Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004318
Thornhill Elementary
5880 Thornhill Dr., Oakland, CA 94611 · (510) 879-2157 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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
23.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
102 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 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 73% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
76%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
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.7pp since 2014
Math
68.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.2% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 18.6% |
| Math | 39.7% | 28.2% | 18.6% | 13.5% |
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 | 58.3% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 69.5% |
| 2022-23 | 68.1% | 70.6% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 69.4% |
| 2018-19 | 82.8% | 72.2% |
| 2017-18 | 80.1% | 73.7% |
| 2016-17 | 75.5% | 67.1% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Thornhill Elementary
Thornhill Elementary's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornhill Elementary this school | 370 | 27.6% | 66.3% |
| Hillcrest Oakland | 393 | 29.8% | 67.8% |
| Peralta Elementary Oakland | 355 | 30.4% | 71.5% |
| Crocker Highlands Elementary Oakland | 415 | 22.4% | 73.5% |
| OCS - South Altadena | 392 | 28.6% | N/A |
| Kettering Elementary Long Beach | 348 | 32.2% | 71.5% |
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 Thornhill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #820 of 5,151 | #68 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #690 of 5,172 ▼ 57 | #61 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #1,447 of 5,172 ▼ 691 | #94 of 192 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.1pp | #169 of 5,116 | #15 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #4,051 of 5,915 | #153 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,640 of 5,352 | #117 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #64 of 5,354 | #11 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #4,861 of 5,625 | #155 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #3,311 of 3,837 | #122 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
370
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
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 | 370 | 15.5 | 23.9:1 | 28% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 15.5 | 25.3:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 15 | 25.5:1 | 22% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 16 | 24.6:1 | 14% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | N/A | N/A | 5% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 8% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 16 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thornhill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (390 to 370); teachers down 14% (18 to 15.5).
About Thornhill Elementary
Thornhill Elementary is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Oakland, California. There are 370 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 20% below that mark.
Oakland Unified enrolls 33,973 students, and its 84 schools include Thornhill Elementary.
The student body at Thornhill Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 34%. The next largest groups are 25% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, and 8% Black. In Alameda County overall, the White share is about 30%. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Thornhill Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at Thornhill Elementary, there are about 23.9 students; the school has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 28%. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, Thornhill Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Thornhill Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.3% actual against a predicted 63.4%.
American Community Survey 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 about 6% of people live in poverty. Alameda County has 394 public schools with about 210,511 students, including Thornhill Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Montclair Elementary is closest at about 0.3 miles. Thornhill Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 69.0%, higher than Thornhill Elementary's 66.3%.
Thornhill Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 396 to 370, a 7% decline.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Thornhill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Thornhill Elementary?
Thornhill Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Thornhill Elementary serve?
Thornhill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Thornhill Elementary have?
Thornhill Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Thornhill Elementary?
Student demographics at Thornhill Elementary are roughly 34% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 13% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Who oversees Thornhill Elementary?
Thornhill Elementary is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
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