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Which teacher or staff member at Montclair Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004302
Montclair Elementary
1757 Mountain Blvd., Oakland, CA 94611 · (510) 879-3143 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- 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.
- DThree-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
22.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
194 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 | 120 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
78%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
67.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
64.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.5% | 25.4% | 12.5% | 19.6% |
| Math | 37.1% | 27.5% | 17.9% | 17.5% |
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 | 67.9% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.1% | 71.4% |
| 2021-22 | 70.7% | 72.2% |
| 2018-19 | 77.9% | 67.5% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 68.9% |
| 2016-17 | 75.5% | 70.9% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Montclair Elementary
Montclair Elementary's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Elementary this school | 547 | 35.5% | 66.7% |
| Rooftop Elementary San Francisco | 575 | 30.6% | 56.2% |
| Glenview Elementary Oakland | 476 | 33.8% | 57.0% |
| Sequoia Elementary Oakland | 452 | 44.5% | 64.9% |
| Washington Elementary Berkeley | 401 | 33.4% | 71.1% |
| Woodland Hills Elementary Charter for Enriched Studies Woodland Hills | 621 | 30.6% | 72.9% |
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 Montclair Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #803 of 5,151 | #65 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #846 of 5,172 ▼ 71 | #70 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #855 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #61 of 192 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #532 of 5,116 | #40 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,906 of 5,915 | #64 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,824 of 5,352 | #82 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #23 of 5,354 | #7 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #4,528 of 5,625 | #129 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #2,189 of 3,837 | #83 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
547
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 547 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 21.5 | 24.8:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 25.5 | 24.9:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 24 | 25.6:1 | 15% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | N/A | N/A | 4% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 12% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 15 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montclair Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (634 to 547); teachers down 6% (25.5 to 24).
About Montclair Elementary
Montclair Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Oakland, California. It enrolls 547 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Oakland Unified, which runs Montclair Elementary, has 84 schools and 33,973 students.
At Montclair Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 30%. Other groups include 24% multiracial, 22% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 12% Black. Alameda County residents are about 30% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 78% means there is a 78% chance two randomly chosen students at Montclair Elementary are from different groups.
Montclair Elementary reports a ratio of 22.8 students per teacher, from 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Alameda County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Montclair Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of California public elementary schools.
Montclair Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.7%, compared with a predicted 58.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Alameda County, where the median household earns about $129,367 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.
The closest school to Montclair Elementary is Thornhill Elementary, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 68.9% on proficiency, and Montclair Elementary is below that at 66.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 605 (2020-21) to 547 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.8:1) than in 2020-21 (24.2:1).
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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
Quick facts
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Other Montclair Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Montclair Elementary. Montclair Elementary is the 5th largest of the 9.
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 641 students
- Montclair Elementary SchoolBrookhaven, GA · 590 students
- Montclair ElementaryDumfries, VA · 588 students
- Montclair Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 557 students
- Montclair ElementaryFayetteville, NC · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Thornhill Elementary0.3 mi · 370
- Montera Middle1.0 mi · 695
- Joaquin Miller Elementary1.0 mi · 406
- Havens Elementary1.2 mi · 464
- Piedmont High1.2 mi · 733
- Hillcrest1.3 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Montclair ElementaryHow many students attend Montclair Elementary?
Montclair Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-05.
Is Montclair Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montclair Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Montclair Elementary have?
Montclair Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Montclair Elementary?
Student demographics at Montclair Elementary are roughly 30% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Who oversees Montclair Elementary?
Montclair Elementary is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
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