Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004284
La Escuelita
1100 Third Ave., Oakland, CA 94606 · (510) 879-2121 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
26.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
256 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
69%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
22.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 14.4% | 18.9% | 58.6% |
| Math | 5.5% | 9.2% | 27.5% | 57.8% |
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 | 22.5% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.2% | 19.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.1% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.3% | 20.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.4% | 25.1% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 La Escuelita
La Escuelita's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Escuelita this school | 274 | 93.4% | 20.7% |
| Hagginwood Elementary Sacramento | 340 | 90.3% | 24.2% |
| Northwood Elementary Sacramento | 351 | 95.2% | 13.6% |
| Garden Valley Elementary Sacramento | 365 | 92.1% | 38.2% |
| D. W. Babcock Elementary Sacramento | 369 | 89.7% | 25.1% |
| Think College Now Elementary Oakland | 253 | 97.2% | 23.2% |
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 La Escuelita ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,530 of 5,151 | #155 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,773 of 5,172 ▼ 296 | #168 of 192 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #4,687 of 5,172 ▼ 590 | #156 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #1,442 of 5,116 | #85 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #4,968 of 5,915 | #189 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,883 of 5,352 | #177 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #751 of 5,354 | #63 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #648 of 5,625 | #30 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #332 of 3,837 | #17 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
274
-134 (-33%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 274 | 10.5 | 26.1:1 | 93% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 11.5 | 23.0:1 | 93% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 12.5 | 21.8:1 | 91% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 88% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 17.3 | 24.1:1 | 91% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 15 | 23.9:1 | 87% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | N/A | N/A | 73% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 82% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 14 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Escuelita.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (417 to 274); teachers down 39% (17.3 to 10.5).
About La Escuelita
Among the schools in Oakland, California, is La Escuelita, a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 274 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Oakland Unified counts 84 schools and 33,973 students, including La Escuelita.
Hispanic students form the largest group at La Escuelita, 49% of enrollment. Other groups make up 18% Asian, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% White. County-wide, 23% of Alameda County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, La Escuelita comes in at 69%.
La Escuelita employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 26.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. La Escuelita's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 93%. The rate at public schools in Alameda County averages 49%, lower than here.
allk12 grades La Escuelita a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, La Escuelita is 4.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 20.7%. Predicted: 24.8%.
Census estimates describe Alameda County this way: median household income is about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 394 public schools in Alameda County, with a combined enrollment of about 210,511.
The school nearest to La Escuelita is MetWest High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, La Escuelita is 3rd among 4 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, La Escuelita is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 408 in 2020-21 and 274 in 2024-25, a 33% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 26.1:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About La EscuelitaHow large is La Escuelita?
La Escuelita enrolls approximately 274 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does La Escuelita serve?
La Escuelita serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at La Escuelita?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at La Escuelita.
How diverse is La Escuelita?
La Escuelita reports a student body of 8% White, 49% Hispanic, 15% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is La Escuelita public or private?
La Escuelita 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.