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Love Elementary

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Love Elementary ranks 1164 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Love Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 498 students in the Alameda Unified school district, ranking in the top 20% of all California schools and showing strong, consistent improvement in recent years.

The school stands out for its solid academic performance while serving a student population with greater economic needs than many neighboring schools in Alameda; nearly half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate higher than at Franklin Elementary, Edison Elementary, or Frank Otis Elementary. Love Elementary's test scores in English, Math, and Science are all well above the state average, and the school has made exceptional progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022 to now be below the district average.

When compared to schools across the bay in Oakland Unified, such as International Community Elementary, the performance gap is stark, highlighting the strength of the Alameda district overall. Within that high-achieving district, Love Elementary is a steady performer on a positive trajectory, effectively educating its diverse community and achieving these results with resource levels comparable to its Alameda peers.

498

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,654

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2025 Santa Clara Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501-2720

(510) 748-4005

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend Love Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will C. Wood Middle
High:	Alameda High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.5%

White:

24.7%

Hispanic:

20.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Alameda Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg62%

California avg41%

1,164^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	1164 of 5857	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	1713 of 5869	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	1845 of 5859	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1997 of 5883	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1819 of 5789	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	1595 of 5662	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	55.9	2227 of 5692	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	1925 of 5614	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	2256 of 5611	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	2164 of 5530	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	1767 of 5390	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	2335 of 5377	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.9	2573 of 5314	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	2183 of 5193	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.6	1961 of 5113	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	1333 of 5113	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	59.5	1760 of 4818	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.7	2109 of 4822	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	2019 of 4809	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	884 of 1203	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1043 of 1205	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1006 of 1190	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1026 of 1154	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	896 of 1149	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	846 of 1071	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.9	561 of 2227	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	27.9	1904 of 2585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	825 of 2128	61.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	1129 of 3162	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	1161 of 3245	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	1155 of 3311	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.7	200 of 3275	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	138 of 3246	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	1295 of 5597	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1811 of 5612	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	2059 of 5609	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1976 of 5635	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	1871 of 5492	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	1661 of 5413	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1264 of 5107	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	1286 of 5107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	2561 of 5087	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	2358 of 5084	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	1292 of 4963	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	809 of 4830	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	1525 of 5460	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	1819 of 5517	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	1684 of 5363	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	1428 of 5264	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	1207 of 5173	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	1040 of 5084	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1103 of 5628	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1592 of 5643	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	1585 of 5638	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	1935 of 5663	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	1674 of 5510	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	1505 of 5431	72.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	420 of 718	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	487 of 670	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	457 of 669	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	517 of 610	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	259 of 339	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	57.3	721 of 2420	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	566 of 2598	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	1348 of 2651	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	1321 of 2661	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	998 of 2737	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 28, 2010

We've been at Haight for K + 1st and are excited to return for 2nd grade. The parents of HH are involved in the classroom and after school too. It's a 'small' school so there isn't the overwhelm that can come with a larger sprawling campus but most schools in Alameda are similarly small. We had Ms Morrison for Kinder and Ms Bader for 1st, both excellent and responsive special teachers! Close Quote

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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 (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	% 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
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
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
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
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
Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.4	5526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	189	4.8	8.3	6.1	16.7	24.0	10.0	0.0	27.3	41.7	19.0	20.8	7.4	4.8	5.6	14.3	8.3	10.6							$27,371	$3,090	$24,281
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
International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	301	13	23.1	94.0%	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	284 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13.2	5401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.4	5530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	129	18.0		18.0	2.3	23.8	26.1				17.4	15.6	17.0	12.0				14.8	78.7	89.4	89.4	80.9	91.5	89.4	$25,647	$4,087	$21,560
Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	253	10	26.6	97.2%	27 (10.7%)	34 (13.4%)	152 (60.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	18.1	4998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		18.4	4996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	2	5.0		5.0	25.6	13.5	37.5				24.4	27.9	20.0	22.5				23.3	89.2	89.2			91.9		$27,037	$4,997	$22,040
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	98.0%	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	10.2	5626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		13.1	5474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	152	8.3		8.3	14.5	9.7	13.3				12.6	21.7	19.4	11.9				17.2	82.8	88.2	88.2	87.1	85.0	88.2	$26,378	$4,479	$21,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Love Elementary

How many students attend Love Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Love Elementary.

Is Love Elementary a good school?

Love Elementary ranks 1164^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Love Elementary?

Students at Love Elementary are 35% Asian, 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Love Elementary in?

Alameda Unified

What schools do graduates of Love Elementary attend?

Students who attend Love Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Will C. Wood Middle
High : Alameda High

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