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The Academy of Alameda

Q: Is The Academy of Alameda a good school?

The Academy of Alameda ranks 1735 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1735^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

The Academy of Alameda is a K-8 charter school serving 638 students in its own independent district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing solidly above the state average, particularly in math and science.

This school shows notable strengths, including strong elementary grade performance and efficient use of resources, achieving good results with lower per-student funding than many neighboring schools like Lincoln Elementary in Oakland Unified. However, parents should be aware of two key areas: a significant drop in academic performance in the middle school grades (6th and 7th) and a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than the state average. Within the Alameda Unified area, The Academy is a mid-tier performer, ranking similarly to schools like Love Elementary and Maya Lin but below higher performers such as Franklin Elementary.

Overall, The Academy of Alameda is a stable, consistent school that does well with its budget but faces clear challenges in supporting students through the transition to middle school and in improving daily attendance. Its performance has remained steady over the past three years, and it serves its student population effectively compared to some district schools with similar profiles.

638

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Pacific Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501-1837

(510) 748-4017

District: The Academy of Alameda District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

24.0%

Hispanic:

23.0%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2023 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,735^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 4 pts since 2023

From top 26% (2023) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,037^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 29% (2019) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

445^th of 1,543The Academy of Alameda District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	1735 of 5857	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1667 of 5869	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	1526 of 5859	74.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	573 of 1203	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	759 of 1205	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	740 of 1190	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	1827 of 5597	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	1723 of 5612	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1843 of 5609	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	1930 of 5107	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	1730 of 5107	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	874 of 5087	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1721 of 5460	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	1418 of 5517	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	1834 of 5363	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1603 of 5628	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1551 of 5643	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	1271 of 5638	77.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	1162 of 2635	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.2	1255 of 2661	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1037 of 2761	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	613 of 2783	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	595 of 2781	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	733 of 2740	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	784 of 2715	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	430 of 609	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	213 of 627	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	227 of 613	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	269 of 637	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	379 of 643	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	489 of 739	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	435 of 743	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	513 of 715	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	480 of 733	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	498 of 745	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	463 of 1531	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	506 of 1491	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	339 of 1540	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1167 of 2533	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	631 of 2551	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	655 of 2531	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	707 of 2509	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	815 of 2380	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1196 of 2395	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.3	318 of 2388	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	252 of 2374	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	744 of 2359	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	975 of 2213	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	958 of 2542	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	427 of 2579	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	423 of 2531	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	579 of 2458	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	591 of 2369	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	879 of 2534	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	554 of 2552	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	539 of 2538	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	684 of 2527	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	664 of 2407	72.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	139 of 197	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	110 of 193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	435 of 726	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	368 of 701	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	314 of 677	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	382 of 665	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	361 of 554	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	403 of 1566	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	303 of 1552	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	611 of 1531	60.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	686 of 1520	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	289 of 1537	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	284 of 1543	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	417 of 1555	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	709 of 1602	55.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile-16 vs school

White (2023)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)78th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2023)29th percentile-49 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR 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
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
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
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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	225 11th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5133	664	28	24.1	79.2%	44 (6.6%)	70 (10.5%)	30 (4.5%)	467 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	79.9	1160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		87.2	854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	306	48.7		48.7	45.4	64.6	65.5				58.6	56.0	77.4	70.0				68.0	93.1	96.2		96.2	95.4	95.4	$22,218	$20,258	$1,960
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
American Indian Public Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter School II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	617	28	21.7	73.4%	29 (4.7%)	297 (48.1%)	51 (8.3%)	198 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.7	1167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		86.2	896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	271	46.5	44.4	45.8	70.1	58.5	69.7	47.0	75.0	68.1	63.5	72.2	54.3	68.2	53.0	75.0	47.8	61.6	93.6		93.6	93.6			$36,571	$34,796	$1,775
La Escuelita	Public	K-5	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	274	11	26.0	93.4%	22 (8.0%)	40 (14.6%)	134 (48.9%)	50 (18.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		19.4	4916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	434	10.5		10.5	15.0	32.4	21.6				22.5	8.1	23.5	13.2				14.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	93.2	94.5	94.5	$28,871	$26,542	$2,329
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Tenth St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2182	296	17	17.4	98.6%	62 (20.9%)	143 (48.3%)	45 (15.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.4%)	5.8	5818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.8	5738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	80	8.7		8.7	3.4	9.1	15.2				8.7	5.2	6.1	6.7				5.9	74.0	80.8	86.3	82.2	78.1	82.2	$33,040	$29,582	$3,458

Frequently Asked Questions about The Academy of Alameda

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The Academy of Alameda ranks 1735^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend The Academy of Alameda?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended The Academy of Alameda.

What is the racial makeup of The Academy of Alameda?

Students at The Academy of Alameda are 24% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 21% African American, 16% Two or more races, 14% White.

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