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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY CITY UNIFIED·NCES 060186007937
Ocean View Elementary
1000 Jackson St., Albany, CA 94706 · (510) 558-4800 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
264 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 130 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Based on grade levels within Albany City Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.7pp since 2014
Math
57.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.9% | 31.8% | 18.4% | 15.9% |
| Math | 34.2% | 23.4% | 28.8% | 13.6% |
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 | 65.7% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 55.6% |
| 2022-23 | 58.3% | 54.6% |
| 2021-22 | 64.6% | 56.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.6% | 66.5% |
| 2017-18 | 70.5% | 68.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.6% | 68.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Ocean View Elementary
Ocean View Elementary's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean View Elementary this school | 563 | 46.9% | 59.8% |
| Marshall Elementary Castro Valley | 515 | 44.5% | 67.6% |
| Stanton Elementary Castro Valley | 515 | 53.0% | 54.6% |
| Love Elementary Alameda | 498 | 49.8% | 56.7% |
| Hage Elementary San Diego | 505 | 53.5% | 47.3% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 468 | 40.6% | 85.3% |
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 Ocean View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #1,131 of 5,151 | #86 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #1,168 of 5,172 ▲ 35 | #91 of 192 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #976 of 5,172 ▲ 199 | #71 of 192 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,892 of 5,116 | #76 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,717 of 5,915 | #57 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,331 of 5,352 | #104 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #109 of 5,354 | #17 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #4,049 of 5,625 | #111 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #3,647 of 3,837 | #132 of 138 |
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
563
+135 (+32%) vs 2020
+30% since 2000-01, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 563 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 47% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 24.2 | 22.6:1 | 45% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 37% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 23.3 | 24.6:1 | 32% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 28% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | N/A | N/A | 29% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 20% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (574 to 563); teachers up 3% (23.3 to 24).
About Ocean View Elementary
This page covers Ocean View Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Albany, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 563 students. It has 21% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Ocean View Elementary is one school in Albany City Unified, a system of 6 schools with 3,684 students.
About 35% of students at Ocean View Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 16% White, and 4% Black. Among Alameda County residents, the Asian share is about 33%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 75, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 23.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Alameda County is close, at 49%.
In California, Ocean View Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.8% actual against a predicted 52.1%.
Looking at the county, Alameda County, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Ocean View Elementary, Alameda County has 394 public schools.
Cornell Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from Ocean View Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ocean View Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Ocean View Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 135 students, from 428 to 563. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 21.4:1 to 23.5:1.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany City Unified
- Albany HighHigh · 1,122 students
- Albany MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- Marin ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- MacGregor High (Continuation)High · 4 students
Other schools in Albany
- Albany HighHigh · 1,122 students
- Albany MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- Marin ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- MacGregor High (Continuation)High · 4 students
Other Ocean View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ocean View Elementary. Ocean View Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Ocean View ElementaryWhittier, CA · 668 students
- Ocean View ElementaryArroyo Grande, CA · 547 students
- Ocean View ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 512 students
- Ocean View ElementaryAnchorage, AK · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Cornell Elementary0.4 mi · 560
- Marin Elementary0.7 mi · 524
- Albany High0.8 mi · 1,122
- MacGregor High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 4
- Albany Middle0.9 mi · 911
- Ruth Acty Elementary1.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean View ElementaryHow large is Ocean View Elementary?
Ocean View Elementary enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ocean View Elementary serve?
Ocean View Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean View Elementary is approximately 23.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ocean View Elementary?
Ocean View Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 35% Asian, 22% Two or more.
What district is Ocean View Elementary in?
Ocean View Elementary is part of Albany City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.