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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Esperanza Elementary?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004317
Esperanza Elementary
10315 E St., Oakland, CA 94603 · (510) 879-2177 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
415 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
17.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
15.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 9.8% | 15.0% | 67.6% |
| Math | 2.2% | 13.1% | 20.8% | 63.9% |
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 | 17.3% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 12.6% |
| 2022-23 | 13.9% | 12.4% |
| 2021-22 | 14.1% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 29.7% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.2% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 19.6% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Esperanza Elementary
Esperanza Elementary's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Elementary this school | 418 | 99.3% | 15.0% |
| San Pedro Street Elementary Los Angeles | 403 | 98.3% | 34.3% |
| Panorama City Elementary Panorama City | 443 | 99.1% | 49.1% |
| Lopez Elementary Pomona | 394 | 97.7% | 15.2% |
| N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park Canoga Park | 399 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Global Family Elementary Oakland | 446 | 98.0% | 14.4% |
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 Esperanza Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #4,934 of 5,151 | #171 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #4,719 of 5,172 ▲ 150 | #164 of 192 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #4,978 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #171 of 192 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #1,848 of 5,116 | #39 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #3,457 of 5,915 | #130 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,189 of 5,352 | #63 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #5,032 of 5,354 | #201 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #24 of 5,625 | #5 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #274 of 1,139 | #11 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
418
+40 (+11%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 18.8 | 22.4:1 | 96% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 88% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 13 | 27.1:1 | 95% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 14 | 25.1:1 | 95% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | N/A | N/A | 95% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 77% (600) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 27 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Esperanza Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (352 to 418); teachers up 46% (13 to 19).
About Esperanza Elementary
Esperanza Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Oakland, California. The school counts 418 students across kindergarten through 5.
Within Oakland Unified, Esperanza Elementary is one of 84 schools. The district enrolls 33,973 students.
Federal enrollment data show Esperanza Elementary is 95% Hispanic. The school is also 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Esperanza Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.0:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Esperanza Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
Esperanza Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Esperanza Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (15.0%) and its predicted rate (21.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Alameda County has these Census figures: the median household income is $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alameda County is home to 394 public schools and about 210,511 public school students.
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Esperanza Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Esperanza Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 15.0% against a local average of 13.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 418 students in 2024-25, 40 more than the 378 it had in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Oakland Unified
- Oakland Technical HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Oakland HighHigh · 1,579 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Coliseum College Prep AcademyHigh · 861 students
- Edna Brewer MiddleMiddle · 785 students
Other schools in Oakland
- Oakland Technical HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Oakland HighHigh · 1,579 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Yu Ming CharterElementary · 959 students
- Coliseum College Prep AcademyHigh · 861 students
Other Esperanza Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Esperanza Elementary. Esperanza Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Esperanza ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 962 students
- Esperanza ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 577 students
- ESPERANZA ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, NM · 469 students
- Esperanza Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 443 students
- Esperanza Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 180
- Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public0.3 mi · 723
- Aspire Monarch Academy0.5 mi · 374
- Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 392
- Madison Park Academy Elementary0.6 mi · 241
- Madison Park Academy 6-120.7 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Esperanza ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Esperanza Elementary?
Esperanza Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Esperanza Elementary serve?
Esperanza Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Esperanza Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Esperanza Elementary is approximately 22.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Esperanza Elementary?
Student demographics at Esperanza Elementary are roughly 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Esperanza Elementary in?
Esperanza Elementary is part of Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.