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How has Joaquin Miller Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004280
Joaquin Miller Elementary
5525 Ascot Dr., Oakland, CA 94611 · (510) 879-8142 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
25.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
171 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
55.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
59.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.4% | 25.1% | 18.4% | 26.1% |
| Math | 30.2% | 29.3% | 19.0% | 21.5% |
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 | 55.6% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 55.6% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 56.3% |
| 2021-22 | 62.3% | 58.9% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 56.7% |
| 2016-17 | 55.5% | 53.5% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Joaquin Miller Elementary
Joaquin Miller Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Miller Elementary this school | 406 | 42.1% | 56.0% |
| Redwood Heights Elementary Oakland | 374 | 42.8% | 72.7% |
| Elevate San Diego | 476 | 45.6% | N/A |
| Sequoia Elementary Oakland | 452 | 44.5% | 64.9% |
| Travis Elementary Travis AFB | 421 | 45.6% | 49.8% |
| McKinley Elementary Santa Monica | 362 | 42.3% | 62.6% |
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 Joaquin Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,340 of 5,151 | #96 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,094 of 5,172 ▲ 111 | #86 of 192 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,649 of 5,172 ▼ 62 | #101 of 192 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #960 of 5,116 | #62 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #3,631 of 5,915 | #137 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,611 of 5,352 | #163 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.1% | #33 of 5,354 | #9 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #4,252 of 5,625 | #118 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #3,105 of 3,837 | #119 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
406
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 406 | 16 | 25.4:1 | 42% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 16 | 24.0:1 | 40% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 16 | 25.0:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 12% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 6% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 17 | 29.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joaquin Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (435 to 406); teachers down 16% (19 to 16).
About Joaquin Miller Elementary
Joaquin Miller Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Oakland, California, administered by Oakland Unified. It has an enrollment of 406 students in kindergarten through 5.
Oakland Unified is made up of 84 schools with 33,973 students in all.
About 33% of students at Joaquin Miller Elementary are White, the largest single group. It is also 22% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 15% Black, and 10% Asian. Among Alameda County residents, the White share is about 30%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Joaquin Miller Elementary lands at B, ahead of 59% of California public elementary schools.
Joaquin Miller Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.0%, compared with a predicted 54.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Alameda County show that median household income comes to 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. Alameda County counts 394 public schools with about 210,511 students.
Montera Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Joaquin Miller Elementary is 6th among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Joaquin Miller Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Joaquin Miller Elementary had a net loss of 24 students, or 6%. The number of students per teacher increased from 23.9 to 25.4 over 4 years.
The Joaquin Miller Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
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Other Joaquin Miller Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Joaquin Miller Elementary. Joaquin Miller Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Joaquin Miller ElementaryBurbank, CA · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Montera Middle0.1 mi · 695
- Montclair Elementary1.0 mi · 547
- Sequoia Elementary1.2 mi · 452
- Thornhill Elementary1.3 mi · 370
- Glenview Elementary1.3 mi · 476
- Bret Harte Middle1.4 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Joaquin Miller ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Joaquin Miller Elementary?
Joaquin Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is Joaquin Miller Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joaquin Miller Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Joaquin Miller Elementary have?
Joaquin Miller Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Joaquin Miller Elementary?
Student demographics at Joaquin Miller Elementary are roughly 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Joaquin Miller Elementary public or private?
Joaquin Miller Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.