Oak Knoll Elementary

Oak Knoll Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Menlo Park, California, run under Menlo Park City Elementary. The school hosts 574 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Menlo Park City Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 2,682 students, Oak Knoll Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Oak Knoll Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 16% Asian, 16% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Oak Knoll Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Oak Knoll Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 6% of students at Oak Knoll Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oak Knoll Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.1%, the actual is 82.7%, a residual of +6.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Mateo County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Oak Knoll Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is La Entrada Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Knoll Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 77.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Knoll Elementary has fell 16%, going from 680 students in 2018 to 574 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 57% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.