Elementary Schools in Oakland Unified

The 52 elementary schools in Oakland Unified include K–5 and K–8 schools, plus three kindergarten-only centers; 49 schools have 2025–26 test results. Across those 49 schools, the average proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts (ELA), 29% in math and 25% in science, all below statewide rates of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. These are unweighted averages of school results, not the share of all district students who are proficient. The most important finding is how sharply results vary from one school to another.

Hillcrest leads in ELA and math, with 79% and 74% proficiency; those rates are 30 and 35 percentage points above the state. Chabot leads in science at 75%, 39 points above the state, while Crocker Highlands is also strong across subjects, at 74% ELA, 73% math and 69% science. At the other end, Martin Luther King Junior has the lowest ELA rate at 4%, and Manzanita Community the lowest math rate at 4%; Fruitvale and Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy each report 0% in science. The top-to-bottom gaps are about 75 points in ELA, 70 in math and 75 in science. SchoolDigger gives Hillcrest a five-star rating and ranks it in the state’s 95th percentile; Chabot and Crocker Highlands also receive five stars.

Average results changed little from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in ELA and math, while science rose by about 2 points; statewide rates rose by about 0, 1 and 3 points, respectively, so the average school did not keep pace. Individual schools moved in different directions: Brookfield gained 13 points in ELA, while Franklin fell 9 points; SchoolDigger’s ranking for Franklin also declined from the 42nd to the 16th percentile over three years. Income measures provide context, not an explanation: in 2024–25, 96% of Franklin students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 98% at similarly sized Global Family; their student-teacher ratios were also similar, at 22.6 and 22.3, but results differed. Families may also notice absenteeism: it was 56% at Martin Luther King Junior, compared with 4% at Peralta, 5% at Crocker Highlands and 6% at Hillcrest. These contrasts make each school’s full profile worth considering rather than relying on one measure.