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Montclair Elementary

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Montclair Elementary ranks 872 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montclair Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 547 students in the Oakland hills, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools and significantly outperforming both Oakland Unified and state averages in English and Math.

When compared to nearby schools, Montclair stands out for its balance of strong academics and socioeconomic diversity, with higher proficiency rates than most neighbors like Glenview Elementary and Joaquin Miller Elementary, though it trails top performers such as Crocker Highlands Elementary. The school has shown a remarkable recovery, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism from a high of 47.9% to a below-average 12.6% in just two years, and it serves a more economically diverse population than many comparable schools in the area.

Notably, Montclair excels in supporting specific student subgroups, with African American students ranking in the 98th percentile statewide, and it has maintained strong academic outcomes even as the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has increased. While it exists in the shadow of the elite Piedmont City Unified schools like Beach Elementary, Montclair represents a compelling model of a successful, diverse public school within the Oakland district.

547

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,792

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1757 Mountain Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94611-2259

(510) 879-3143

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Montclair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montera Middle
High:	Skyline High

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.2%

Two or more races:

23.6%

Hispanic:

22.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg29%

California avg41%

872^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	86.1	872 of 5857	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	773 of 5869	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	493 of 5859	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	587 of 5883	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	602 of 5789	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	578 of 5662	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	92.4	497 of 5692	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.2	601 of 5614	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	93.1	435 of 5611	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	191 of 5530	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	179 of 5390	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	96.2	59 of 5377	98.9%	★★★★★
2010	96.1	75 of 5314	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	202 of 5193	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	92.4	353 of 5113	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	95.2	216 of 5113	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	96.1	152 of 4818	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	94.0	275 of 4822	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	90.8	466 of 4809	90.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	9 of 569	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	48 of 593	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	58 of 661	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	38 of 663	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	14 of 747	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	24 of 700	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	59.3	571 of 1149	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	621 of 1071	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	95.4	80 of 2585	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	766 of 5597	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	752 of 5612	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	350 of 5609	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	578 of 5635	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	657 of 5492	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	632 of 5413	88.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	574 of 5107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	503 of 5107	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	415 of 5087	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	155 of 5084	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	235 of 4963	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	256 of 4830	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1138 of 5460	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	1376 of 5517	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1089 of 5363	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	806 of 5264	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	407 of 5173	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	162 of 5084	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	1043 of 5628	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	779 of 5643	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	605 of 5638	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	590 of 5663	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	507 of 5510	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	560 of 5431	89.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	322 of 718	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	200 of 670	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	174 of 669	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	237 of 610	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	233 of 445	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	175 of 339	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	527 of 2847	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	219 of 2635	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	93 of 2420	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	456 of 2598	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	133 of 2651	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	106 of 2661	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	218 of 2726	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	281 of 2834	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	236 of 2737	91.4%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2019)50th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics65%+27 vs state

Science52%+19 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
Montclair Elementary	Public	K-5	1757 Mountain Blvd.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3143	547	24	22.7	35.5%	165 (30.2%)	63 (11.5%)	123 (22.5%)	64 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (23.6%)	86.1	872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.6	773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	99	51.8		51.8	70.1	71.0	63.1				67.9	70.1	63.8	59.5				64.6	31.6	35.0	34.2	32.5	31.6	33.3	$23,792	$3,534	$20,258
Thornhill Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Thornhill Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2157	370	16	23.8	27.6%	125 (33.8%)	30 (8.1%)	74 (20.0%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	92 (24.9%)	81.5	1100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		89.2	736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	364	47.9		47.9	56.5	60.9	58.3				58.3	69.4	69.6	64.6				68.0	89.4	94.7	94.7	93.6	94.7	94.7	$23,217	$3,882	$19,335
Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	5525 Ascot Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8142	406	16	25.3	42.1%	134 (33.0%)	61 (15.0%)	90 (22.2%)	40 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (19.7%)	75.1	1363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		71	1549^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	186	46.3		46.3	55.2	57.5	53.7				55.6	68.2	52.1	59.1				59.5							$22,843	$4,504	$18,339
Havens Elementary	Public	K-5	323 Highland Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2699	464	26	17.8	2.2%	252 (54.3%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.4%)	85 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.8%)	95.4	292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.3	234^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	58	71.2		71.2	75.4	70.9	83.3				76.2	87.7	79.8	74.2				80.5							$19,610	$1,344	$18,266
Hillcrest	Public	K-8	30 Marguerite Dr.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5127	393	18	21.3	29.8%	155 (39.4%)	38 (9.7%)	61 (15.5%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (24.7%)	88.7	733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		93.4	477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	256	65.2	41.4	56.0	77.3	73.8	69.6	71.8	84.6	70.0	74.6	79.6	81.0	58.7	38.5	69.2	46.7	63.3	91.3		91.3				$22,821	$3,692	$19,129
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
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
Glenview Elementary	Public	K-5	4215 La Cresta Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5580	476	19	25.0	33.8%	201 (42.2%)	63 (13.2%)	85 (17.9%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.3%)	77.6	1259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		73.8	1419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	160	46.5		46.5	58.9	60.6	69.0				62.8	69.0	59.2	39.4				55.9	86.9	88.8	90.7	90.7	87.9	88.8	$23,654	$3,601	$20,053
Kaiser Early Childhood Center	Public	K	25 South Hill Ct.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8812	118	14	8.5	49.2%	33 (28.0%)	20 (16.9%)	35 (29.7%)	14 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.7%)								(n/a)																								$25,479	$3,381	$22,098
Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Lake Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2666	323	17	18.8	4.3%	153 (47.4%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.9%)	60 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (22.6%)	98.7	27^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.2	10^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	17	84.8		84.8	80.4	89.8	91.3				87.2	93.5	95.9	87.0				92.2							$22,002	$1,136	$20,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Montclair Elementary

What schools do graduates of Montclair Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montclair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montera Middle
High : Skyline High

Is Montclair Elementary a good school?

Montclair Elementary ranks 872^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montclair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Montclair Elementary.

What district is Montclair Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Montclair Elementary?

Students at Montclair Elementary are 30% White, 24% Two or more races, 22% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% African American.

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