Iron House Elementary

Located at 4801 Frank Hengel Way, in Oakley, California, Iron House Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that serves 503 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Oakley Union Elementary.

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

On the student-mix side, Iron House Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 18% Black, 18% Asian, 18% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Iron House Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Iron House Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Iron House Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.7%; actual is 31.2%, a gap of -21.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Iron House Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Delta Vista Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Iron House Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Iron House Elementary's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 727 (now 503). Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 7% to 18%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.