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Aspire College Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire College Academy is a small, K-5 public charter school in Oakland, serving 206 students in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has shown clear improvement in recent years, moving from a very low state ranking to the 21st percentile, though its test scores remain below state averages. This progress is notable for specific groups, with special education and Hispanic students making significant gains. However, performance varies widely by grade; for example, third-grade math scores are strong while fourth and fifth-grade scores are very low. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, at 36.3%, which is nearly double the state average and closely linked to academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Aspire's story is mixed. It performs better than some neighbors like Markham Elementary and East Oakland Pride Elementary, but significantly trails the highest-performing nearby school, Francophone Charter School of Oakland, which also has much lower absenteeism. Aspire spends more per student than most area schools, including Francophone, highlighting that resources alone do not determine success. The school is part of the Aspire College Academy District, while most comparison schools belong to Oakland Unified.

206

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,738

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8030 Atherton St.
Oakland, CA 94605-3430

(510) 562-8030

District: Aspire College Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

21.8%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

California avg41%

4,620^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1338^th of 1,543Aspire College Academy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4620 of 5857	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4315 of 5869	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5690 of 5859	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	5816 of 5883	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5240 of 5789	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	446 of 569	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	486 of 593	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	582 of 661	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	595 of 663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	647 of 747	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	1955 of 3162	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2766 of 3245	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2968 of 3311	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4762 of 5597	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3494 of 5612	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5568 of 5609	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	5588 of 5635	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4648 of 5492	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3392 of 5107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2662 of 5107	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4601 of 5087	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	4999 of 5084	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4481 of 4963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	4032 of 5460	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3804 of 5517	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5112 of 5363	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5178 of 5264	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4369 of 5173	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3978 of 5628	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4589 of 5643	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5072 of 5638	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	5593 of 5663	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5138 of 5510	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	600 of 2847	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 25, 2021

My experience like any other. It has it highs and lows.
I can say I am extremely grateful to be in this community where I was a parent that had availability in being part of my child’s learning so anytime I had a concern, I would come in and I would get the support I needed. My child was very happy with his teachers and staff. Staff is the most important part of a school because as parents we are trusting to leave our children with complete strangers trusting they will assist our children as their own. Im grateful I felt “safe” entrusting the staff at ACA.
The classroom was usually a place where I wished there was more support with the children. I would’ve wished to see a teachers assistant because just like theres children that require more one on one and support, theres kids excelling and staying on the same level as others kids which they were not being challenged enough. Maybe thats an issue to be addressed to the school board and obviously requiring more funding to pay the extra teachers, but I definitely can say thats the only thing I would wished to see more of.
The community was unsafe, sadly. Oakland is rising in crime rates and its not the safest neighborhood. Theres a huge gate that remains open so that was definitely a concern. Yes there were times where I would see staff walking the parking lot but it wasn’t like there was someone assigned to guard the yard while children were in class. 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 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 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 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
Aspire College Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8030 Atherton St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire College Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8030	206	11	18.7	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	45 (21.8%)	137 (66.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.2%)	22.7	4620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		25.6	4315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	305	14.3	14.3	37.0	17.2	23.8		25.5	60.7	10.3	9.5		24.2							$29,738	$4,569	$25,169
East Oakland Pride Elementary	Public	K-5	8000 Birch St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2107	314	14	22.4	97.8%	9 (2.9%)	62 (19.7%)	225 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	10 (3.2%)	4.1	5852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.8	5861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	9	1.6	1.6	0.0	4.3	11.1		5.7	2.1	4.2	3.2		3.1	77.1	85.4	91.7	81.3	79.2	81.3	$24,091	$3,994	$20,097
Markham Elementary	Public	K-5	7220 Krause Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2138	327	14	24.2	98.8%	6 (1.8%)	73 (22.3%)	226 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	5.1	5836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.9	5867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.0%	31	1.8	1.8	5.7	13.5	13.0		10.7	5.4	7.7	1.8		4.9	80.0	90.0	92.0	88.0	88.0	94.0	$26,583	$3,891	$22,692
Highland Community	Public	K-5	8521 A St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2125	457	21	22.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	73 (16.0%)	357 (78.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	5.8	5813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.2	5833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	20	6.0	6.0	6.6	11.8	13.4		10.5	6.5	7.8	6.0		6.8	86.1	88.9	88.9	86.1	88.9	88.9	$24,101	$3,989	$20,112
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary	Public	K-5	8755 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2169	231	12	19.2	93.5%	10 (4.3%)	98 (42.4%)	67 (29.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	43 (18.6%)	14.9	5266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		29.3	3992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	1274	27.0	27.0	14.3	11.8	25.0		17.0	22.0	11.8	13.9		16.2	87.2	89.4	89.4	87.2	89.4	87.2	$29,312	$5,661	$23,651
Burckhalter Elementary	Public	K-5	3994 Burckhalter Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2105	193	9	21.4	89.6%	13 (6.7%)	89 (46.1%)	53 (27.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	27 (14.0%)	31.7	3820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		26.3	4265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	445	27.6	27.6	14.8	41.2	46.4		33.3	25.9	35.3	24.1		27.4	79.2	83.3		79.2	87.5	87.5	$32,158	$4,504	$27,654
EnCompass Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 81st Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2181	283	14	20.5	98.2%	17 (6.0%)	32 (11.3%)	221 (78.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	14.5	5314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		13.1	5470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	156	10.6	10.6	10.0	8.7	36.2		18.8	22.5	17.4	17.0		18.8	80.7	86.0	91.2	82.5	80.7	80.7	$26,500	$4,409	$22,091
ACORN Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 81st Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5570	291	12	24.2	97.3%	7 (2.4%)	25 (8.6%)	250 (85.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	18.8	4937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.1	4934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	3	13.0	13.0	12.8	19.6	27.8		20.4	27.7	23.9	27.8		26.5	84.1			86.4	90.9	93.2	$24,506	$3,926	$20,580
Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Public, Charter	K-8	9736 Lawlor St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Francophone Charter School of Oakland District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 394-4110	324	18	18.0	38.0%	80 (24.7%)	60 (18.5%)	77 (23.8%)	33 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.2%)	65.3	1824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		65	1816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	8	41.7	45.7	38.8	58.3	66.7	58.3	57.6	53.1	58.3	34.3	50.0	49.3							$18,316	$648	$17,668
Burbank Child Development Center	Public	K	3550 64Th Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1040	36	9	4.0	88.9%	1 (2.8%)	10 (27.8%)	20 (55.6%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire College Academy

Is Aspire College Academy a good school?

Aspire College Academy ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Aspire College Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Aspire College Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire College Academy?

Students at Aspire College Academy are 67% Hispanic, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Aspire College Academy in?

Aspire College Academy District

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