Gehringer Elementary

Set in Oakley, California, Gehringer Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school, part of Oakley Union Elementary. It teaches 663 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 465.

Within Oakley Union Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 5,119 students, Gehringer Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gehringer Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Gehringer Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 44% of students at Gehringer Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Gehringer Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.1%; this one comes in at 37.6%, -15.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Gehringer Elementary is one.

Laurel Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gehringer Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gehringer Elementary's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 805 (now 663). White enrollment moved from 31% to 22% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.