Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY UNIFIED·NCES 060474000448
Oxford Elementary at West Campus
1222 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702 · (510) 644-6300 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
21.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
70 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
70.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
68.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.2% | 26.4% | 13.9% | 15.5% |
| Math | 47.3% | 21.4% | 19.1% | 12.2% |
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 | 70.5% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 63.9% |
| 2022-23 | 67.8% | 69.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018-19 | 60.5% | 62.3% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 60.6% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 53.3% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Oxford Elementary at West Campus
Oxford Elementary at West Campus's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Elementary at West Campus this school | 254 | 27.6% | 66.8% |
| Emerson Elementary Berkeley | 283 | 29.7% | 72.9% |
| Cragmont Elementary Berkeley | 290 | 28.6% | 69.5% |
| Kentwood Elementary Los Angeles | 352 | 30.4% | 74.5% |
| John Muir Elementary Berkeley | 293 | 30.7% | 71.6% |
| McKinley Elementary San Francisco | 294 | 28.2% | 64.5% |
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 Oxford Elementary at West Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #796 of 5,151 | #64 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #658 of 5,172 ▲ 192 | #58 of 192 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #725 of 5,172 ▲ 245 | #57 of 192 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,500 of 5,116 | #32 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #5,102 of 5,915 | #190 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,606 of 5,352 | #40 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #149 of 5,354 | #22 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #4,862 of 5,625 | #156 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #2,371 of 3,837 | #91 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
254
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 254 | 12 | 21.2:1 | 28% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 27% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 13.7 | 19.1:1 | 29% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | 26% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 14.3 | 20.3:1 | 36% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 14 | 21.6:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 47% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 43% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 12 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford Elementary at West Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (290 to 254); teachers down 16% (14.3 to 12).
About Oxford Elementary at West Campus
Families in Berkeley, California, are served by Oxford Elementary at West Campus, a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 254 students. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
District-wide, Berkeley Unified has 17 schools and 9,116 students.
The most common group at Oxford Elementary at West Campus is White students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 19% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 11% Asian. The school's White share is 10 points above the 30% share among Alameda County residents. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.2 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. It compares with 49% for public schools in Alameda County.
The allk12 Grade for Oxford Elementary at West Campus is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Oxford Elementary at West Campus is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.8% actual against a predicted 63.4%.
Among Alameda County residents, the median household income is $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Oxford Elementary at West Campus, Alameda County has 393 other public schools.
The closest public school to Oxford Elementary at West Campus is Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Oxford Elementary at West Campus is behind the 70.5% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Oxford Elementary at West Campus grew 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 242 to 254 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.6:1 to 21.2:1.
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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 Oxford Elementary at West CampusHow large is Oxford Elementary at West Campus?
Oxford Elementary at West Campus enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oxford Elementary at West Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oxford Elementary at West Campus is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Oxford Elementary at West Campus?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Oxford Elementary at West Campus.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oxford Elementary at West Campus?
At Oxford Elementary at West Campus, the student body is approximately 40% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Oxford Elementary at West Campus?
Oxford Elementary at West Campus is overseen by Berkeley Unified in Alameda County.
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