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La Escuelita

Public Grades K-5

5350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Escuelita is a public K-5 elementary school in Oakland serving 274 students, located in an area with a wide mix of school performance levels despite similar community demographics.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores well below state averages and a statewide ranking in the bottom 10%. However, its performance places it in a middle tier among nearby Oakland Unified schools; it performs better than schools like Martin Luther King Junior Elementary and Garfield Elementary, but lags far behind higher-performing neighbors such as Lincoln Elementary and American Indian Public Charter School II. A notable bright spot is a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which at 21.5% is now better than the district average and several local schools, though this progress has not yet translated into higher test scores.

The school's situation presents a complex picture: it spends more per student than some higher-performing schools but has a high student-teacher ratio, and its results vary considerably for different student groups. The fact that schools with similar student populations in the same area achieve very different outcomes suggests that specific school practices, leadership, and instructional quality are critical factors for success at La Escuelita.

274

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,255

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Third Ave.
Oakland, CA 94606-2227

(510) 879-2121

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend La Escuelita usually attend:

Middle:	Westlake Middle
High:	Oakland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.9%

Asian:

18.2%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,350^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5350 of 5857	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4916 of 5869	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4817 of 5859	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4901 of 5883	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4632 of 5789	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	5113 of 5662	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	4536 of 5692	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	4753 of 5614	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	4882 of 5611	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	4436 of 5530	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.1	2940 of 5390	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.2	2640 of 5377	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.3	2432 of 5314	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	2649 of 5193	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	2136 of 5113	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.4	3011 of 5113	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	2431 of 4818	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.6	2415 of 4822	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.0	3072 of 4809	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1164 of 1203	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	2542 of 3162	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1549 of 3245	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	828 of 3311	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	1435 of 3275	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	1880 of 3246	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4682 of 5597	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4641 of 5612	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4871 of 5609	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4540 of 5635	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3857 of 5492	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4973 of 5413	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4479 of 5107	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4664 of 5107	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4372 of 5087	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4524 of 5084	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4164 of 4963	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	4670 of 4830	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4779 of 5460	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4366 of 5517	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	4090 of 5363	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3892 of 5264	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3872 of 5173	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4458 of 5084	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	5291 of 5628	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4774 of 5643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4283 of 5638	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4754 of 5663	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4783 of 5510	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4830 of 5431	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	2341 of 2740	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2146 of 2715	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	2021 of 2480	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	2110 of 2508	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	2173 of 2497	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	1027 of 1540	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	990 of 1442	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	1813 of 2509	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1639 of 2380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1631 of 2262	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	2022 of 2359	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1967 of 2213	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1625 of 2072	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1961 of 2458	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1721 of 2369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1557 of 2230	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	2369 of 2527	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2144 of 2407	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2053 of 2273	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2022)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)20th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2022)14th percentile~ school

Male (2022)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science11%-22 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
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
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
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
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
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
Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.4	5526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	189	4.8	8.3	6.1	16.7	24.0	10.0	0.0	27.3	41.7	19.0	20.8	7.4	4.8	5.6	14.3	8.3	10.6							$27,371	$3,090	$24,281
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
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%)	27.4	4180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27.5	4154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	26	22.5	15.3	18.5	28.9	36.0	40.0	23.8	53.5	48.3	38.7	43.5	29.2	21.6	12.5	35.1	30.5	28.0	85.9	88.7	95.8	88.7	88.7	90.1	$40,860	$3,042	$37,818
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	98.6%	62 (20.9%)	143 (48.3%)	45 (15.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.4%)	5.8	5818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.8	5738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	80	8.7		8.7	3.4	9.1	15.2				8.7	5.2	6.1	6.7				5.9	74.0	80.8	86.3	82.2	78.1	82.2	$27,800	$4,565	$23,235

Frequently Asked Questions about La Escuelita

What is the racial makeup of La Escuelita?

Students at La Escuelita are 49% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% White, 1% American Indian.

Is La Escuelita a good school?

La Escuelita ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of La Escuelita attend?

Students who attend La Escuelita usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westlake Middle
High : Oakland High

What district is La Escuelita in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend La Escuelita?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended La Escuelita.

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