | #109 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #1,991 of 5,172 ▼ 204 | #110 of 192 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #3,177 of 5,172 ▼ 851 | #127 of 192 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #1,168 of 5,116 | #21 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #4,381 of 5,915 | #165 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,969 of 5,352 | #90 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #1,576 of 5,354 | #101 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #2,887 of 5,625 | #76 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #694 of 3,837 | #31 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
340
-63 (-16%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 340 | 14.8 | 23.0:1 | 71% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 14.1 | 24.5:1 | 75% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 13.1 | 26.0:1 | 75% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 16 | 25.2:1 | 60% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 63% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 62% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | N/A | N/A | 42% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 24% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (472 to 340); teachers down 22% (19 to 14.8).
About Dayton Elementary
Dayton Elementary is an elementary school in San Leandro, California, according to federal school records. The school had 340 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.
Dayton Elementary is part of a district of 16 schools: San Lorenzo Unified, with 7,936 students.
Asian students form the largest group at Dayton Elementary, 50% of enrollment. Next come 34% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 33% Asian among all Alameda County residents. By the diversity index, Dayton Elementary comes in at 62%.
At Dayton Elementary, 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.0:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Roughly 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 22 points lower.
allk12 grades Dayton Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dayton Elementary is 4.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.4%. Predicted: 37.8%.
Among Alameda County residents, median household income is about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 394 public schools in Alameda County, with a combined enrollment of about 210,511.
The next-closest public school is Washington Manor Middle, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dayton Elementary at 3rd of 7.
Federal data place Dayton Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dayton Elementary went from 403 students to 340. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.2:1 to 23.0:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Dayton Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 San Lorenzo Unified
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,499 students
- San Lorenzo HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Bohannon MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Hesperian ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Washington Manor MiddleMiddle · 500 students
- Edendale MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Other schools in San Leandro
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Other Dayton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Dayton Elementary. Dayton Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Dayton ElementaryDAYTON, MN · 556 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, NV · 451 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, IN · 390 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, PA · 194 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, WA · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Manor Middle0.4 mi · 500
- Madison Elementary0.6 mi · 694
- Corvallis Elementary0.7 mi · 349
- Monroe Elementary1.0 mi · 410
- KIPP Summit Academy1.0 mi · 427
- KIPP King Collegiate High1.0 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton ElementaryHow large is Dayton Elementary?
Dayton Elementary enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dayton Elementary serve?
Dayton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dayton Elementary is approximately 23.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dayton Elementary?
At Dayton Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 50% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dayton Elementary?
Dayton Elementary is overseen by San Lorenzo Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.