Elementary Schools in Oakley Union Elementary

The seven elementary schools in Oakley Union Elementary all serve kindergarten through fifth grade, and SchoolDigger’s latest statewide rankings range from the 18th to the 47th percentile. Across the schools, average proficiency is 34% in English language arts (ELA), 30% in math and 23% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important area-wide finding is that school averages fall below the state in every subject, with the widest shortfall in ELA.

Different schools lead in different subjects: Gehringer Elementary leads in ELA at 42%, while Almond Grove Elementary leads in math at 39%, narrowly above the state, and Summer Lake Elementary leads in science at 33%. Gehringer is the most consistently strong across subjects, placing first in ELA and second in math and science. At the lower end, Laurel Elementary has the lowest ELA result at 22% and science result at 11%; those are 27 and 25 points below the state, respectively. Oakley Elementary has the lowest math result, 23%, or 15 points below the state.

School averages moved down from 2024–25 to 2025–26—by 3 points in ELA, 2 in math and 1 in science—while state results rose, widening the average gaps by 3, 3 and 4 points, respectively. There are exceptions: Oakley improved by 5 points in ELA and 3 in math, while Gehringer and Summer Lake gained 5 and 6 points in science. SchoolDigger ranks Gehringer highest among the seven at the 47th percentile and Laurel lowest at the 18th. As context, every school reports free/reduced lunch eligible for sy 2024–25: Oakley has the highest share at 54%, while Almond Grove has the lowest at 36%; these figures do not form a simple pattern with results. For example, Gehringer and Vintage Parkway Elementary each report 44% eligible, yet Gehringer scores higher by 4 points in ELA, 9 in math and 2 in science.