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Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 249 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which is ranked 1205 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $21,770 to $29,312 over the past few years, Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary has struggled academically. The school consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 16.96% and 16.22% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 54.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which all had 20.4% chronic absenteeism in the most recent year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Aspire Monarch Academy, Highland Community, and Francophone Charter School of Oakland, Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary stands out as the lowest-performing, both in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the successful practices of these other schools in the Oakland Unified School District and surrounding areas.

231

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,312

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8755 Fontaine St.
Oakland, CA 94605-4197

(510) 879-2169

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Frick United Academy of Language Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.4%

Hispanic:

29.0%

Two or more races:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,266^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	14.9	5266 of 5857	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3992 of 5869	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4844 of 5859	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	5099 of 5883	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	5007 of 5789	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5186 of 5662	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	5441 of 5692	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	5415 of 5614	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	5295 of 5611	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	3662 of 5530	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.0	4586 of 5390	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	3727 of 5377	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.0	4781 of 5314	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	4759 of 5193	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	4923 of 5113	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	4969 of 5113	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	4059 of 4818	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	3439 of 4822	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.4	3221 of 4809	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	416 of 569	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.0	208 of 593	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	370 of 661	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	382 of 663	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	382 of 747	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	502 of 700	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4944 of 5597	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4169 of 5612	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4938 of 5609	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4900 of 5635	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	5433 of 5492	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4932 of 5413	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	4323 of 5107	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	2206 of 5107	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2693 of 5087	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5122 of 5460	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3648 of 5517	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4678 of 5363	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	4894 of 5264	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4488 of 5173	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4750 of 5084	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5172 of 5628	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3522 of 5643	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4456 of 5638	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4836 of 5663	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3937 of 5510	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4819 of 5431	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Poor teachers. No follow through. Blame students for not learning. Poor intervention programs and student support. What are we to do? Our kids don't have time for them to get their act together. Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary	Public	K-5	8755 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2169	231	12	19.2	93.5%	10 (4.3%)	98 (42.4%)	67 (29.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	43 (18.6%)	14.9	5266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		29.3	3992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	1274	27.0	27.0	14.3	11.8	25.0		17.0	22.0	11.8	13.9		16.2	87.2	89.4	89.4	87.2	89.4	87.2	$29,312	$5,661	$23,651
Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Public, Charter	K-8	9736 Lawlor St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Francophone Charter School of Oakland District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 394-4110	324	18	18.0	38.0%	80 (24.7%)	60 (18.5%)	77 (23.8%)	33 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.2%)	65.3	1824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		65	1816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	8	41.7	45.7	38.8	58.3	66.7	58.3	57.6	53.1	58.3	34.3	50.0	49.3							$18,316	$648	$17,668
Aspire College Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8030 Atherton St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire College Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8030	206	11	18.7	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	45 (21.8%)	137 (66.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.2%)	22.7	4620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		25.6	4315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	305	14.3	14.3	37.0	17.2	23.8		25.5	60.7	10.3	9.5		24.2							$29,738	$4,569	$25,169
Reach Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	9845 Bancroft Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2193	425	18	24.2	99.5%	11 (2.6%)	96 (22.6%)	278 (65.4%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	10 (2.4%)	13.7	5377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		11.9	5562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	185	15.5	15.5	19.2	20.4	16.1		18.6	25.6	18.2	10.3		18.9	91.8	96.9		92.9	93.9	94.9	$22,960	$3,657	$19,303
Burckhalter Elementary	Public	K-5	3994 Burckhalter Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2105	193	9	21.4	89.6%	13 (6.7%)	89 (46.1%)	53 (27.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	27 (14.0%)	31.7	3820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		26.3	4265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	445	27.6	27.6	14.8	41.2	46.4		33.3	25.9	35.3	24.1		27.4	79.2	83.3		79.2	87.5	87.5	$32,158	$4,504	$27,654
Cox Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9860 Sunnyside St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Cox Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6300	446	19	22.9	87.4%	1 (0.2%)	66 (14.8%)	351 (78.7%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	27.4	4182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		23.3	4556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	374	21.7	21.7	30.4	15.4	36.8		27.7	40.6	13.9	31.9		29.1	93.0	95.0		94.0	95.0	93.0	$11,710	$2,867	$8,843
East Oakland Pride Elementary	Public	K-5	8000 Birch St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2107	314	14	22.4	97.8%	9 (2.9%)	62 (19.7%)	225 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	10 (3.2%)	4.1	5852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.8	5861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	9	1.6	1.6	0.0	4.3	11.1		5.7	2.1	4.2	3.2		3.1	77.1	85.4	91.7	81.3	79.2	81.3	$24,091	$3,994	$20,097
Markham Elementary	Public	K-5	7220 Krause Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2138	327	14	24.2	98.8%	6 (1.8%)	73 (22.3%)	226 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	5.1	5836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.9	5867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.0%	31	1.8	1.8	5.7	13.5	13.0		10.7	5.4	7.7	1.8		4.9	80.0	90.0	92.0	88.0	88.0	94.0	$26,583	$3,891	$22,692
Aspire Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 101st Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Monarch Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-3101	374	18	20.4	85.0%	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	355 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	25.3	4370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.1	5116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	746	23.7	23.7	21.5	19.7	48.3		29.1	27.3	13.9	30.5		23.7							$22,202	$4,093	$18,109
Highland Community	Public	K-5	8521 A St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2125	457	21	22.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	73 (16.0%)	357 (78.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	5.8	5813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.2	5833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	20	6.0	6.0	6.6	11.8	13.4		10.5	6.5	7.8	6.0		6.8	86.1	88.9	88.9	86.1	88.9	88.9	$24,101	$3,989	$20,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary?

Students at Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary are 42% African American, 29% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frick United Academy of Language Middle

How many students attend Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary.

What district is Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

Is Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary a good school?

Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of California elementary schools.

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