Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805011294
Think College Now Elementary
2825 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94601 · (510) 879-2190 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- B-Beats 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
26.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
246 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 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 14.8% | 18.5% | 57.0% |
| Math | 8.3% | 15.0% | 27.8% | 48.9% |
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 | 24.4% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% | 14.5% |
| 2021-22 | 22.3% | 14.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.7% | 32.9% |
| 2017-18 | 28.8% | 23.4% |
| 2016-17 | 20.0% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Think College Now Elementary
Think College Now Elementary's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Think College Now Elementary this school | 253 | 97.2% | 23.2% |
| Arrowhead Elementary San Bernardino | 248 | 96.8% | 18.9% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Oakland | 200 | 98.0% | 10.1% |
| Tarzana Elementary Tarzana | 246 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
| La Escuelita Oakland | 274 | 93.4% | 20.7% |
| Lankershim Elementary North Hollywood | 326 | 92.9% | 25.3% |
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 Think College Now Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,272 of 5,151 | #149 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #3,968 of 5,172 ▲ 621 | #149 of 192 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,536 of 5,172 ▼ 343 | #151 of 192 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,562 of 5,116 | #34 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #5,108 of 5,915 | #192 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #5,041 of 5,352 | #188 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #1,852 of 5,354 | #109 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #178 of 5,625 | #19 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #1,695 of 3,837 | #66 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
253
-45 (-15%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
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 | 253 | 9.5 | 26.6:1 | 97% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 8.9 | 29.1:1 | 97% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 11 | 23.1:1 | 94% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 90% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 13 | 23.6:1 | 90% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 13 | 23.5:1 | 87% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | N/A | N/A | 93% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Think College Now Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (307 to 253); teachers down 27% (13 to 9.5).
About Think College Now Elementary
Think College Now Elementary is a small elementary school located in Oakland, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 253 students. That is 46% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Think College Now Elementary is one school in Oakland Unified, a system of 84 schools with 33,973 students.
Of every 100 students at Think College Now Elementary, about 60 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 11% White, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Alameda County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The diversity index for Think College Now Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 26.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
Think College Now Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Think College Now Elementary would be expected to post about 22.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Alameda County show that 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. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Think College Now Elementary from the closest public school, International Community Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Think College Now Elementary at 1st of 4.
Think College Now Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 45 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 26.6 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Think College Now ElementaryHow many students attend Think College Now Elementary?
Think College Now Elementary enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Think College Now Elementary serve?
Think College Now Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Think College Now Elementary?
Approximately 26.6:1 students per teacher at Think College Now Elementary.
How diverse is Think College Now Elementary?
Think College Now Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 60% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Think College Now Elementary?
Think College Now Elementary is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.