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Amelia Earhart Elementary

Public Grades K-5
242nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 96% of California elementary schools
Summary

Amelia Earhart Elementary is a K–5 school in Alameda, California, with 573 students, part of Alameda Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show strong proficiency across all three tested subjects, and its clearest academic advantage is math: scores were well above both district and state levels.

Math is Amelia’s strongest subject compared with nearby Alameda Unified K–5 schools: 83% of students were proficient, 9 percentage points above the five-school peer average, and it ranked second among the six local schools. ELA and science proficiency were 78% and 66%, respectively—5 and 6 points above peer averages—placing Amelia third in both subjects. ELA is its comparatively softer area locally, even though it was 29 points above the state and 7 points above the district; math was 44 points above the state and 21 above the district, while science was 30 and 7 points higher. Bay Farm leads the local group in ELA and math, while Frank Otis Elementary leads in science.

Amelia’s ELA results rose 4 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while math fell 2 points and science fell 4; despite those latest declines in math and science, both remain well above state results. SchoolDigger ranks Amelia 241st of 5,804 California schools, at the 96th percentile with 5 stars; its percentile has stayed between 93 and 96 over the past five years. In 2024–2025, 22% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 28% average at the five nearby comparison schools, and the student-teacher ratio was 24.9. Chronic absenteeism was 5% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Amelia serves Multi-racial Students ranked at the 61st percentile, 35 points below its overall percentile; its measure for Asian Students rose from the 59th to the 85th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026.

573
Students ?
24.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,779
Per pupil spending ?
22.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 99%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 400 Packet Landing Rd.
       Alameda, CA  94502-6534

(510) 748-4003

District: Alameda Unified


Students who attend Amelia Earhart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Middle
High:    Alameda High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
45.2%
Two or more races:
20.6%
White:
20.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 4% 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 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school78%
District avg65%
California avg42%
242nd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Alameda Unified
163rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.0242 of 581795.8%★★★★★
202595.1319 of 585794.6%★★★★★
202494.2418 of 586992.9%★★★★★
202395.6307 of 585994.8%★★★★★
202296.8215 of 588396.3%★★★★★
201997.0152 of 578997.4%★★★★★
201896.7165 of 566297.1%★★★★★
201796.1247 of 569295.7%★★★★★
201695.4283 of 561495.0%★★★★★
201596.7209 of 561196.3%★★★★★
201395.1104 of 553098.1%★★★★★
201293.6186 of 539096.5%★★★★★
201191.2371 of 537793.1%★★★★★
201095.0134 of 531497.5%★★★★★
200994.6186 of 519396.4%★★★★★
200893.8251 of 511395.1%★★★★★
200794.5254 of 511395.0%★★★★★
200694.0266 of 481894.5%★★★★★
200585.9691 of 482285.7%★★★★☆
200486.8638 of 480986.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.3182 of 121085.0%★★★★☆
202570.2391 of 120367.5%★★★☆☆
202465.7500 of 120558.5%★★★☆☆
202371.0381 of 119068.0%★★★☆☆
202268.9415 of 115464.0%★★★☆☆
201972.1322 of 114972.0%★★★★☆
201876.0238 of 107177.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201897.572 of 324697.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202693.2371 of 558193.4%★★★★★
202594.3314 of 559794.4%★★★★★
202491.9510 of 561290.9%★★★★★
202394.6323 of 560994.2%★★★★★
202295.6255 of 563595.5%★★★★★
201995.9162 of 549297.1%★★★★★
201895.7179 of 541396.7%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202694.2176 of 509496.5%★★★★★
202591.8269 of 510794.7%★★★★★
202495.5151 of 510797.0%★★★★★
202394.3193 of 508796.2%★★★★★
2022100.04 of 508499.9%★★★★★
201998.935 of 496399.3%★★★★★
201897.955 of 483098.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202698.358 of 542398.9%★★★★★
202595.9148 of 546097.3%★★★★★
202496.1198 of 551796.4%★★★★★
202392.3297 of 536394.5%★★★★★
201996.297 of 517398.1%★★★★★
201888.1359 of 508492.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202695.8193 of 560396.6%★★★★★
202591.6487 of 562891.3%★★★★★
202494.6310 of 564394.5%★★★★★
202395.0310 of 563894.5%★★★★★
202296.8173 of 566396.9%★★★★★
201996.8134 of 551097.6%★★★★★
201896.4156 of 543197.1%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.7293 of 75361.1%★★★☆☆
202573.2179 of 71875.1%★★★★☆
202468.5232 of 67065.4%★★★☆☆
202362.5273 of 66959.2%★★★☆☆
202268.1210 of 61065.6%★★★☆☆
201970.4130 of 44570.8%★★★★☆
201881.142 of 33987.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202677.6485 of 253680.9%★★★★☆
202580.7393 of 259884.9%★★★★☆
202472.7715 of 265173.0%★★★★☆
202384.3271 of 266189.8%★★★★☆
202285.6241 of 272691.2%★★★★★
201985.4259 of 283490.9%★★★★★
201885.2247 of 273791.0%★★★★★
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)97th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school
Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school
Asian (2026)85th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)81st percentile-15 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics82%+44 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state
Science66%+30 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Amelia Earhart Elementary

Students at Amelia Earhart Elementary are 45% Asian, 21% Two or more races, 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Yes! Amelia Earhart Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 242nd of 5817 California elementary schools.

Students who attend Amelia Earhart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle
High : Alameda High

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Amelia Earhart Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


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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