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What's the biggest difference between Halkin Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
724
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED·NCES 063468005844
Halkin Elementary
1300 Williams St., San Leandro, CA 94577 · (510) 618-4370 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- B+Three-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
22.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
602 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 164 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (164) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
32.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
26.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 20.2% | 22.9% | 45.1% |
| Math | 10.6% | 16.1% | 24.6% | 48.7% |
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 | 32.0% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 29.5% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 26.2% |
| 2021-22 | 28.5% | 20.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.2% | 37.7% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 36.3% |
| 2016-17 | 37.6% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Halkin Elementary
Halkin Elementary's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halkin Elementary this school | 724 | 83.1% | 29.6% |
| Central Elementary Fresno | 762 | 81.5% | 42.8% |
| Charles E. Mack Elementary Sacramento | 840 | 83.8% | 25.1% |
| Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary Fresno | 630 | 83.8% | 29.9% |
| Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary Woodland | 772 | 81.5% | 30.0% |
| Lois E. Borchardt Elementary Lodi | 755 | 83.3% | 31.5% |
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 Halkin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,566 of 5,151 | #135 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,583 of 5,172 ▼ 437 | #137 of 192 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,775 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #138 of 192 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,638 of 5,116 | #36 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #644 of 5,915 | #15 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,523 of 5,352 | #72 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #1,753 of 5,354 | #108 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #1,865 of 5,625 | #46 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #1,128 of 1,139 | #47 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
724
-26 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 724 | 32.3 | 22.4:1 | 83% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 30.8 | 23.3:1 | 82% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 29.3 | 23.4:1 | 82% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 30 | 25.0:1 | 72% (543) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 26.5 | 27.3:1 | 73% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 25 | 28.6:1 | 70% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | N/A | N/A | 71% (591) |
| 2000-01 | 841 | 45 | 18.7:1 | 47% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 27 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halkin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (722 to 724); teachers up 22% (26.5 to 32.3).
About Halkin Elementary
Halkin Elementary operates as a large elementary school in San Leandro, California. The latest federal count shows 724 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 56% bigger than average.
Besides Halkin Elementary, San Leandro Unified runs 12 other schools. The district enrolls 8,834 students.
A majority of students at Halkin Elementary, 55%, are Hispanic. Other groups include 28% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% White. By comparison, Alameda County residents are about 23% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Halkin Elementary comes in at 61%.
Halkin Elementary employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.4:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Halkin Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 83%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 34 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Halkin Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.8%. Halkin Elementary scores 29.6%.
Halkin Elementary is located in Alameda County, where median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 394 public schools in Alameda County, with a combined enrollment of about 210,511.
John Muir Middle is located less than a tenth of a mile from Halkin Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Halkin Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Halkin Elementary went from 750 students to 724. The ratio was 25.0:1 in 2020-21 and 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Halkin Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 San Leandro Unified
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Other schools in San Leandro
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- John Muir Middle0.1 mi · 969
- Lincoln High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 166
- Madison Park Academy Elementary1.0 mi · 241
- Madison Park Academy 6-121.0 mi · 676
- McKinley Elementary1.1 mi · 454
- Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Halkin ElementaryHow large is Halkin Elementary?
Halkin Elementary enrolls approximately 724 students in grades KG-05.
Is Halkin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Halkin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Halkin Elementary have?
Halkin Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Halkin Elementary?
Student demographics at Halkin Elementary are roughly 3% White, 55% Hispanic, 5% Black, 28% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Halkin Elementary in?
Halkin Elementary is part of San Leandro Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.