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EnCompass Academy Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5314th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of California elementary schools
Summary

EnCompass Academy Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 299 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which is ranked 1205 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

EnCompass Academy Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 18.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 33.66% and 26.92% for the district, and 48.81% and 37.3% for the state, respectively. EnCompass Academy Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 52.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 94.64% to 98.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary, East Oakland Pride Elementary, and Highland Community schools also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to EnCompass Academy Elementary. However, the Aspire College Academy and Aspire Monarch Academy charter schools in the area generally outperform the district schools in academic achievement, despite serving student populations with high rates of poverty.

283
Students ?
20.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,500
Per pupil spending ?
98.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1025 81st Ave.
       Oakland, CA  94621-2455

(510) 879-2181

District: Oakland Unified


Students who attend EnCompass Academy Elementary usually attend:

High:    Castlemont High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.1%
African American:
11.3%
White:
6.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2019)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg29%
California avg41%
5,314th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
27th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified
1194th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.55314 of 58579.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.15470 of 58696.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.25688 of 58592.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.45700 of 58833.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.95695 of 57891.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.24985 of 566212.0%★☆☆☆☆
201727.94010 of 569229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201615.74987 of 561411.2%★☆☆☆☆
201520.84537 of 561119.1%★☆☆☆☆
201325.74361 of 553021.1%★☆☆☆☆
201243.93015 of 539044.1%★★☆☆☆
201127.24180 of 537722.3%★☆☆☆☆
201015.84860 of 53148.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200919.24485 of 519313.6%★☆☆☆☆
200812.64788 of 51136.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200735.23214 of 511337.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202216.4640 of 6633.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202432.92356 of 316225.5%★☆☆☆☆
202333.02322 of 324528.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.92371 of 331128.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.42983 of 32758.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.22383 of 324626.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.74374 of 559721.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.75150 of 56128.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.15310 of 56095.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.45458 of 56353.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.05472 of 54920.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.95066 of 54136.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.64197 of 510717.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.04593 of 510710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.54752 of 50876.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.44732 of 50846.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.04883 of 49631.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.03762 of 483022.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.84747 of 546013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.44985 of 55179.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.65123 of 53634.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.85032 of 52644.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.65082 of 51731.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.44168 of 508418.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.15476 of 56282.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.55287 of 56436.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.95513 of 56382.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.65471 of 56633.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.15300 of 55103.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.24374 of 543119.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)25th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2022)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state
Mathematics19%-18 vs state
Science11%-22 vs state

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EnCompass Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend EnCompass Academy Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Castlemont High

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended EnCompass Academy Elementary.

Students at EnCompass Academy Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.


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