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Best Public Schools in Alameda, CA

At a glance

Schools

10,739

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedAlameda Science and Technology Institute30^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Love Elementary up 549 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Alameda Community Learning Center 20.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Alameda, California is served by 18 public schools across four districts, educating roughly 10,246 students from elementary through high school, with the majority belonging to the high-performing Alameda Unified district.

The district features several standout schools, including the elite Alameda Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) and Alameda High School, which rank in the top state percentiles, as well as top-tier middle and elementary schools like Lincoln Middle and Bay Farm. However, performance varies significantly, with Island High (Continuation) and Ruby Bridges Elementary facing substantial challenges in test scores and chronic absenteeism.

Overall, Alameda schools exceed state averages in test proficiency, graduation rates, and attendance, but parents should note the wide range in school performance and the strong correlation between lower chronic absenteeism and higher academic success when evaluating options.

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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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 11th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Academy of Alameda	Public, Charter	K-8	401 Pacific Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	The Academy of Alameda District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4017	638	29	21.7	49.8%	92 (14.4%)	131 (20.5%)	147 (23.0%)	153 (24.0%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (15.5%)	67.2	1735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%		68.4	1667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	68	51.0	49.4		50.0	57.5	56.0	54.9	45.2	36.0	55.0		48.5	77.1	60.8	60.8	33.0	27.0	53.2		46.4
Alameda Community Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 995-4300	362	18	20.6	40.6%	70 (19.3%)	56 (15.5%)	73 (20.2%)	96 (26.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (16.6%)	53.1	968^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%		51.5	972^nd of 2159 public high schools	55.0%	4		59.6	31.7	44.6				60.9	59.0	67.9	51.7	59.5				43.5	51.3	59.6	21.1	42.7
William G. Paden Elementary	Public	K-5	444 Central Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4014	372	16	23.2	46.0%	102 (27.4%)	25 (6.7%)	78 (21.0%)	94 (25.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (18.0%)	64.5	1859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		72.3	1485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.7%	374	38.9			38.9	42.4	57.1	53.7					51.1	44.6	71.4	40.7					53.4		$20,744	$18,982	$1,762
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		$19,975	$18,610	$1,365
Alameda High	Public	9-12	2200 Central Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 337-7022	1,868	79	23.5	30.4%	515 (27.6%)	74 (4.0%)	308 (16.5%)	630 (33.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	317 (17.0%)	94.4	111^th of 2162 public high schools	94.9%		94.2	127^th of 2159 public high schools	94.1%	16			67.6	66.8							80.7	80.7							53.7	53.7		$18,018	$16,818	$1,200
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		$17,779	$16,488	$1,291
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		$19,168	$17,822	$1,346
Encinal Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	210 Central Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4023	1,280	59	21.6	47.3%	341 (26.6%)	137 (10.7%)	247 (19.3%)	342 (26.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.9%)	180 (14.1%)	78.9	430^th of 2162 public high schools	80.1%		77.1	452^nd of 2159 public high schools	79.1%	22		36.1	47.0	43.4				53.6	56.0	36.8	63.0	54.8				39.4	50.8	33.7	39.8	41.1		$21,093	$19,906	$1,187
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		$18,799	$16,970	$1,829
Island High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	500 Pacific Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4024	76	6	11.8	72.4%	14 (18.4%)	13 (17.1%)	34 (44.7%)	6 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	7 (9.2%)	10.9	1972^nd of 2162 public high schools	8.8%		13.3	1876^th of 2159 public high schools	13.1%	96			0.0	0.0							14.3	14.3							5.3	5.3		$46,429	$45,242	$1,187
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Fernside Blvd.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4018	971	41	23.5	20.2%	301 (31.0%)	23 (2.4%)	99 (10.2%)	325 (33.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	217 (22.3%)	96.2	112^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		95.2	144^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.8%	32		66.4		66.4				79.4	81.4	82.2		81.0				67.9	72.7	67.8		69.5		$17,483	$16,286	$1,197
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		$19,161	$17,872	$1,289
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1801 Sandcreek Way	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4015	613	29	20.9	51.9%	130 (21.2%)	41 (6.7%)	132 (21.5%)	188 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (18.4%)	65	787^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.5%		69.1	698^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.9%	89		29.5		29.5				59.8	55.3	51.7		55.7				47.6	42.1	38.2		42.7		$24,679	$23,040	$1,639
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	$21,261	$20,000	$1,261
Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Public	9-12	555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial P	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4021	211	8	27.7	45.5%	37 (17.5%)	9 (4.3%)	19 (9.0%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.8%)	98.4	30^th of 2162 public high schools	98.6%		99.2	13^th of 2159 public high schools	99.4%	17			70.0	68.6							94.0	94.0							74.0	74.0		$18,715	$17,528	$1,187
Ruby Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Jack London Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4006	458	20	22.9	65.7%	70 (15.3%)	93 (20.3%)	98 (21.4%)	123 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (15.3%)	45	2881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		47.7	2687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	194	30.2			30.2	37.5	36.8	43.6					39.3	50.7	39.3	31.8					41.2		$20,681	$18,812	$1,869
Maya Lin	Public	K-5	825 Taylor Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4007	475	18	26.3	38.5%	164 (34.5%)	25 (5.3%)	101 (21.3%)	85 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (21.1%)	80.8	1126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		77.1	1286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	160	47.1			47.1	59.5	71.6	57.1					62.5	64.6	64.9	56.5					61.8		$20,585	$19,338	$1,247
Nea Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Nea Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4008	479	23	21.2	32.2%	115 (24.0%)	64 (13.4%)	135 (28.2%)	76 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (18.0%)								(n/a)	48.9	30.4		41.9	50.0	52.1	57.5	40.0	35.1	13.6		44.8	62.0	39.6	17.0	20.0	16.2	21.7		31.7

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Oakland	1.73 mi	170	657^th
Piedmont	4.32 mi	7	47^th
Emeryville	5.34 mi	3	691^st
San Leandro	5.68 mi	18	644^th
Berkeley	6.41 mi	19	98^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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