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San Leandro Unified


At a glance
1026thof 1,543 California districts▼ 134
Better than 33% of California districts
835 East 14th St. Ste. 200
San Leandro, CA 94577-3767
·(510) 667-3500·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2016–2025
2025: better than 33.5% of districts
13
Schools
8,834
Students
Top rankedMadison Elementary1466th of 5,857 California elementary schools
Biggest riser
Bancroft Middle up 156 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Lincoln High (Continuation) 12.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
1★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The San Leandro Unified district consists of 13 schools serving roughly 8,430 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, including a virtual academy and a continuation high school, in a community where many families face economic challenges.

Performance varies significantly across the district's elementary schools, with Madison Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary standing out as top performers in test scores, while Garfield Elementary and Jefferson Elementary face greater academic challenges. At the high school level, San Leandro High achieves a graduation rate above the state average, but the district's two middle schools, John Muir Middle and Bancroft Middle, show a concerning decline in math proficiency by 8th grade.

Key factors influencing school performance include chronic absenteeism, which is lowest at the highest-performing schools, and per-student spending, which does not always correlate with better outcomes. The district's San Leandro Virtual Academy and Lincoln High (Continuation) serve important, specialized roles but grapple with very high rates of student absenteeism and significant academic hurdles.

Ranking:
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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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