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Cleveland Elementary

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Cleveland Elementary ranks 1255 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 376 students in the Oakland Unified district, standing out for achieving strong academic results with a mixed-income student population.

The school's performance is notable because it significantly outpaces both district and state averages, with over half of its students proficient in English, Math, and Science. What makes Cleveland particularly interesting is how it compares to nearby schools. While it serves a similar population to schools like Franklin Elementary and Bella Vista Elementary, its statewide ranking is in the 79th percentile, far higher than theirs. It also shows remarkable success in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which at 13% is now well below the local and state averages.

Cleveland demonstrates effective support for students across different backgrounds, with strong performance noted for several student groups. The school has shown dramatic improvement in attendance over just two years, which likely supports its academic success. While it shares a similar high-performance profile with a nearby charter school, American Indian Public Charter School II, Cleveland's story is one of a public school delivering excellent and equitable outcomes within its community context.

376

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,204

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

745 Cleveland St.
Oakland, CA 94606-1513

(510) 879-2108

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

21.0%

White:

19.7%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,255^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	77.7	1255 of 5857	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	1232 of 5869	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	1220 of 5859	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	1322 of 5883	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1329 of 5789	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	1222 of 5662	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	1279 of 5692	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	1162 of 5614	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	855 of 5611	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	781 of 5530	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	871 of 5390	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.8	799 of 5377	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	840 of 5314	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	85.3	742 of 5193	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	1132 of 5113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	1300 of 5113	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	1074 of 4818	77.7%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	1059 of 4822	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	72.0	1232 of 4809	74.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	101 of 569	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	36 of 593	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	43.5	379 of 747	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	218 of 700	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	890 of 1203	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	948 of 1205	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	985 of 1190	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1022 of 1154	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	816 of 1149	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	761 of 1071	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.8	132 of 2227	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1341 of 5597	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	1122 of 5612	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	1133 of 5609	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	1502 of 5635	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	1151 of 5492	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	1311 of 5413	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	933 of 5107	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	963 of 5084	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	1308 of 5460	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1590 of 5517	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1167 of 5363	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	682 of 5264	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	370 of 5173	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	254 of 5084	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	1121 of 5628	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	1282 of 5643	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	1293 of 5638	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	1106 of 5663	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	1560 of 5510	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	1109 of 5431	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	286 of 718	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	440 of 670	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	249 of 339	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	295 of 2847	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	417 of 2598	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	203 of 2651	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	48 of 2661	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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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
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	745 Cleveland St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2108	376	14	26.8	55.9%	74 (19.7%)	73 (19.4%)	73 (19.4%)	79 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (18.6%)	77.7	1255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.2	1232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	23	50.0		50.0	56.7	65.2	58.3				60.1	69.1	60.6	41.7				57.7	97.1		97.1				$24,204	$3,874	$20,330
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	349	15	23.2	86.2%	17 (4.9%)	78 (22.3%)	95 (27.2%)	118 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	27.4	4176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		42.1	3066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	1110	15.8		15.8	19.6	34.5	29.8				28.6	41.3	34.5	22.8				32.3	94.9			96.2	97.5	97.5	$26,694	$4,058	$22,636
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%)	26.5	4273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.5	3401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	872	22.5		22.5	17.7	29.3	44.4				31.7	25.4	20.8	26.8				24.4	84.6	89.2	89.2	86.2	84.6	86.2	$26,762	$4,203	$22,559
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%)	14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		19.4	4916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	434	10.5		10.5	15.0	32.4	21.6				22.5	8.1	23.5	13.2				14.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	93.2	94.5	94.5	$27,255	$4,134	$23,121
Crocker Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Midcrest Rd.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3111	415	17	24.4	22.4%	163 (39.3%)	37 (8.9%)	54 (13.0%)	57 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (25.1%)	93	476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		93.9	436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	40	68.4		68.4	66.2	72.6	81.6				73.7	75.7	74.6	67.1				72.3	94.4	95.8	95.8	97.2	94.4	97.2	$22,366	$3,865	$18,501
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Wildwood Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2780	291	17	17.4	3.8%	139 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	33 (11.3%)	42 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (24.7%)	96.9	163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		98.2	66^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	97	60.0		60.0	85.4	90.4	82.0				86.0	89.6	84.6	78.0				84.0							$19,904	$1,089	$18,815
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%)	79.7	1167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		86.2	896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	271	46.5	44.4	45.8	70.1	58.5	69.7	47.0	75.0	68.1	63.5	72.2	54.3	68.2	53.0	75.0	47.8	61.6	93.6		93.6	93.6			$17,078	$2,496	$14,582
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
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%)	79.9	1160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		87.2	854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	306	48.7		48.7	45.4	64.6	65.5				58.6	56.0	77.4	70.0				68.0	93.1	96.2		96.2	95.4	95.4	$24,003	$3,591	$20,412
Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	335	14	23.9	98.2%	9 (2.7%)	75 (22.4%)	189 (56.4%)	37 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	4.8	5843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.8	5815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	28	0.0		0.0	4.0	14.0	3.4				7.2	11.8	8.6	0.0				6.7	79.7	87.0	92.8	84.1	88.4	88.4	$26,377	$4,404	$21,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary

Is Cleveland Elementary a good school?

Cleveland Elementary ranks 1255^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary?

Students at Cleveland Elementary are 21% Asian, 20% White, 19% African American, 19% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Cleveland Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Cleveland Elementary.

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