Ocean View Elementary

Ocean View Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in Albany, California, one of the schools within Albany City Unified. The school instructs 563 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 6 schools in Albany City Unified (3,684 students total), Ocean View Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ocean View Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 16% White, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Alameda County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ocean View Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at Ocean View Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ocean View Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 57.9%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the broader community, Alameda County reports that the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Ocean View Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cornell Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ocean View Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 69.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ocean View Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 574 students in 2018 to 563 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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