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What tradition at Oak Knoll Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENLO PARK CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062457003685
Oak Knoll Elementary
1895 Oak Knoll Ln., Menlo Park, CA 94025 · (650) 854-4433 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
33 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 134 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oak Knoll Elementary→Hillview Middle
Based on grade levels within Menlo Park City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
85.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.3% | 24.7% | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Math | 56.6% | 28.8% | 10.6% | 4.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 84.1% |
| 2022-23 | 84.7% | 85.3% |
| 2021-22 | 77.9% | 80.3% |
| 2018-19 | 83.9% | 84.8% |
| 2017-18 | 85.0% | 81.9% |
| 2016-17 | 84.9% | 85.4% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 86.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Knoll Elementary
Oak Knoll Elementary's state test result (83.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Knoll Elementary this school | 574 | 5.7% | 83.6% |
| Silver Spur Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 540 | 3.7% | 87.2% |
| Oakhills Elementary Granite Bay | 554 | 9.9% | 79.0% |
| Vista Grande Elementary Danville | 544 | 4.4% | 74.5% |
| Pacific Elementary Manhattan Beach | 510 | 4.3% | 86.3% |
| Green Valley Elementary Danville | 484 | 3.1% | 73.8% |
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 Knoll Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #108 of 5,151 | #8 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #91 of 5,172 ▲ 15 | #9 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #134 of 5,172 ▲ 55 | #7 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,487 of 5,116 | #22 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #1,609 of 5,915 | #12 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #481 of 5,352 | #16 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,708 of 5,354 | #55 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #5,564 of 5,625 | #96 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #1,957 of 3,837 | #36 of 79 |
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
574
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 574 | 30.5 | 18.8:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 31.3 | 18.6:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 35.1 | 16.0:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 35.4 | 19.2:1 | 6% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 4% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | N/A | N/A | 4% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Knoll Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (680 to 574); teachers down 14% (35.4 to 30.5).
About Oak Knoll Elementary
Oak Knoll Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Menlo Park, California, under Menlo Park City Elementary. Enrolled students number 574 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
In Menlo Park City Elementary, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,682 students.
By race and ethnicity, Oak Knoll Elementary is 57% White. Other reported shares: 16% Asian, 16% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. That compares with about 38% White among all San Mateo County residents. By the diversity index, Oak Knoll Elementary comes in at 61%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1 at Oak Knoll Elementary, with 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 6%. It compares with 34% for public schools in San Mateo County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 76.2% at Oak Knoll Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.6%.
Across San Mateo County, median household income is about $158,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of San Mateo County number 176 and enroll about 82,403.
The nearest public school is La Entrada Middle, at about 0.6 miles. Oak Knoll Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 77.2%, lower than Oak Knoll Elementary's 83.6%.
Oak Knoll Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Oak Knoll Elementary saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Oak Knoll Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menlo Park City Elementary
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 604 students
Other schools in Menlo Park
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- La Entrada MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- KIPP Valiant Community PrepElementary · 587 students
- Belle Haven ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Garfield ElementaryElementary · 280 students
- Tide AcademyHigh · 212 students
Other Oak Knoll Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oak Knoll Elementary. Oak Knoll Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oak Knoll Elementary SchoolWILLIAMSTOWN, NJ · 671 students
Nearby schools
- La Entrada Middle0.6 mi · 612
- Hillview Middle0.6 mi · 846
- Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford1.0 mi · 15
- Las Lomitas Elementary1.2 mi · 522
- Palo Alto High2.0 mi · 1,891
- Escondido Elementary2.1 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Knoll ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Knoll Elementary?
Oak Knoll Elementary enrolls approximately 574 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oak Knoll Elementary serve?
Oak Knoll Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oak Knoll Elementary?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Oak Knoll Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Oak Knoll Elementary?
Student demographics at Oak Knoll Elementary are roughly 57% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Oak Knoll Elementary in?
Oak Knoll Elementary is part of Menlo Park City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.