Summary
Crocker Highlands Elementary is a K–5 school in Oakland, California, with 415 students, in an area that includes nearby Oakland Unified and Piedmont schools. Its clearest strength is academic performance: in 2025–2026, Crocker led the seven nearby Oakland Unified schools in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, with results 40, 46, and 42 percentage points above the district, respectively, and 25, 35, and 34 points above California.
Crocker stands out among its Oakland Unified neighbors, but three nearby Piedmont schools scored higher in every all-grades subject, placing Crocker fourth among the 11 schools compared. Within Crocker, fifth grade was strongest in ELA at 81%, while fourth grade was the lowest-scoring grade in both ELA (71%) and math (69%). Sequoia was the one nearby Oakland Unified exception to Crocker’s lead in reported grade-and-subject comparisons: its fourth-grade ELA result was 72%, versus Crocker’s 71%. Attendance is another positive: chronic absenteeism was 5% in 2025–2026, compared with 30% in the district and 18% statewide; only Wildwood was lower among nearby schools.
Results have been mostly steady or improving: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Crocker’s ELA result rose from 74% to 74%, math from 70% to 73%, and science from 64% to 69%, while its advantage over the state remained large. SchoolDigger rated Crocker at the 92nd statewide percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, and its percentile has stayed between 90 and 93 in the years shown. Context includes a 24.4 student-teacher ratio and 22% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings are lower than its overall standing for two groups: it ranked the school at the 71st percentile for how well it serves Multi-racial Students in 2025–2026, compared with 92nd overall, and at the 77th percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students, 15 points below overall.
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