William G. Paden Elementary

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Alameda, California, William G. Paden Elementary instructs 372 students from grades K through 5, part of Alameda Unified.

Within Alameda Unified, which oversees 15 schools and 9,260 students, William G. Paden Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, William G. Paden Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 27%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 25% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 7% Black. Compared to Alameda County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, William G. Paden Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, William G. Paden Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.1%, the actual is 55.5%, a residual of +3.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which William G. Paden Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Encinal Junior/Senior High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William G. Paden Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. William G. Paden Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 372). Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 36% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 today.

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