1
What's the most underrated thing about Encinal Junior/Senior High that outsiders don't know?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,280
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMEDA UNIFIED·NCES 060177000045
Encinal Junior/Senior High
210 Central Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 · (510) 748-4023 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,280 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
605 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 128 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 247 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 233 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 230 | 18% |
Student demographics
78%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.2pp since 2014
Math
41.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.2% | 30.6% | 21.9% | 23.3% |
| Math | 16.5% | 24.6% | 24.3% | 34.6% |
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 | 54.8% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.1% | 39.6% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 39.3% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 42.3% |
| 2017-18 | 60.4% | 44.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.0% | 38.9% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Encinal Junior/Senior High
Encinal Junior/Senior High's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encinal Junior/Senior High this school | 1,280 | 47.3% | 47.7% |
| Laguna Creek High Elk Grove | 2,142 | 51.9% | 41.1% |
| Angelo Rodriguez High Fairfield | 2,111 | 37.9% | 53.2% |
| Elk Grove High Elk Grove | 1,684 | 46.9% | 41.2% |
| Center High Antelope | 1,312 | 52.5% | 43.8% |
| Vanden High Fairfield | 1,631 | 41.1% | 43.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Encinal Junior/Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #358 of 1,052 | #15 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #255 of 1,056 ▲ 51 | #14 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #588 of 1,056 ▼ 164 | #21 of 35 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #158 of 1,044 | #5 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,280 | #645 of 2,093 | #22 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #789 of 1,352 | #33 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.4% | #5 of 1,351 | #2 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,198 of 1,575 | #47 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #678 of 802 | #22 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,280
+81 (+7%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,031
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 1,280 | 59.2 | 21.6:1 | 47% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 1,218 | 52.2 | 23.4:1 | 48% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 1,158 | 51.7 | 22.4:1 | 47% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 1,199 | 56 | 21.4:1 | 34% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 1,329 | 64.3 | 20.7:1 | 44% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 1,336 | 65 | 20.6:1 | 40% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 1,033 | N/A | N/A | 53% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 1,394 | 65 | 21.4:1 | 36% (499) |
| 1990-91 | 1,031 | 55 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Encinal Junior/Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,329 to 1,280); teachers down 8% (64.3 to 59.2).
About Encinal Junior/Senior High
Encinal Junior/Senior High is a high school in Alameda, California, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 1,280 students, from grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 53% bigger than that.
Alameda Unified (15 schools, 9,260 students) runs Encinal Junior/Senior High.
Enrollment at Encinal Junior/Senior High is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 27%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 11% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Encinal Junior/Senior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 78%.
Encinal Junior/Senior High counts 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.6 students for each one. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. About 47% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.
The allk12 Grade for Encinal Junior/Senior High is B-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Encinal Junior/Senior High is 4.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.7% actual, 51.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In the county around the school, Alameda County, median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Encinal Junior/Senior High is among the 394 public schools in Alameda County.
William G. Paden Elementary is located about 0.3 miles from Encinal Junior/Senior High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 47.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 1,199 to 1,280.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. 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 Alameda Unified
- Alameda HighHigh · 1,868 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Will C. Wood MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Amelia Earhart ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Frank Otis ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Bay FarmElementary · 531 students
Other schools in Alameda
- Alameda HighHigh · 1,868 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- The Academy of AlamedaElementary · 638 students
- Will C. Wood MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Amelia Earhart ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Frank Otis ElementaryElementary · 569 students
Nearby schools
- William G. Paden Elementary0.3 mi · 372
- The Academy of Alameda0.4 mi · 638
- Island High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 76
- Nea Community Learning Center0.5 mi · 479
- Alameda Community Learning Center0.5 mi · 362
- Ruby Bridges Elementary0.8 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Encinal Junior/Senior HighHow large is Encinal Junior/Senior High?
Encinal Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 1,280 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Encinal Junior/Senior High serve?
Encinal Junior/Senior High serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Encinal Junior/Senior High?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Encinal Junior/Senior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Encinal Junior/Senior High?
At Encinal Junior/Senior High, the student body is approximately 27% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 27% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Encinal Junior/Senior High in?
Encinal Junior/Senior High is part of Alameda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.