Oakland, CA elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Yu Ming Charter (Charter)OaklandYu Ming Charter District81%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations766
#2ACrocker Highlands ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified71%63%Meets Expectations422
#3AChabot ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified69%52%Exceeds Expectations567
#4ARedwood Heights ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified67%43%Greatly Exceeds Expectations369
#5APeralta ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified66%56%Meets Expectations352
#6AHillcrestOaklandOakland Unified65%55%Meets Expectations345
#7A-Montclair ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified61%49%Exceeds Expectations534
#8A-Sequoia ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified60%43%Exceeds Expectations449
#9A-Lincoln ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified58%43%Exceeds Expectations705
#10A-Thornhill ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified58%55%Doesn't Meet Expectations383
#11A-American Indian Public Charter School Ii (Charter)OaklandAmerican Indian Public Charter School II District57%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations625
#12A-Cleveland ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified56%44%Exceeds Expectations371
#13A-Glenview ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified55%52%Doesn't Meet Expectations448
#14B+Joaquin Miller ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified54%46%Meets Expectations400
#15B+Francophone Charter School Of Oakland (Charter)OaklandFrancophone Charter School of Oakland District51%38%Exceeds Expectations339
#16BMelrose Leadership AcademyOaklandOakland Unified43%26%Exceeds Expectations656
#17B-Lazear Charter Academy (Charter)OaklandLazear Charter Academy District43%18%Greatly Exceeds Expectations463
#18B-Urban Montessori Charter (Charter)OaklandUrban Montessori Charter District38%39%Doesn't Meet Expectations328
#19C+Emerson ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified37%25%Exceeds Expectations334
#20CAscend (Charter)OaklandASCEND District33%18%Exceeds Expectations492
#21C-Burckhalter ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified29%13%Exceeds Expectations184
#22C-Kipp Bridge Academy (Charter)OaklandKIPP Bridge Academy District28%14%Exceeds Expectations509
#23C-Laurel ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified27%21%Meets Expectations424
#24D+Piedmont Avenue ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified27%23%Meets Expectations332
#25D+Aspire Monarch Academy (Charter)OaklandAspire Monarch Academy District26%17%Meets Expectations392
#26D+Bella Vista ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified26%22%Meets Expectations407
#27D+Carl B Munck ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified26%19%Meets Expectations179
#28D+Cox Academy (Charter)OaklandCox Academy District26%11%Exceeds Expectations483
#29D+Franklin ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified26%18%Meets Expectations496
#30D+Manzanita Seed ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified26%16%Meets Expectations414
#31D+Learning Without Limits (Charter)OaklandLearning Without Limits District24%15%Meets Expectations366
#32DAchieve Academy (Charter)OaklandAchieve Academy District23%13%Meets Expectations557
#33DAspire College Academy (Charter)OaklandAspire College Academy District21%11%Meets Expectations201
#34DOakland Academy Of Knowledge ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified20%10%Meets Expectations277
#35D-Acorn Woodland ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified20%10%Meets Expectations290
#36D-Madison Park Academy ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified20%8%Exceeds Expectations245
#37D-Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy (Charter)OaklandAspire Berkley Maynard Academy District18%22%Underperforms Expectations523
#38D-Reach Academy ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified18%11%Meets Expectations415
#39D-Think College Now ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified18%15%Doesn't Meet Expectations254
#40D-International Community ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified17%12%Meets Expectations278
#41D-Lighthouse Community Charter (Charter)OaklandLighthouse Community Charter District17%13%Meets Expectations544
#42D-Encompass Academy ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified16%8%Meets Expectations310
#43D-La EscuelitaOaklandOakland Unified16%12%Meets Expectations272
#44D-Sankofa United ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified16%21%Underperforms Expectations270
#45FGreenleafOaklandOakland Unified15%11%Meets Expectations618
#46FEsperanza ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified14%9%Meets Expectations422
#47FGlobal Family ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified14%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations423
#48FGarfield ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified13%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations498
#49FAllendale ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified12%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations362
#50FCommunity School For Creative Education (Charter)OaklandCommunity School for Creative Education District12%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations183
#51FPrescott ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified12%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations107
#52FHoover ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified11%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations262
#53FGrass Valley ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified10%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations175
#54FHorace Mann ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified9%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations192
#55FHighland CommunityOaklandOakland Unified8%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations447
#56FLockwood Steam Academy ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified8%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations634
#57FMartin Luther King JR ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified8%33%Underperforms Expectations347
#58FBridges At Melrose Academy ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified7%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations414
#59FBrookfield ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified7%11%Underperforms Expectations148
#60FFruitvale ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified7%12%Underperforms Expectations247
#61FAspire Triumph Technology Academy (Charter)OaklandAspire Triumph Technology Academy District6%11%Underperforms Expectations243
#62FFred T Korematsu Discovery Academy ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified6%10%Underperforms Expectations203
#63FMarkham ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified6%9%Underperforms Expectations306
#64FManzanita Community ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified5%11%Underperforms Expectations346
#65FEast Oakland Pride ElementaryOaklandOakland Unified3%9%Underperforms Expectations331

How Oakland, CA's elementary schools compare

A: 13B: 5C: 5D: 21F: 21

28% of the 65 ranked elementary schools in Oakland, CA earn an A or B (13 A grades, 5 B, 5 C, 21 D, 21 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 40 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (62% here, 70% nationally), and 17 exceed it. On average 28% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 22% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Yu Ming Charter (81% against 54%, A+), American Indian Public Charter School Ii (57% against 31%, A-), Lazear Charter Academy (43% against 18%, B-), Redwood Heights Elementary (67% against 43%, A), Chabot Elementary (69% against 52%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 17): Oakland Unified (13).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Yu Ming Charter (766 students, A+, #1), Lincoln Elementary (705 students, A-, #9), Melrose Leadership Academy (656 students, B, #16).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 8 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Oakland, CA that are not ranked

1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (1)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Oakland, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Oakland, CA

What is the best elementary school in Oakland, CA?

Yu Ming Charter in Oakland ranks first among the 65 ranked elementary schools in Oakland, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 81% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54%.

How are elementary schools in Oakland, CA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Oakland, CA have?

SchoolGrade grades 66 public elementary schools in Oakland, CA; 65 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.