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Frank Otis Elementary

Public Grades K-5

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Frank Otis Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 569 students in the Alameda Unified district, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with students scoring well above both district and state averages in English, math, and science. It is particularly effective in supporting specific student groups, such as those from low socioeconomic backgrounds and Hispanic students, who perform exceptionally well. A standout feature is the school's excellent attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.4%, which is significantly better than the state average and reflects a strong, engaged school community. While performing very well overall, the school has identified an opportunity to boost math performance in the upper grades and to support its Asian student population to the same high level as other groups.

Within the high-performing Alameda Unified district, Frank Otis holds a strong position, ranking second among comparable elementary schools behind only Bay Farm and ahead of peers like Amelia Earhart Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Love Elementary. This contrasts sharply with the performance of many nearby schools in the Oakland Unified district, such as Ascend or International Community Elementary, highlighting a significant disparity in educational outcomes across district lines despite geographic proximity.

569

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,964

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3010 Fillmore St.
Alameda, CA 94501-5544

(510) 748-4013

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend Frank Otis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle
High:	Alameda High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Asian:

22.8%

Two or more races:

22.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg62%

California avg41%

379^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Alameda Unified

226^th of 1,543Alameda Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	379 of 5857	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	387 of 5869	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	778 of 5859	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	787 of 5883	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	828 of 5789	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	1056 of 5662	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	748 of 5692	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	89.9	621 of 5614	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	90.5	599 of 5611	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	86.7	663 of 5530	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	789 of 5390	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	86.4	667 of 5377	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	801 of 5314	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	87.9	583 of 5193	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	90.8	439 of 5113	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	783 of 5113	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	1046 of 4818	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	65.7	1520 of 4822	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.7	1128 of 4809	76.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	655 of 1203	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	561 of 1205	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	623 of 1190	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	685 of 1154	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	900 of 1149	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	806 of 1071	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.5	298 of 2227	86.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	96.3	77 of 3275	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	176 of 3246	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	189 of 5597	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	379 of 5612	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	662 of 5609	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	707 of 5635	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	800 of 5492	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	1090 of 5413	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	490 of 5107	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	1132 of 5087	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	422 of 5084	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	271 of 4963	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	572 of 4830	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	390 of 5460	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	240 of 5517	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	594 of 5363	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	505 of 5264	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	903 of 5173	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	2485 of 5084	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	645 of 5628	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	398 of 5643	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	871 of 5638	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	904 of 5663	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	845 of 5510	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	1008 of 5431	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	137 of 718	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	215 of 670	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	272 of 669	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	280 of 610	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	244 of 445	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	162 of 339	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	230 of 2635	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	60.4	641 of 2420	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	413 of 2598	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	278 of 2651	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	859 of 2661	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	1020 of 2726	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	770 of 2834	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	897 of 2737	67.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)98th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frank Otis Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Fillmore St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4013	569	23	24.7	22.3%	229 (40.2%)	7 (1.2%)	72 (12.7%)	130 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (22.7%)	94.3	379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.5	387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	8	66.3		66.3	73.3	83.5	75.8				77.9	80.0	78.4	64.2				73.8							$17,964	$1,420	$16,544
Amelia Earhart Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Packet Landing Rd.	Alameda	94502	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4003	573	23	24.9	22.2%	116 (20.2%)	12 (2.1%)	59 (10.3%)	259 (45.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	118 (20.6%)	95.1	319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.2	418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	99	76.0		76.0	66.2	72.3	82.3				74.3	86.3	77.7	82.3				81.8							$17,803	$1,539	$16,264
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Buena Vista Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4002	474	19	24.9	21.9%	172 (36.3%)	7 (1.5%)	80 (16.9%)	94 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	117 (24.7%)	93.4	444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.3	487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	43	63.6		63.6	78.4	68.9	77.6				75.0	88.0	68.4	70.1				75.4							$18,323	$1,473	$16,850
Bay Farm	Public	K-8	200 Aughinbaugh Way	Alameda	94502	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4010	531	23	23.3	18.5%	126 (23.7%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	204 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (24.1%)	96.6	186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.9	273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	87	67.1	59.0	64.4	81.3	78.1	82.3			76.9	80.1	90.7	82.2	74.7			66.7	80.1							$18,364	$1,452	$16,912
Love Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Santa Clara Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4005	498	19	26.2	49.8%	123 (24.7%)	15 (3.0%)	103 (20.7%)	172 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (16.3%)	79.8	1164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		67.4	1713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	549	47.4		47.4	60.0	57.3	68.8				62.1	73.3	54.0	52.6				59.8							$18,654	$1,930	$16,724
Lazear Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 29th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Lazear Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2018	490	21	23.2	60.4%	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.1%)	427 (87.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54.5	2339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		37.1	3361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	1022	48.1	42.1	45.0	34.0	25.0	55.8	62.5	40.0	61.4	46.9	43.1	27.3	44.2	48.2	23.6	29.8	35.9	96.8					96.8	$9,801	$3,128	$6,673
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1433 San Antonio Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4004	291	11	26.4	27.8%	119 (40.9%)	9 (3.1%)	43 (14.8%)	53 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (23.0%)	91.6	569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.7	591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	22	64.4		64.4	70.8	73.3	74.4				72.8	77.1	73.9	57.8				69.8	93.2						$18,984	$1,431	$17,553
Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	493	23	21.5	63.9%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	446 (90.5%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	37.7	3363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		35.2	3504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	141	22.2	22.2	22.2	19.2	25.9	38.9	47.2	37.7	50.9	36.7	37.7	28.3	35.2	50.9	35.2	44.4	38.6	95.4						$10,518	$1,990	$8,528
International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	301	13	23.1	94.0%	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	284 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13.2	5401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.4	5530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	129	18.0		18.0	2.3	23.8	26.1				17.4	15.6	17.0	12.0				14.8	78.7	89.4	89.4	80.9	91.5	89.4	$25,647	$4,087	$21,560
Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	253	10	26.6	97.2%	27 (10.7%)	34 (13.4%)	152 (60.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	18.1	4998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		18.4	4996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	2	5.0		5.0	25.6	13.5	37.5				24.4	27.9	20.0	22.5				23.3	89.2	89.2			91.9		$27,037	$4,997	$22,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Otis Elementary

How many students attend Frank Otis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Frank Otis Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Frank Otis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Otis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle
High : Alameda High

What is the racial makeup of Frank Otis Elementary?

Students at Frank Otis Elementary are 40% White, 23% Asian, 23% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Frank Otis Elementary a good school?

Yes. Frank Otis Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Frank Otis Elementary in?

Alameda Unified

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