Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004309
Prescott Elementary
920 Campbell St., Oakland, CA 94607 · (510) 879-2183 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
22.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
128 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 | 42 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 133% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
60%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
12.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
10.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 8.5% | 17.0% | 70.2% |
| Math | 0.0% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 72.3% |
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 | 12.8% | 10.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 13.9% | 8.3% |
| 2018-19 | 11.1% | 14.5% |
| 2017-18 | 18.2% | 11.7% |
| 2016-17 | 21.1% | 10.0% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Prescott Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Elementary this school | 135 | 94.8% | 15.2% |
| Grass Valley Elementary Oakland | 182 | 94.0% | 13.8% |
| Holly Drive Leadership Academy San Diego | 108 | 84.3% | N/A |
| KIPP Bayview Elementary San Francisco | 135 | 89.6% | N/A |
| Aspire Capitol Heights Academy Sacramento | 222 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Forty-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 215 | 89.3% | 21.8% |
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 Prescott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #4,927 of 5,151 | #170 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #5,016 of 5,172 ▼ 161 | #179 of 192 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #5,102 of 5,172 ▼ 473 | #176 of 192 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #3,160 of 5,116 | #85 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #5,552 of 5,915 | #208 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #474 of 5,625 | #25 of 211 |
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
135
+16 (+13%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 135 | 6 | 22.5:1 | 95% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 6.5 | 20.0:1 | 95% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 3.5 | 30.6:1 | 93% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 5 | 23.8:1 | 86% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 8 | 22.6:1 | 90% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 10 | 23.3:1 | 93% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | N/A | N/A | 82% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 70% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 28 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prescott Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (181 to 135); teachers down 25% (8 to 6).
About Prescott Elementary
As a very small elementary school, Prescott Elementary serves students in Oakland, California. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 135 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Prescott Elementary is one of the 84 schools that make up Oakland Unified (33,973 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Prescott Elementary, about 57 are Black. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% White, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 10%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prescott Elementary scores 60%.
Prescott Elementary reported 6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.5:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 95% of students at Prescott Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
Prescott Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Prescott Elementary is -8.8 points: 15.2% actual, 24.0% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Alameda County show that the median household earns about $129,367 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Prescott Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Prescott Elementary is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Prescott Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 16 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 23.8:1 to 22.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Prescott Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Prescott Elementary. Prescott Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 485 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 463 students
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPRESCOTT, AR · 363 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 352 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High0.8 mi · 58
- West Oakland Middle0.8 mi · 165
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.8 mi · 296
- KIPP Bridge Academy1.0 mi · 520
- Yu Ming Charter1.1 mi · 959
- McClymonds High1.2 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Prescott ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Prescott Elementary?
Prescott Elementary enrolls approximately 135 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Prescott Elementary serve?
Prescott Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Prescott Elementary?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Prescott Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prescott Elementary?
At Prescott Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 25% Hispanic, 57% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Prescott Elementary in?
Prescott Elementary is part of Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.