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Burckhalter Elementary

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Burckhalter Elementary ranks 4206 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burckhalter Elementary is a 193-student K–5 school in Oakland Unified, serving families in Oakland, California. The most urgent concern is attendance: in 2025–2026, 52% of students were chronically absent, compared with 30% in Oakland Unified and 18% statewide. Burckhalter’s rate was also higher than those of nearby schools serving beyond kindergarten, whose reported rates reached 46%. Although absenteeism fell 21 points from 73% in 2022–2023, it rose from 47% the prior year, making attendance the school’s most important concern for families.

Burckhalter’s strongest comparison with nearby K–5 schools is in science, while its results remain below state averages in all three tested subjects. All-grades science proficiency was 33%, versus a 12% average for five nearby schools, 27% in the district, and 36% statewide. In ELA, Burckhalter reached 28%—6 points below the district and 21 below the state; in math, it scored 25%, 2 points below the district and 13 below the state. Fifth grade is a clear bright spot: ELA was 50% and math 39%, above both district and state results and the highest among nearby schools with comparable fifth-grade data. Results are more mixed in earlier grades, including 13% proficiency in third-grade ELA and 19% in fourth-grade math.

Results have improved since 2022–2023 in math, up 8 points to 25%, and science, up 15 points to 33%; ELA rose only 2 points overall, after peaking in 2023–2024 and then falling. SchoolDigger ranks Burckhalter at the 28th percentile with 1 star statewide for 2025–2026; that is below its 35th-percentile, 2-star ranking the prior year, but ahead of most nearby schools. The school is relatively small, and its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 21.4 was close to the nearby K–5 average. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 90% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking shows a relative strength for African American students: 55th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with 35th overall. Its ranking for female students fell from the 42nd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 13th in 2025–2026, while the overall ranking declined from the 35th to the 28th percentile.

193

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,085

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

88%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3994 Burckhalter Ave.
Oakland, CA 94605-2616

(510) 879-2105

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Burckhalter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frick United Academy of Language Middle
High:	Castlemont High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.1%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 18% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

California avg42%

4,206^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1151^st of 1,530Oakland 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	27.3	4206 of 5817	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	3820 of 5857	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4265 of 5869	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4708 of 5859	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5701 of 5883	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4918 of 5789	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3821 of 5662	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	4170 of 5692	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	3529 of 5614	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.0	4325 of 5611	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	3853 of 5530	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.1	1672 of 5390	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	1807 of 5377	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	1660 of 5314	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.0	2939 of 5193	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4497 of 5113	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	4190 of 5113	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	3490 of 4818	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	3160 of 4822	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	78.0	980 of 4809	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	257 of 569	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	253 of 593	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	289 of 661	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	532 of 663	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	367 of 747	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	174 of 700	75.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	1312 of 2585	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4842 of 5581	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	3237 of 5597	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4304 of 5612	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3129 of 5609	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5412 of 5635	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	5164 of 5492	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3673 of 5413	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	4343 of 5423	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	3125 of 5460	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4119 of 5517	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3978 of 5363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5107 of 5264	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4008 of 5173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2861 of 5084	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	4296 of 5603	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	4546 of 5628	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3914 of 5643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5471 of 5638	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	5639 of 5663	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3975 of 5510	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3747 of 5431	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)49th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 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
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%)	27.3	4206^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.7%		31.7	3820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%	386	33.3		33.3	13.0	25.9	50.0				27.9	21.7	19.2	38.9				25.4	88%	0%	$42,085	$39,888	$2,197
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)																		9%	0%	$5,894	$4,274	$1,620
Aspire Triumph Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8030 Atherton St	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire Triumph Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 638-9445	217	10	21.3	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	109 (50.2%)	92 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	6.3	5753^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.5	5826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%	73	0.0		0.0	8.7	9.5	17.9				12.5	21.7	0.0	7.1				9.7	≥ 95%
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	—	6 (1.8%)	73 (22.3%)	226 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	6.3	5755^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.1	5836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%	81	3.9		3.9	4.4	11.3	15.7				10.7	6.5	11.3	11.5				9.9	72%	0%	$26,364	$23,696	$2,668
Aspire College Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8030 Atherton St.	Oakland	94606	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%)	24.4	4433^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	23.8%		22.7	4620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%	187	6.5		6.5	40.0	20.7	12.9				26.0	55.0	6.9	9.7				27.0	≥ 95%
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%)	5.4	5785^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.1	5852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%	67	8.5		8.5	4.4	7.7	10.6				7.6	10.9	9.8	4.2				8.3	63%	0%	$28,264	$25,346	$2,918
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%)	13	5395^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.3%		14.9	5266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%	129	13.8		13.8	14.8	7.3	17.2				12.4	33.3	22.0	13.8				22.7	80%	0%	$34,495	$31,472	$3,023
Carl B. Munck Elementary	Public	K-5	11900 Campus Dr.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3168	151	9	16.7	81.5%	9 (6.0%)	79 (52.3%)	29 (19.2%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.9%)	30.7	3943^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	32.2%		29.1	4031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%	88	25.0		25.0	29.4	37.9	25.0				31.1	41.2	34.5	25.0				32.4	84%	0%	$44,813	$41,172	$3,641
Hintil Kuu Ka Child Development Center	Public	K	11850 Campus Dr	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8410	47	3	14.1	29.8%	7 (14.9%)	2 (4.3%)	14 (29.8%)	5 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (40.4%)								(n/a)																		68%	0%	$17,460	$15,840	$1,620
Greenleaf	Public	K-8	6328 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3112	613	26	23.4	96.2%	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.8%)	560 (91.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	8	5699^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.0%		11.7	5528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%	171	13.4	17.2	15.2	6.7	8.2	13.4	14.8	30.2	25.5	15.7	10.7	11.0	11.9	14.8	20.6	14.0	13.6	96%	0%	$24,104	$21,386	$2,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Burckhalter Elementary

What district is Burckhalter Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Burckhalter Elementary?

Students at Burckhalter Elementary are 46% African American, 27% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 7% White, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Burckhalter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Burckhalter Elementary.

Is Burckhalter Elementary a good school?

Burckhalter Elementary ranks 4206^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Burckhalter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burckhalter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frick United Academy of Language Middle
High : Castlemont High

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