Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary

As a compact K-5 school in Oakland, California, Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary caters to 231 students from grades K through 5, run under Oakland Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

Oakland Unified runs 84 schools in total, collectively educating 33,973 students. Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.8%; this one delivers 27.0%.

Around the school, Alameda County reports that the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Independent Study Sojourner Truth, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 214 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 58% to 42%.

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