Yu Ming Charter

A high-enrollment elementary school in Oakland, California, Yu Ming Charter is part of Yu Ming Charter District. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 959 students. That is 106% bigger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

Yu Ming Charter belongs to Yu Ming Charter District.

Federal enrollment data show Yu Ming Charter is 55% Asian. Other groups make up 23% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% White. Alameda County as a whole is about 33% Asian, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Yu Ming Charter, giving a ratio of 19.7:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Alameda County average 49%.

Five-year Census Bureau 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 roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.

Of the public schools around it, Yu Ming Charter is closest to McClymonds High, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Yu Ming Charter is run as a public charter school.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 555 students at Yu Ming Charter; in 2024-25, 959. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 19.7:1, from 18.5:1.

Yu Ming Charter has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.