Total enrollment
8,834
+37 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in San Leandro Unified
California · 8,834 students · 1 city
For a California district, San Leandro Unified runs a mid-sized public-school system: 13 schools and roughly 8,834 students (8 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in San Leandro Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How San Leandro Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #341 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,834 | #173 of 587 | #1,052 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #182 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #289 of 587 | #8,637 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.8% | #194 of 587 | #1,484 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #92 of 530 | #669 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside San Leandro Unified
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Madison Elementary at 56.3% proficient to Garfield Elementary at 25.2%, a gap of 31.1 points. That is the 206th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 8,856 to 8,732 students (down 1%) and from 372 to 405 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Leandro High | San Leandro | High | 09-12 | 2,510 |
| John Muir Middle | San Leandro | Middle | 06-08 | 969 |
| Bancroft Middle | San Leandro | Middle | 06-08 | 948 |
| Halkin Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 724 |
| Madison Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 694 |
| Jefferson Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 524 |
| McKinley Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 454 |
| Washington Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 425 |
| Monroe Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 410 |
| Garfield Elementary | San Leandro | Elementary | KG-05 | 357 |
| Lincoln High (Continuation) | San Leandro | High | 09-12 | 166 |
| San Leandro Virtual Academy | San Leandro | Combined | KG-12 | 102 |
About San Leandro Unified
San Leandro Unified is a thinly populated California school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 8,834.
In terms of grade levels, San Leandro Unified spans 8 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 680 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in San Leandro Unified has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,797 students to 8,834. San Leandro Unified now counts 13 public schools, up from 12 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for San Leandro Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.