Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062265002788
Oak Avenue Elementary
1501 Oak Ave., Los Altos, CA 94024 · (650) 237-3900 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% 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.
- A-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
20.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
9 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
86.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.8pp since 2014
Math
88.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 62.8% | 23.5% | 10.7% | 3.1% |
| Math | 72.6% | 16.2% | 8.1% | 3.0% |
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 | 86.2% | 88.8% |
| 2023-24 | 89.6% | 91.8% |
| 2022-23 | 91.4% | 92.4% |
| 2021-22 | 90.1% | 92.6% |
| 2018-19 | 92.0% | 92.3% |
| 2017-18 | 91.5% | 88.1% |
| 2016-17 | 89.0% | 84.3% |
| 2015-16 | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2014-15 | 93.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
88.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Oak Avenue Elementary
Oak Avenue Elementary's state test result (88.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Avenue Elementary this school | 334 | 2.7% | 88.9% |
| Springer Elementary Mountain View | 365 | 4.9% | 90.4% |
| West Hillsborough Hillsborough | 275 | 2.5% | 86.7% |
| Ocean Air San Diego | 450 | 3.8% | 90.3% |
| Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego | 354 | 10.2% | 81.8% |
| Christa McAuliffe Saratoga | 358 | 9.8% | 78.5% |
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 Oak Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #27 of 5,151 | #9 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #36 of 5,172 ▼ 24 | #13 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #74 of 5,172 ▼ 53 | #12 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #780 of 5,116 | #67 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #4,433 of 5,915 | #186 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #934 of 5,352 | #63 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #1,301 of 5,354 | #87 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.7% | #5,611 of 5,625 | #250 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #1,612 of 3,837 | #109 of 189 |
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
334
+39 (+13%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 334 | 16.7 | 20.0:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 16.6 | 19.7:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 16.5 | 20.1:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 17 | 24.1:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 2% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 0% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (409 to 334); teachers down 2% (17 to 16.7).
About Oak Avenue Elementary
Oak Avenue Elementary sits in Los Altos, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 334 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Altos Elementary is responsible for 9 schools, Oak Avenue Elementary included, with 3,368 students in all.
Asian students account for 49% of enrollment at Oak Avenue Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 31% White, 12% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Clara County residents are about 41% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
There are 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Oak Avenue Elementary, 3% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Among California public elementary schools, Oak Avenue Elementary outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oak Avenue Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 88.9% actual against 78.0% predicted.
In Santa Clara County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Oak Avenue Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Mountain View High is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Oak Avenue Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 79.6%; Oak Avenue Elementary's is 88.9%, ranking 1st of 8.
The NCES locale for Oak Avenue Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Oak Avenue Elementary had a net gain of 39 students, or 13%.
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Altos Elementary
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · 388 students
- Loyola ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Springer ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Almond ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Los Altos
- Los Altos HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Bullis CharterElementary · 997 students
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Montclaire ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · 388 students
Other Oak Avenue Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oak Avenue Elementary. Oak Avenue Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oak Avenue ElementaryGreenfield, CA · 693 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View High0.3 mi · 2,187
- Alta Vista High0.4 mi · 78
- Georgina P. Blach Junior High0.8 mi · 388
- Cherry Chase Elementary1.0 mi · 622
- Sunnyvale Middle1.0 mi · 1,053
- Loyola Elementary1.2 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Oak Avenue Elementary?
Oak Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Oak Avenue Elementary serve?
Oak Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Avenue Elementary is approximately 20.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Oak Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Oak Avenue Elementary are roughly 31% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 49% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Oak Avenue Elementary public or private?
Oak Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Altos Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.