Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004249
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary
8755 Fontaine St., Oakland, CA 94605 · (510) 879-2169 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- CThree-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
19.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
216 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
70%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
16.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 9.8% | 18.8% | 64.3% |
| Math | 8.1% | 8.1% | 19.8% | 64.0% |
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 | 17.0% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 15.4% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 21.9% |
| 2017-18 | 17.1% | 23.3% |
| 2016-17 | 9.0% | 17.5% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary this school | 231 | 93.5% | 21.7% |
| Leataata Floyd Elementary Sacramento | 201 | 97.0% | 9.2% |
| Burckhalter Elementary Oakland | 193 | 89.6% | 30.2% |
| Century Park Elementary Inglewood | 256 | 97.7% | 37.4% |
| Manhattan Place Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 95.4% | 8.8% |
| Highland Elementary Inglewood | 323 | 95.7% | 30.7% |
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 Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,421 of 5,151 | #154 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #4,635 of 5,172 ▼ 1,500 | #161 of 192 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,988 of 5,172 ▼ 715 | #172 of 192 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #1,469 of 5,116 | #86 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #5,215 of 5,915 | #197 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #622 of 5,352 | #12 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #654 of 5,354 | #59 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #637 of 5,625 | #29 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #606 of 1,139 | #24 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
231
-42 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 231 | 12 | 19.3:1 | 94% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | 94% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | 87% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | 77% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 89% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 10 | 22.0:1 | 87% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | N/A | N/A | 77% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 57% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 15 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (214 to 231); teachers up 9% (11 to 12).
About Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Oakland, California. The school's 231 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
The Oakland Unified system has 84 schools and 33,973 students.
Enrollment at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the Black share of Alameda County's population at about 10%. The chance that two students picked at random at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
With 12 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary was 19.3:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. On average, public schools in Alameda County report 49%.
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.7%, compared with a predicted 24.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Alameda County show that median household income is about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County, which together enroll about 210,511 students.
Nearby, Rudsdale Continuation High is about 0.3 miles away. Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 273 to 231.
The Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Academy of Knowledge ElementaryHow large is Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary?
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary enrolls approximately 231 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is approximately 19.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary?
At Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 29% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary public or private?
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.