Global Family Elementary

Global Family Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Oakland, California, one of the schools within Oakland Unified. Current enrollment sits at 446 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 84 schools in Oakland Unified (33,973 students total), Global Family Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Global Family Elementary records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Global Family Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.1%; this one delivers 14.9%.

Around the school, Alameda County reports that the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Global Family Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Learning Without Limits is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 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 Global Family Elementary at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 17.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Global Family Elementary has showed little movement, going from 442 students in 2018 to 446 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

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