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Bay Farm

Public Grades K-8

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bay Farm is a highly-regarded K-8 public school serving 531 students in the affluent Bay Farm Island area of Alameda, operating within the strong Alameda Unified School District.

The school is distinguished by its exceptional and consistent academic performance, ranking in the 97th percentile of all California elementary schools. Student test scores in English, math, and science are significantly higher than both district and state averages. A standout feature is the remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.7%, which is far better than the district average and indicates high student engagement. The school also demonstrates strong, consistent results for all student subgroups and maintains its high performance through the 8th grade, which is a notable strength of its K-8 structure.

When compared to nearby schools, Bay Farm's closest academic competitors are Amelia Earhart Elementary and Frank Otis Elementary, though Bay Farm holds a higher overall ranking. The contrast with schools just a few miles away in the neighboring Oakland Unified district, such as International Community Elementary, highlights significant disparities between districts. Bay Farm achieves these top-tier results while spending per student is efficient, ranking in the middle compared to other schools in Alameda Unified like William G. Paden Elementary.

531

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,364

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Aughinbaugh Way
Alameda, CA 94502-7451

(510) 748-4010

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend Bay Farm usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle
High:	Alameda High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.4%

Two or more races:

24.1%

White:

23.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alameda Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg62%

California avg41%

Elementary school

186^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

167^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Alameda Unified

226^th of 1,543Alameda 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	186 of 5857	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	273 of 5869	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	308 of 5859	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	583 of 5883	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	301 of 5789	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	350 of 5662	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	411 of 5692	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	481 of 5614	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	430 of 5611	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	316 of 5530	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	162 of 5390	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	93.3	236 of 5377	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.3	245 of 5314	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	94.5	191 of 5193	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	141 of 5113	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	95.3	209 of 5113	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	96.7	123 of 4818	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	97.9	54 of 4822	98.9%	★★★★★
2004	95.9	186 of 4809	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	427 of 1203	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	380 of 1205	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	408 of 1190	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	598 of 1154	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	507 of 1149	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	369 of 1071	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	229 of 5597	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	524 of 5612	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	525 of 5609	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	673 of 5635	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	285 of 5492	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	321 of 5413	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	86.4	446 of 4963	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	197 of 4830	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	512 of 5460	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	315 of 5517	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	195 of 5363	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	209 of 5628	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	181 of 5643	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	167 of 5638	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	479 of 5663	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	327 of 5510	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	410 of 5431	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	38 of 718	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	66.2	260 of 670	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	173 of 669	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	269 of 610	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	82 of 445	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	141 of 339	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	237 of 2598	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	558 of 2651	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	171 of 2661	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	535 of 2726	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	182 of 2834	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	360 of 2737	86.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	167 of 2761	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	180 of 2783	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	309 of 2781	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	187 of 2740	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	91 of 2715	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	93 of 2480	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	71 of 2508	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	201 of 2497	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	79.3	448 of 2477	81.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	500 of 743	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	442 of 715	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	463 of 733	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	265 of 745	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	180 of 700	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	350 of 2533	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	184 of 2551	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	390 of 2531	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	217 of 2509	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	63 of 2380	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	43 of 2262	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.8	109 of 2579	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	267 of 2531	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	71 of 2534	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	168 of 2552	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	262 of 2538	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	159 of 2527	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	105 of 2407	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	143 of 2273	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.0	34 of 701	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.9	333 of 1537	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	312 of 1543	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	240 of 1555	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	500 of 1602	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.9	118 of 1496	92.1%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)78th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2024)33rd percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

Science64%+32 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)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bay Farm	Public	K-8	200 Aughinbaugh Way	Alameda	94502	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4010	531	23	23.3	18.5%	126 (23.7%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	204 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (24.1%)	96.6	186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.9	273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	87	67.1	59.0	64.4	81.3	78.1	82.3			76.9	80.1	90.7	82.2	74.7			66.7	80.1			$18,364	$1,452	$16,912
Amelia Earhart Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Packet Landing Rd.	Alameda	94502	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4003	573	23	24.9	22.2%	116 (20.2%)	12 (2.1%)	59 (10.3%)	259 (45.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	118 (20.6%)	95.1	319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.2	418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	99	76.0		76.0	66.2	72.3	82.3				74.3	86.3	77.7	82.3				81.8			$17,803	$1,539	$16,264
Frank Otis Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Fillmore St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4013	569	23	24.7	22.3%	229 (40.2%)	7 (1.2%)	72 (12.7%)	130 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (22.7%)	94.3	379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.5	387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	8	66.3		66.3	73.3	83.5	75.8				77.9	80.0	78.4	64.2				73.8			$17,964	$1,420	$16,544
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Buena Vista Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4002	474	19	24.9	21.9%	172 (36.3%)	7 (1.5%)	80 (16.9%)	94 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	117 (24.7%)	93.4	444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.3	487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	43	63.6		63.6	78.4	68.9	77.6				75.0	88.0	68.4	70.1				75.4			$18,323	$1,473	$16,850
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			$18,654	$1,930	$16,724
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		$18,984	$1,431	$17,553
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			$18,973	$1,414	$17,559
Lazear Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 29th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Lazear Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2018	490	21	23.2	60.4%	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.1%)	427 (87.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54.5	2339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		37.1	3361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	1022	48.1	42.1	45.0	34.0	25.0	55.8	62.5	40.0	61.4	46.9	43.1	27.3	44.2	48.2	23.6	29.8	35.9	96.8	96.8	$9,801	$3,128	$6,673
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			$19,128	$1,583	$17,545
Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	493	23	21.5	63.9%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	446 (90.5%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	37.7	3363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		35.2	3504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	141	22.2	22.2	22.2	19.2	25.9	38.9	47.2	37.7	50.9	36.7	37.7	28.3	35.2	50.9	35.2	44.4	38.6	95.4		$10,518	$1,990	$8,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay Farm

What schools do graduates of Bay Farm attend?

Students who attend Bay Farm usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle
High : Alameda High

What is the racial makeup of Bay Farm?

Students at Bay Farm are 38% Asian, 24% Two or more races, 24% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Bay Farm a good school?

Yes! Bay Farm is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 186^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Bay Farm in?

Alameda Unified

How many students attend Bay Farm?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Bay Farm.

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