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Esperanza Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 430 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Esperanza Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Oakland Unified and California state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.34% of Esperanza students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.66% in Oakland Unified and 48.81% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 52.9% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, including Madison Park Academy, Brookfield Elementary, and Reach Academy, also perform poorly academically and have high rates of chronic absenteeism. However, the charter schools, Aspire Monarch Academy and Cox Academy, show slightly better academic performance compared to the traditional public schools in the area. Additionally, Washington Elementary, located in the neighboring San Leandro Unified School District, outperforms Esperanza Elementary and the other nearby schools in the Oakland Unified School District.

418

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,584

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10315 E St.
Oakland, CA 94603-3133

(510) 879-2177

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually attend:

High:

Castlemont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,588^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	10.7	5588 of 5857	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5679 of 5869	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5685 of 5859	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	5727 of 5883	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4456 of 5789	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	4537 of 5662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	4384 of 5692	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	4610 of 5614	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	4423 of 5611	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.0	3003 of 5530	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.5	3912 of 5390	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	3542 of 5377	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	3042 of 5314	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.9	3913 of 5193	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	4370 of 5113	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	4642 of 5113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	4600 of 4818	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	4177 of 4822	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	4316 of 4809	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	2917 of 3162	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	2699 of 3245	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3114 of 3311	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1625 of 3275	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	2526 of 3246	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5208 of 5597	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5471 of 5612	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5497 of 5609	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5523 of 5635	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3873 of 5492	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4347 of 5413	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	4754 of 5107	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4831 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	4848 of 5087	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4897 of 5084	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3380 of 4963	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3556 of 4830	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5087 of 5460	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5271 of 5517	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5157 of 5363	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5054 of 5264	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3403 of 5173	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3598 of 5084	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	5465 of 5628	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5354 of 5643	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5382 of 5638	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5480 of 5663	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4741 of 5510	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4254 of 5431	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-31 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science10%-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
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2177	418	19	22.0	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	399 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	10.7	5588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.1	5679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	91	10.3		10.3	16.7	15.4	19.6				17.3	17.3	15.9	12.1				15.3	87.4	92.6	95.8	88.4	92.6	90.5	$24,584	$3,997	$20,587
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2172	180	10	18.9	98.3%	8 (4.4%)	34 (18.9%)	119 (66.1%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	8 (4.4%)	6	5809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		9.4	5710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	99	0.0		0.0	9.5	9.1	6.7				8.3	19.1	11.8	3.3				10.6	78.8	78.8	87.9	78.8	78.8	78.8	$27,783	$3,838	$23,945
Aspire Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 101st Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Monarch Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-3101	374	18	20.4	85.0%	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	355 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	25.3	4370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.1	5116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	746	23.7		23.7	21.5	19.7	48.3				29.1	27.3	13.9	30.5				23.7							$22,202	$4,093	$18,109
Madison Park Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	470 El Paseo Dr.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1154	241	12	20.9	98.8%	4 (1.7%)	45 (18.7%)	176 (73.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.7%)	18	5008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.8	4035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	973	16.7		16.7	19.4	11.1	38.7				21.4	21.6	15.9	29.0				21.4	96.4	96.4					$27,785	$4,039	$23,746
Brookfield Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jones Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2103	133	6	24.1	100.0%	7 (5.3%)	31 (23.3%)	75 (56.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	9 (6.8%)	6	5808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.9	5814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	6	5.3		5.3	6.9	0.0	10.5				6.1	6.9	5.6	15.8				9.1	66.7	77.8		74.1	77.8	77.8	$32,563	$4,447	$28,116
Cox Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9860 Sunnyside St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Cox Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6300	446	19	22.9	87.4%	1 (0.2%)	66 (14.8%)	351 (78.7%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	27.4	4182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		23.3	4556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	374	21.7		21.7	30.4	15.4	36.8				27.7	40.6	13.9	31.9				29.1	93.0	95.0		94.0	95.0	93.0	$11,710	$2,867	$8,843
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dutton Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4360	425	19	22.3	63.1%	51 (12.0%)	33 (7.8%)	269 (63.3%)	37 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	47	2760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.9	2675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	85	31.2		31.2	31.2	49.3	53.3				44.7	42.6	35.2	34.4				37.3							$19,420	$2,017	$17,403
Reach Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	9845 Bancroft Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2193	425	18	24.2	99.5%	11 (2.6%)	96 (22.6%)	278 (65.4%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	10 (2.4%)	13.7	5377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		11.9	5562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	185	15.5		15.5	19.2	20.4	16.1				18.6	25.6	18.2	10.3				18.9	91.8	96.9		92.9	93.9	94.9	$22,960	$3,657	$19,303
Highland Community	Public	K-5	8521 A St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2125	457	21	22.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	73 (16.0%)	357 (78.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	5.8	5813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.2	5833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	20	6.0		6.0	6.6	11.8	13.4				10.5	6.5	7.8	6.0				6.8	86.1	88.9	88.9	86.1	88.9	88.9	$24,101	$3,989	$20,112
Lighthouse Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	444 Hegenberger St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8801	549	29	18.8	92.2%	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.9%)	483 (88.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	15.8	5198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.2	5008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	190	11.3	16.0	14.1	37.3	7.3	22.6	25.3	19.1	21.6	22.1	27.5	7.3	7.6	18.7	13.2	14.7	14.9							$27,062	$1,892	$25,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Elementary

What district is Esperanza Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Castlemont High

How many students attend Esperanza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Esperanza Elementary.

Is Esperanza Elementary a good school?

Esperanza Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary?

Students at Esperanza Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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