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Maya Lin

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Maya Lin ranks 669 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maya Lin is a K–5 school in Alameda, in the East Bay, serving 475 students in Alameda Unified. Its 2025–26 results are well above California’s in ELA, math and science: the clearest overall takeaway is that students are performing strongly compared with the state.

Math is Maya Lin’s strongest subject against local benchmarks: 71% met proficiency, 9 points above the district and 33 points above the state. ELA was 69%—20 points above the state, though 1 point below the district—and was the highest among nearby K–5 schools with comparable results. Math ranked second locally, just behind Alameda’s Franklin Elementary. Science was 57%, 21 points above the state but 2 points below the district; two nearby schools scored higher. Grade 5 ELA stands out at 78%, while Grade 4 ELA, at 64%, is a relative soft spot and trails the district’s Grade 4 result.

Results have climbed since 2022–23: ELA proficiency rose 16 points, math 21 points and science 12 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also improved, from the 73rd percentile in 2022–23 to the 89th percentile in 2025–26, earning four stars. That strong overall rank does not tell the whole story: SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile, a measure of how well the school serves Asian students, was 29, compared with 89 overall; its Hispanic-student percentile rose from 61 in 2024–25 to 89 in 2025–26. In 2024–25, 39% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. The student–teacher ratio was 26.3, the second-highest among nearby schools with reported figures, just below Franklin Elementary’s 26.4.

475

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,667

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

825 Taylor Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501-3411

(510) 748-4007

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend Maya Lin usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.5%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

21.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg65%

California avg42%

669^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	89.7	669 of 5817	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	1126 of 5857	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	1286 of 5869	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	1584 of 5859	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	1141 of 5883	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	1734 of 5662	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	2212 of 5692	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.3	2164 of 5614	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	2316 of 5611	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	863 of 1210	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	930 of 1203	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	900 of 1190	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	975 of 1071	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	658 of 2227	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	938 of 2128	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	76.0	427 of 3246	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	442 of 5581	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	690 of 5597	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	1096 of 5612	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1369 of 5609	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	998 of 5635	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	1381 of 5413	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	584 of 5094	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	1997 of 5107	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	1459 of 5107	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1304 of 5087	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	1547 of 5423	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	912 of 5460	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1233 of 5517	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	1095 of 5363	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	1627 of 5264	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2717 of 5084	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	881 of 5603	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	1536 of 5628	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1509 of 5643	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	1794 of 5638	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	1256 of 5663	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	2046 of 5431	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	294 of 753	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	283 of 718	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	413 of 670	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	521 of 669	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	402 of 610	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	555 of 2927	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	678 of 2847	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	445 of 2635	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	1119 of 2420	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	150 of 2536	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	326 of 2598	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	876 of 2651	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1008 of 2661	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	510 of 2726	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	1085 of 2737	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)94th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)87th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)29th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science57%+21 vs state

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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
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%		$19,667	$1,247	$18,420
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%	$20,012	$1,261	$18,751
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%		$20,004	$1,762	$18,242
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%	$16,927	$424	$16,503
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%	$20,026	$1,869	$18,157
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%	$19,065	$1,829	$17,236
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%	$28,004	$2,329	$25,675
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%	$24,493	$1,960	$22,533
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	915 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2116	499	22	22.6	95.8%	31 (6.2%)	55 (11.0%)	189 (37.9%)	186 (37.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	18.9	4904^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.7%		26.5	4273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%	631	17.4		17.4	17.1	14.9	36.2				22.6	27.3	18.5	27.5				24.6	90%	0%	$28,020	$2,496	$25,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Maya Lin

How many students attend Maya Lin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Maya Lin.

What is the racial makeup of Maya Lin?

Students at Maya Lin are 35% White, 21% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 18% Asian, 5% African American.

Is Maya Lin a good school?

Maya Lin ranks 669^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Maya Lin attend?

Students who attend Maya Lin usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Maya Lin in?

Alameda Unified

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