Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004307
Peralta Elementary
460 63rd St., Oakland, CA 94609 · (510) 879-3145 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
30.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
108 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 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
72%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
75.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
69.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 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 down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.4% | 26.5% | 13.6% | 10.5% |
| Math | 43.8% | 25.3% | 19.8% | 11.1% |
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 | 75.9% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 69.1% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.9% | 57.4% |
| 2018-19 | 79.6% | 78.1% |
| 2017-18 | 82.3% | 76.7% |
| 2016-17 | 76.8% | 66.0% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Peralta Elementary
Peralta Elementary's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta Elementary this school | 355 | 30.4% | 71.5% |
| Hillcrest Oakland | 393 | 29.8% | 67.8% |
| Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier Berkeley | 407 | 29.2% | 75.5% |
| Rosa Parks Environmental Science Berkeley | 393 | 33.8% | 72.5% |
| McKinley Elementary San Francisco | 294 | 28.2% | 64.5% |
| Washington Elementary Berkeley | 401 | 33.4% | 71.1% |
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 Peralta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #586 of 5,151 | #53 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #637 of 5,172 ▲ 189 | #55 of 192 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #447 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #35 of 192 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #564 of 5,116 | #8 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #4,231 of 5,915 | #159 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.9:1 | #5,330 of 5,352 | #201 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #384 of 5,354 | #41 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #4,740 of 5,625 | #143 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #607 of 1,139 | #25 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
355
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
30.9:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 355 | 11.5 | 30.9:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 13.5 | 25.3:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 14 | 25.1:1 | 29% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 14 | 24.8:1 | 18% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 14 | 23.5:1 | 18% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 13 | 24.6:1 | 22% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | N/A | N/A | 37% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 210 | 12 | 17.5:1 | 44% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peralta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (329 to 355); teachers down 18% (14 to 11.5).
About Peralta Elementary
Peralta Elementary is a small elementary school in Oakland, California. It teaches 355 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 24% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Oakland Unified is responsible for 84 schools, Peralta Elementary included, with 33,973 students in all.
The largest group at Peralta Elementary is White students, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 28% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% Black. Census figures show Alameda County is about 30% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Peralta Elementary lists 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 30.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. About 30% of students at Peralta Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 19 points higher.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Peralta Elementary is 61.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.5%.
In Alameda County, home to about 1,649,473 people, median household income comes to about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 394 public schools in the county, enrolling about 210,511, Peralta Elementary among them.
The closest school to Peralta Elementary is Sankofa United Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Peralta Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Peralta Elementary is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal data show 347 students in 2020-21 and 355 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 30.9 students per teacher, compared with 24.8 in 2020-21.
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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
Quick facts
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Other Peralta Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Peralta Elementary. Peralta Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Peralta ElementaryJurupa Valley, CA · 443 students
- PERALTA ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Sankofa United Elementary0.4 mi · 216
- Claremont Middle0.5 mi · 487
- Sylvia Mendez Elementary0.6 mi · 379
- Willard Middle0.7 mi · 596
- Malcolm X Elementary0.8 mi · 469
- Chabot Elementary0.9 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Peralta ElementaryHow large is Peralta Elementary?
Peralta Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Peralta Elementary serve?
Peralta Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Peralta Elementary?
Approximately 30.9:1 students per teacher at Peralta Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peralta Elementary?
At Peralta Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 28% Two or more.
What district is Peralta Elementary in?
Peralta Elementary is part of Oakland Unified.
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