Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805011558
Sankofa United Elementary
581 61st St., Oakland, CA 94609 · (510) 879-2194 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
18.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
164 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 | 57 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 217% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
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
17.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 8.7% | 7.3% | 75.4% |
| Math | 8.8% | 5.9% | 13.2% | 72.1% |
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 | 17.4% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.2% | 30.4% |
| 2018-19 | 16.9% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | 7.6% | 4.6% |
| 2016-17 | 11.4% | 6.7% |
| 2015-16 | 8.0% | 6.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Sankofa United Elementary
Sankofa United Elementary's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankofa United Elementary this school | 216 | 75.9% | 23.1% |
| Piedmont Avenue Elementary Oakland | 310 | 80.6% | 27.8% |
| Burckhalter Elementary Oakland | 193 | 89.6% | 30.2% |
| Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary Oakland | 231 | 93.5% | 21.7% |
| Stege Elementary Richmond | 225 | 77.3% | 7.6% |
| Westport Heights Elementary Los Angeles | 166 | 81.9% | 36.6% |
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 Sankofa United Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,275 of 5,151 | #150 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,766 of 5,172 ▼ 1,688 | #167 of 192 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,977 of 5,172 ▼ 1,844 | #170 of 192 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.3pp | #6 of 5,116 | #1 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #5,289 of 5,915 | #199 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #463 of 5,352 | #7 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #361 of 5,354 | #36 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #2,556 of 5,625 | #66 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
216
+24 (+13%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 216 | 11.5 | 18.8:1 | 76% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 14.5 | 16.0:1 | 71% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 14 | 19.3:1 | 62% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 69% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 8.5 | 22.0:1 | 90% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 13 | 25.1:1 | 90% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | N/A | N/A | 67% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sankofa United Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (187 to 216); teachers up 35% (8.5 to 11.5).
About Sankofa United Elementary
Sankofa United Elementary is an elementary school in Oakland, California, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 216 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The district, Oakland Unified, operates 84 schools serving 33,973 students.
No group is above 50% at Sankofa United Elementary; the largest is Black, at 42%. It is also 21% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Alameda County's residents are about 10% Black, 33 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sankofa United Elementary scores 72%.
Its staff includes 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 76% of students at Sankofa United Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Alameda County is 49%.
Among California public elementary schools, Sankofa United Elementary outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sankofa United Elementary, the prediction is 35.0% and the result is 23.1%.
Alameda County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alameda County's 394 public schools enroll about 210,511 students and include Sankofa United Elementary.
Sankofa United Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Peralta Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 23.1% is below the 63.8% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 216 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.8:1 to 18.8:1.
This page is set up for the Sankofa United Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sankofa United ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sankofa United Elementary?
Sankofa United Elementary enrolls approximately 216 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sankofa United Elementary serve?
Sankofa United Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sankofa United Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sankofa United Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sankofa United Elementary?
At Sankofa United Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 21% Hispanic, 42% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Sankofa United Elementary public or private?
Sankofa United Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.