Thornhill Elementary

Thornhill Elementary is one of the intimate primary schools in Oakland, California, operated by Oakland Unified, with 370 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Across the 84 schools in Oakland Unified (33,973 students total), Thornhill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Thornhill Elementary logs that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 25% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Thornhill Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

With demographic context factored in, Thornhill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 69.5%, a residual of +6.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Thornhill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Montclair Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thornhill Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.1%.

Thornhill Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 49% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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