Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMEDA UNIFIED·NCES 060177000003
William G. Paden Elementary
444 Central Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 · (510) 748-4014 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- 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
23.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
171 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
51.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.0pp since 2014
Math
53.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 26.3% | 18.9% | 30.0% |
| Math | 25.4% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 28.6% |
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 | 51.0% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 55.6% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.7% | 60.9% |
| 2018-19 | 54.5% | 53.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 54.3% |
| 2016-17 | 51.8% | 57.8% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 William G. Paden Elementary
William G. Paden Elementary's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William G. Paden Elementary this school | 372 | 46.0% | 53.7% |
| Melrose Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 419 | 45.8% | 71.3% |
| Navigator Elementary Rancho Cordova | 431 | 50.8% | 38.4% |
| Gregory Gardens Elementary Pleasant Hill | 409 | 47.4% | 41.7% |
| High Tech Elementary Mesa San Diego | 423 | 38.5% | N/A |
| Hardy Elementary San Diego | 353 | 54.4% | 59.6% |
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 William G. Paden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,471 of 5,151 | #99 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #1,383 of 5,172 ▼ 182 | #100 of 192 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,950 of 5,172 ▼ 491 | #107 of 192 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.1pp | #167 of 5,116 | #14 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #4,026 of 5,915 | #152 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,179 of 5,352 | #96 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #18 of 5,354 | #5 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #4,083 of 5,625 | #112 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #3,797 of 3,837 | #137 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
372
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 372 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 46% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 15 | 25.1:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 13 | 25.4:1 | 41% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 38% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 15 | 24.9:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 42% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | N/A | N/A | 46% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 24% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William G. Paden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (374 to 372); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About William G. Paden Elementary
William G. Paden Elementary is a public small elementary school in Alameda, California. Enrolled students number 372 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Alameda Unified has a total of 15 schools and 9,260 students, William G. Paden Elementary among them.
The most common group at William G. Paden Elementary is White students, at 27%. Other groups make up 25% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, about 30% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 78% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
William G. Paden Elementary employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. William G. Paden Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%. For comparison, public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
The allk12 Grade for William G. Paden Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
William G. Paden Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (53.7%) and its predicted rate (52.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census estimates describe Alameda County this way: the median household income is $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Alameda County has 394 public schools and roughly 210,511 students.
The school nearest to William G. Paden Elementary is Encinal Junior/Senior High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.7%; William G. Paden Elementary's is 53.7%, ranking 2nd of 4.
For locale, NCES codes William G. Paden Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.9:1 to 23.3:1.
Community posts for William G. Paden Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- Encinal Junior/Senior HighHigh · 1,280 students
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- Encinal Junior/Senior HighHigh · 1,280 students
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- The Academy of AlamedaElementary · 638 students
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- Amelia Earhart ElementaryElementary · 573 students
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- Encinal Junior/Senior High0.3 mi · 1,280
- Island High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 76
- The Academy of Alameda0.4 mi · 638
- Nea Community Learning Center0.6 mi · 479
- Alameda Community Learning Center0.6 mi · 362
- Maya Lin0.7 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About William G. Paden ElementaryHow large is William G. Paden Elementary?
William G. Paden Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
Is William G. Paden Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
William G. Paden Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does William G. Paden Elementary have?
William G. Paden Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
How diverse is William G. Paden Elementary?
William G. Paden Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 25% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is William G. Paden Elementary public or private?
William G. Paden Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alameda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.