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William G. Paden Elementary

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William G. Paden Elementary ranks 1685 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

William G. Paden Elementary serves 372 students in grades K–5 in Alameda, California. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above California’s in English language arts (ELA), math and science, but below Alameda Unified in all three. The central takeaway is that Paden clears the state benchmark, but its results—especially in science—trail its district and nearby peers.

Math is Paden’s strongest subject compared with the state: 54% of students were proficient, 16 percentage points above California. ELA was 56%, 6 points above the state, while science was 36%—essentially level with California’s 36% but 23 points below the district. Among Paden and four nearby K–5 schools in the district, Paden ranked third in ELA and fourth in math and science. Its ELA result was close to Maya Lin’s 66% in third grade, while Franklin Elementary had lower chronic absenteeism than Paden. Paden’s overall SchoolDigger standing was also behind several nearby schools, including Maya Lin and Franklin.

Across 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 4 percentage points and science rose 5, while math was essentially flat. More recently, science fell 3 points from the prior year. Attendance improved substantially: chronic absenteeism dropped from 23% in 2021–2022 to 9% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 12% and California’s 18%. SchoolDigger places Paden at the 71st statewide percentile with 4 stars; its student-teacher ratio was 23.2 in 2024–2025, compared with 23.6 at nearby schools on average. In that same year, 46% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; California is identified as a statewide-free-meals state, and this measure does not indicate how many students receive meals. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Hispanic Students fell to the 29th percentile in 2025–2026 from the 61st the year before, a notable decline in the school’s relative standing for this group.

372

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,744

Per pupil spending ?

46.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

444 Central Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501-3615

(510) 748-4014

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend William G. Paden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will C. Wood Middle
High:	Encinal Junior/Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

27.4%

Asian:

25.3%

Hispanic:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Alameda Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg65%

California avg42%

1,685^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Alameda Unified

163^rd of 1,530Alameda Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	1685 of 5817	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	1859 of 5857	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	1485 of 5869	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	1744 of 5859	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1103 of 5883	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	2056 of 5789	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1845 of 5662	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.4	1501 of 5692	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	1307 of 5614	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	1095 of 5611	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	58.7	2189 of 5530	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	2285 of 5390	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	1634 of 5377	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	1424 of 5314	73.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.4	1465 of 5193	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	1052 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	1188 of 5113	76.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	1028 of 4818	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.6	1030 of 4822	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	83.7	761 of 4809	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	844 of 1210	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	928 of 1203	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	905 of 1205	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	875 of 1190	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	762 of 1154	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	906 of 1149	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	951 of 1071	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	1753 of 2585	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.1	58 of 3311	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	378 of 3275	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	362 of 3246	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	1591 of 5581	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	1775 of 5597	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.7	1108 of 5612	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	1711 of 5609	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.0	777 of 5635	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	2110 of 5492	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	1692 of 5413	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3611 of 5094	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.3	2017 of 5107	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2336 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	3142 of 5087	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	1363 of 5084	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	2435 of 4963	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	2204 of 5423	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	1842 of 5460	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	2212 of 5517	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	2401 of 5363	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	1092 of 5264	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	2350 of 5173	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	2288 of 5084	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	1698 of 5603	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	1855 of 5628	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	2013 of 5643	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	1730 of 5638	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	1592 of 5663	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	1920 of 5510	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	1891 of 5431	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	457 of 753	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	592 of 669	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	1500 of 2536	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	1404 of 2598	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.3	862 of 2651	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	1242 of 2661	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	780 of 2726	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	630 of 2834	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)30th percentile-41 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+6 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%		$20,744	$18,982	$1,762
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%
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%		$20,585	$19,338	$1,247
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%	$20,681	$18,812	$1,869
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%	$21,261	$20,000	$1,261
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%	$18,799	$16,970	$1,829
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%)	79.4	1156^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.1%		79.9	1160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%	4	58.6		58.6	47.7	51.9	67.0				55.5	64.2	61.5	73.9				66.6	86%	0%	$22,218	$20,258	$1,960
United Nations CDC	Public	K	1025 4Th Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 874-7759	0			—															(n/a)
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%)	12.4	5441^st of 5817 public elementary schools	6.5%		14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	91	9.3		9.3	22.2	14.3	31.0				22.5	24.4	7.1	12.2				14.8	79%	0%	$28,871	$26,542	$2,329
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%)	62	1987^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.8%		79.7	1167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%	820	27.6	54.6	36.6	50.7	54.8	69.0	42.9	54.4	72.1	58.2	74.0	39.4	39.3	33.3	59.7	76.7	53.3	93%	0%	$36,571	$34,796	$1,775

Frequently Asked Questions about William G. Paden Elementary

What schools do graduates of William G. Paden Elementary attend?

Students who attend William G. Paden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Will C. Wood Middle
High : Encinal Junior/Senior High

How many students attend William G. Paden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended William G. Paden Elementary.

What district is William G. Paden Elementary in?

Alameda Unified

What is the racial makeup of William G. Paden Elementary?

Students at William G. Paden Elementary are 27% White, 25% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is William G. Paden Elementary a good school?

William G. Paden Elementary ranks 1685^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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