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What tradition at Melrose Leadership Academy should never be changed?
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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805008679
Melrose Leadership Academy
4730 Fleming Ave., Oakland, CA 94619 · (510) 879-2152 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
20.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
394 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 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 31% larger than its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
46%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
48.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +28.9pp since 2014
Math
36.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 24.9% | 21.9% | 29.2% |
| Math | 21.0% | 15.0% | 28.9% | 35.1% |
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 | 48.9% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 46.4% |
| 2021-22 | 52.3% | 35.5% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 38.4% | 23.6% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 18.5% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Melrose Leadership Academy
Melrose Leadership Academy's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Leadership Academy this school | 722 | 54.6% | 44.9% |
| Castle View Elementary Riverside | 684 | 52.9% | 48.8% |
| Camino Real Elementary Jurupa Valley | 721 | 55.1% | 33.7% |
| Rancho Santana Hollister | 678 | 53.5% | 26.9% |
| Merritt Trace Elementary San Jose | 829 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Ladd Lane Elementary Hollister | 767 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
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 Melrose Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #2,074 of 5,151 | #108 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,645 of 5,172 ▼ 397 | #120 of 192 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #2,131 of 5,172 ▼ 596 | #110 of 192 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #1,384 of 5,116 | #82 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #657 of 5,915 | #16 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,020 of 5,352 | #19 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #3,094 of 5,354 | #159 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #3,716 of 5,625 | #98 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.1% | #67 of 1,139 | #4 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
722
+87 (+14%) vs 2020
+178% since 2010-11, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 722 | 35.8 | 20.1:1 | 55% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 37.2 | 18.3:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 33.5 | 19.6:1 | 47% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 40% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 23 | 22.1:1 | 50% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | N/A | N/A | 87% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melrose Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (508 to 722); teachers up 56% (23 to 35.8).
About Melrose Leadership Academy
Among the schools in Oakland, California, is Melrose Leadership Academy, a high-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 722 students in kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Oakland Unified has 33,973 students in 84 schools, and Melrose Leadership Academy is one of those schools.
About 71% of the student body at Melrose Leadership Academy is Hispanic. Other students are 15% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Alameda County residents are about 23% Hispanic. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Melrose Leadership Academy are from different groups.
Melrose Leadership Academy reported 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 394 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment.
Melrose Leadership Academy holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Melrose Leadership Academy is -2.7 points: 44.9% actual, 47.6% predicted.
Census data for Alameda County show median household income comes to about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 394 public schools in the county, enrolling about 210,511, Melrose Leadership Academy among them.
The closest school to Melrose Leadership Academy is Horace Mann Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. Melrose Leadership Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Melrose Leadership Academy's average proficiency of 44.9% compares with 15.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Melrose Leadership Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 635 (2020-21) to 722 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Melrose Leadership AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Melrose Leadership Academy?
Melrose Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Melrose Leadership Academy serve?
Melrose Leadership Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Melrose Leadership Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Melrose Leadership Academy is approximately 20.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Melrose Leadership Academy?
Melrose Leadership Academy reports a student body of 15% White, 71% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Melrose Leadership Academy?
Melrose Leadership Academy is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.