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Yu Ming Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yu Ming Charter is a top-ranked K-8 public charter school serving 959 students in Oakland, consistently earning a 5-star rating and placing its Yu Ming Charter District in the 99th percentile statewide.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with over 84% of students proficient in English and 88% in math, dramatically outperforming both state averages and nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary or American Indian Public Charter School II. Impressively, student proficiency increases in higher grades, and the school achieves these results while serving a diverse population and operating with lower per-student spending than most comparable schools in the area.

Yu Ming Charter stands out in its neighborhood for remarkably low chronic absenteeism (3.1%) and for delivering outstanding outcomes for all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This creates a stark contrast with several other schools in the Oakland Unified district nearby, such as Hoover Elementary and Martin Luther King Junior Elementary, which face significant challenges with both attendance and academic proficiency.

959

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

2501 Chestnut St.
Oakland, CA 94607-2477

(510) 452-2063

District: Yu Ming Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.7%

Two or more races:

22.5%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2019 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

California avg42%

Elementary school

397^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 1% (2019) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

15^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 1,530Yu Ming Charter District 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
2026	94.2	397 of 5817	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	151 of 5857	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	39 of 5869	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	45 of 5859	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	11 of 5883	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	15 of 1417	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	7 of 5789	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	453 of 1210	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.9	220 of 1203	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	168 of 1205	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	134 of 1190	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	129 of 1154	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	77 of 1149	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	344 of 5581	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	157 of 5597	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	61 of 5612	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	72 of 5609	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	48 of 5635	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	34 of 1267	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	15 of 5492	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	468 of 5423	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	104 of 5460	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	42 of 5517	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	38 of 5363	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	5 of 5264	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	439 of 5603	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	178 of 5628	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	29 of 5643	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	37 of 5638	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	4 of 5663	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	7 of 1272	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	9 of 5510	99.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	166 of 753	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	116 of 718	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	8 of 670	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	32 of 669	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	6 of 610	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	13 of 445	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	264 of 2927	91.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	15 of 2740	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	10 of 2761	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	22 of 2783	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	12 of 2781	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	13 of 2740	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	7 of 894	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	5 of 2715	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	11 of 777	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	31 of 739	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	174 of 743	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	67 of 715	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	113 of 733	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	216 of 745	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	14 of 2516	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	17 of 2533	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	34 of 2551	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	24 of 2531	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	39 of 2509	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	12 of 738	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 2380	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	52 of 2529	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	28 of 2542	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	13 of 2514	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	99.4	7 of 2534	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	16 of 2552	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	12 of 2538	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	10 of 2527	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	5 of 763	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	24 of 2407	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	4 of 735	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	12 of 726	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	7 of 701	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	65 of 677	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	5 of 665	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	5 of 554	99.1%	★★★★★

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

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)63rd percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+44 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Science69%+33 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
Yu Ming Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Chestnut St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Yu Ming Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 452-2063	959	49	19.6	33.9%	53 (5.5%)	79 (8.2%)	84 (8.8%)	525 (54.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (22.5%)	94.2	397^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.2%		97	151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%	246	59.2	80.0	68.7	73.5	77.5	71.8	80.0	95.1	96.6	80.0	83.4	83.0	60.6	85.0	90.2	96.7	82.7	≥ 99%
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	890 Brockhurst St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2170	281	11	25.5	96.8%	24 (8.5%)	65 (23.1%)	152 (54.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.3%)	9.1	5654^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.3	5670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	16	6.8		6.8	6.3	17.9	15.9				13.5	25.5	15.8	4.6				15.8	55%	0%	$26,765	$23,692	$3,073
KIPP Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Market St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	KIPP Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 929-0437	520	25	20.6	90.2%	49 (9.4%)	294 (56.5%)	121 (23.3%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.8%)	24	4462^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	23.3%		27.4	4180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%	282	11.1	16.1	13.9	20.5	37.5	33.3	26.7	33.9	38.6	32.0	39.5	41.7	11.1	15.0	21.7	30.4	26.0	97%	0%
Harriet Tubman CDC	Public	K	800 33Rd St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-8825	0			—															(n/a)
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Tenth St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2182	296	17	17.4	—	62 (20.9%)	143 (48.3%)	45 (15.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.4%)	4.1	5810^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.8	5818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%	8	9.7		9.7	3.6	3.9	6.5				4.4	7.1	1.9	6.5				5.0	60%	0%	$33,040	$29,582	$3,458
Prescott Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Campbell St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2183	135	6	22.5	94.8%	8 (5.9%)	77 (57.0%)	34 (25.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	9	5657^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.9	5641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%	16	8.3		8.3	14.8	12.5	33.3				18.2	15.4	6.3	8.3				11.1	80%	0%	$35,797	$33,350	$2,447
Anna Yates Elementary	Public	K-8	4727 San Pablo	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4916	428	23	18.2	71.3%	50 (11.7%)	161 (37.6%)	113 (26.4%)	38 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	62 (14.5%)	28.9	4088^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.7%		32.3	3774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%	314	16.7	28.6	21.9	19.6	43.2	25.9	34.1	34.1	47.5	32.7	35.2	48.7	17.7	33.3	15.6	20.9	28.0	≥ 98%		$27,033	$25,592	$1,441
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
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
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	4803 Lawton Ave.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2115	354	18	19.6	74.3%	95 (26.8%)	103 (29.1%)	78 (22.0%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.7%)	36.6	3469^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.4%		48.3	2682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%	787	21.6		21.6	30.6	56.4	30.0				39.6	32.0	47.3	17.7				32.7	77%	0%	$26,152	$23,516	$2,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Yu Ming Charter

Is Yu Ming Charter a good school?

Yes. Yu Ming Charter ranks in the top 6.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Yu Ming Charter?

Students at Yu Ming Charter are 55% Asian, 23% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% White.

What district is Yu Ming Charter in?

Yu Ming Charter District

How many students attend Yu Ming Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended Yu Ming Charter.

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