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Best Public Schools in Alameda, CA

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Schools

10,739

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedAlameda Science and Technology Institute15^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Maya Lin up 457 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Alameda Community Learning Center 20.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	67.7	1702^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	70.7%		67.2	1735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%	33	44.6	32.7			36.8	40.4	56.4	50.0	51.0	52.8	36.8		47.6	68.6	60.7	47.3	46.8	32.1	32.1		44.2	94%	0%	$16,927	$424	$16,503
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%)	57.4	873^rd of 2135 public high schools	59.1%		53.1	968^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%	95		41.9	35.3		38.3				55.6	74.1	55.8	55.8	59.3				26.3	42.3	46.3	26.9	35.5			$15,569	$372	$15,197
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%)	68.1	1685^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.0%		64.5	1859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%	174	36.0				36.0	64.0	53.3	52.0					55.7	68.0	47.6	50.7					54.3	≥ 98%		$20,004	$1,762	$18,242
Bay Farm	Public	K-5	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%)	96.4	202^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.6	186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%	16	63.0				63.0	82.4	79.2	83.6					81.7	82.7	86.8	78.1					82.6	≥ 99%		$19,421	$1,365	$18,056
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%)	94.8	97^th of 2135 public high schools	95.5%		94.4	111^th of 2162 public high schools	94.9%	14			74.8		74.1							78.9	78.9							61.7	61.7			$18,360	$1,200	$17,160
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%)	96	242^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.1	319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%	77	66.3				66.3	76.4	79.0	78.3					77.9	87.5	85.5	76.1					82.5	≥ 99%		$18,286	$1,291	$16,995
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%)	94	404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.4	444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%	40	59.5				59.5	86.3	84.8	67.6					79.7	94.5	86.1	63.5					81.4	≥ 98%		$19,008	$1,346	$17,662
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%)	87.4	254^th of 2135 public high schools	88.1%		78.9	430^th of 2162 public high schools	80.1%	176		40.8	56.1	30.8	49.7				59.7	59.3	61.8	79.0	67.1				39.8	51.3	36.3	46.2	43.7			$19,891	$1,187	$18,704
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%)	70.3	1571^st of 5817 public elementary schools	73.0%		79.8	1164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%	407	44.7				44.7	50.0	54.1	56.0					53.4	60.0	52.7	52.6					55.1	98%	0%	$19,065	$1,829	$17,236
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%)								(n/a)					0.0																			$32,559	$1,187	$31,372
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	98^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.4%		96.2	112^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%	14		74.4			74.4				78.2	86.1	80.7		81.5				70.9	72.7	66.1		70.0			$18,091	$1,197	$16,894
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%)	95.8	256^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.3	379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%	123	71.0				71.0	70.3	82.3	87.1					80.5	74.3	83.5	77.4					78.5	≥ 99%		$18,976	$1,289	$17,687
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%)	62.3	877^th of 2740 public middle schools	68.0%		65	787^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.5%	90		31.8			31.8				54.2	62.3	51.5		56.0				34.7	49.3	39.4		41.2			$21,910	$1,639	$20,271
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%)	89.2	693^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	88.1%		91.6	569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%	124	61.7				61.7	65.3	71.1	66.0					67.4	83.7	75.6	55.3					71.6	96%	2%	$20,012	$1,261	$18,751
Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Public	9-12	555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy.	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%)	98.7	15^th of 2135 public high schools	99.3%		98.4	30^th of 2162 public high schools	98.6%	15			76.7		77.3							97.7	97.7							79.1	79.1			$18,702	$1,187	$17,515
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%)	45.4	2878^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.5%		45	2881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%	3	29.3				29.3	41.2	39.5	43.1					41.1	56.5	31.2	36.2					41.2	94%	6%	$20,026	$1,869	$18,157
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%)	89.7	669^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.5%		80.8	1126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%	457	56.6				56.6	66.2	64.1	77.6					69.3	74.3	69.6	69.7					71.2	≥ 98%		$19,667	$1,247	$18,420
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)	61.9	35.3			50.0	60.9	57.1	64.3	36.7	66.7	47.1		56.4	67.4	36.7	33.3	13.3	30.3	29.4		37.2	≥ 98%		$15,140	$544	$14,596

Cities Near Alameda

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakland	1.73 mi	167	656^th
Piedmont	4.32 mi	7	45^th
Emeryville	5.34 mi	3	662^nd
San Leandro	5.68 mi	18	614^th
Berkeley	6.41 mi	19	99^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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