Fruitvale Elementary

Fruitvale Elementary is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in Oakland, California, operated by Oakland Unified, with 254 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Fruitvale Elementary is one of 84 schools operated by Oakland Unified, a district that instructs 33,973 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fruitvale Elementary reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Black, 9% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, Fruitvale Elementary logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Fruitvale Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fruitvale Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 22.5%; actual is 7.3%, a gap of -15.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Alameda County) shows that median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Fruitvale Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sequoia Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fruitvale Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.6%.

Fruitvale Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fruitvale Elementary has fell 31%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 15% to 6% across the same window.

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