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Enrollment
909
Elementary
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001913862
J. M. Amador Elementary
2100 East Cantara Dr., Dublin, CA 94568 · (925) 307-1950 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
25.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
65 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 165 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 194 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (194).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
88.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2015
Math
90.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 66.3% | 22.2% | 9.3% | 2.2% |
| Math | 68.5% | 21.6% | 7.9% | 2.0% |
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 | 88.5% | 90.1% |
| 2023-24 | 87.9% | 90.5% |
| 2022-23 | 91.3% | 90.3% |
| 2021-22 | 92.7% | 89.3% |
| 2018-19 | 90.7% | 92.2% |
| 2017-18 | 92.9% | 91.1% |
| 2016-17 | 92.2% | 91.8% |
| 2015-16 | 91.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
89.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 J. M. Amador Elementary
J. M. Amador Elementary's state test result (89.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. M. Amador Elementary this school | 909 | 7.2% | 89.3% |
| Julius Cordes Elementary Mountain House | 877 | 2.5% | 85.9% |
| Cottonwood Creek Dublin | 1,023 | 13.0% | 87.9% |
| Hansen Elementary Mountain House | 930 | 8.2% | 81.5% |
| John Green Elementary Dublin | 661 | 7.9% | 80.0% |
| Evelyn Costa Elementary Mountain House | 612 | 6.2% | 78.2% |
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 J. M. Amador Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #24 of 5,151 | #2 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.1% | #30 of 5,172 ▼ 10 | #4 of 192 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #36 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #1 of 192 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,289 of 5,116 | #76 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #161 of 5,915 | #4 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,552 of 5,352 | #159 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #4,186 of 5,354 | #188 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #5,538 of 5,625 | #206 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #3,181 of 3,837 | #121 of 138 |
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
909
-129 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 909 | 36 | 25.3:1 | 7% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 40 | 25.0:1 | 3% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 39 | 25.5:1 | 3% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 1,038 | 41 | 25.3:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 39 | 24.8:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 33 | 22.4:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. M. Amador Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (968 to 909); teachers down 8% (39 to 36).
About J. M. Amador Elementary
The public elementary school J. M. Amador Elementary is located in Dublin, California. It reported 909 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Dublin Unified oversees J. M. Amador Elementary and 14 other schools, with 12,750 students in total.
The share of students at J. M. Amador Elementary who are Asian is 86%. Smaller groups are 5% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 33% of Alameda County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at J. M. Amador Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 25.3:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
Among California public elementary schools, J. M. Amador Elementary outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, J. M. Amador Elementary's results are 13.9 points above predicted: 89.3% against 75.3%.
In Alameda County, median household income comes to about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 394, with about 210,511 students.
J. M. Amador Elementary's nearest public school is Cottonwood Creek (about 0.7 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, J. M. Amador Elementary places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, J. M. Amador Elementary enrolled 1,038 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 909.
People who know J. M. Amador Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Dublin Unified
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 1,041 students
- Cottonwood CreekElementary · 1,023 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
- James Dougherty ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Other schools in Dublin
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 1,041 students
- Cottonwood CreekElementary · 1,023 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
- James Dougherty ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Nearby schools
- Cottonwood Creek0.7 mi · 1,023
- Harold William Kolb1.0 mi · 696
- John Green Elementary1.1 mi · 661
- Eleanor Murray Fallon1.3 mi · 1,683
- Emerald High1.4 mi · 900
- Henry P. Mohr Elementary2.1 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About J. M. Amador ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J. M. Amador Elementary?
J. M. Amador Elementary enrolls approximately 909 students in grades KG-05.
Is J. M. Amador Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. M. Amador Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does J. M. Amador Elementary have?
J. M. Amador Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
What is the student diversity at J. M. Amador Elementary?
Student demographics at J. M. Amador Elementary are roughly 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 86% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is J. M. Amador Elementary in?
J. M. Amador Elementary is part of Dublin Unified.
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