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Think College Now Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Think College Now Elementary is a K–5 school serving 253 students in Oakland, part of Oakland Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below district and state rates in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important concern is science: 5% of students were proficient, compared with 27% in the district and 36% statewide.

Compared with five nearby Oakland Unified schools with same-year results, the school was second in ELA and math and fourth in science. Its ELA and math rates, both 23%, were above nearby-school averages of 19% and 15%; its science rate was below the 11% average. Even so, it remains behind the district and state in every subject. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 38%, versus 30% in the district, 18% statewide, and a 29% average among nearby schools. It ranked second-highest among the six local schools.

Scores have risen since 2022–2023—ELA by 7 percentage points, math by 8, and science by 1—but the state gap widened by 4 points in science as it narrowed in ELA and math. SchoolDigger places the school at the 11th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, down from the 15th percentile in each of the prior two years, though it ranks second among the six nearby district schools. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.6, the highest among those schools. The school reported that 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; California provides free school meals statewide, but this remains the school’s reported eligibility measure. SchoolDigger’s historical rankings also show stronger statewide standing for student groups: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 52nd percentile in 2023–2024, versus the school’s overall 15th percentile, and African American Students ranked at the 76th percentile in 2018–2019, versus an overall 27th percentile. These are past snapshots, not current subgroup rankings.

253

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,476

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

91%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2825 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94601-1543

(510) 879-2190

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

13.4%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg42%

5,198^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1151^st of 1,530Oakland 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
2026	15.3	5198 of 5817	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	4998 of 5857	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4996 of 5869	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5445 of 5859	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5328 of 5883	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4210 of 5789	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4681 of 5662	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	4979 of 5692	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	5218 of 5614	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	4014 of 5611	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	64.4	1866 of 5530	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	2528 of 5390	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	2127 of 5377	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	1840 of 5314	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	1381 of 5193	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	44.5	2686 of 5113	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.6	2756 of 5113	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.1	3918 of 4818	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.8	181 of 747	75.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1519 of 3162	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	2598 of 3245	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	2053 of 3311	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	1273 of 3275	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	1823 of 3246	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	4892 of 5581	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	4390 of 5597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4635 of 5612	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5106 of 5609	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4692 of 5635	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3503 of 5492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4241 of 5413	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	4228 of 5094	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	4167 of 5107	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4286 of 5107	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4881 of 5087	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4494 of 5084	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3770 of 4963	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3795 of 4830	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4724 of 5423	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4548 of 5460	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4520 of 5517	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5051 of 5363	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4589 of 5264	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3384 of 5173	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4076 of 5084	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	5053 of 5603	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	5087 of 5628	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4950 of 5643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5317 of 5638	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5326 of 5663	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4489 of 5510	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4691 of 5431	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2810 of 2927	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)76th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Science5%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	301	13	23.1	94.0%	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	284 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.1	5694^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.1%		13.2	5401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%	293	11.1		11.1	2.1	16.7	25.0				14.1	6.1	13.5	8.9				9.2	94%	0%	$26,703	$2,322	$24,381
Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	253	10	26.6	97.2%	27 (10.7%)	34 (13.4%)	152 (60.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	15.3	5198^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.6%		18.1	4998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%	200	5.4		5.4	21.6	20.0	25.9				22.8	28.6	26.7	16.1				22.8	91%	0%	$27,476	$2,593	$24,883
Centro Infantil CDC	Public	K	2660 East 16Th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-8819	0			—															(n/a)
Achieve Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 28th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Achieve Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6440	537	23	23.4	92.2%	5 (0.9%)	27 (5.0%)	494 (92.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17.3	5034^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.5%		24.8	4422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%	612	15.7		15.7	16.3	17.8	20.7				18.2	31.4	27.8	21.7				27.0	96%	0%	$11,215	$1,462	$9,753
Lazear Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 29th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lazear Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2018	490	21	23.2	60.4%	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.1%)	427 (87.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	57.6	2177^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.6%		54.5	2339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%	162	35.1	30.2	32.7	37.7	41.1	45.6	57.9	69.6	47.2	50.0	45.3	50.0	40.4	61.4	57.1	39.6	49.1	≥ 98%		$8,096	$1,029	$7,067
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	—	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	11.2	5529^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.2	5626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%	97	2.9		2.9	13.4	21.6	5.9				13.9	23.9	25.0	12.1				20.5	84%	0%	$28,261	$2,987	$25,274
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%)	7.9	5703^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%	12	12.0	28.6	19.6		0.0	16.0	5.9	14.3	33.3	13.9		21.4	8.0	0.0	0.0	9.5	8.9	≥ 95%		$25,149	$1,242	$23,907
Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	493	23	21.5	63.9%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	446 (90.5%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	29	4085^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.8%		37.7	3363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%	722	29.6	42.6	36.1	17.3	24.1	33.3	32.1	44.4	53.7	34.3	23.1	20.4	35.2	42.9	37.0	50.0	34.9	97%	0%	$11,735	$1,979	$9,756
Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	335	14	23.9	—	9 (2.7%)	75 (22.4%)	189 (56.4%)	37 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	6.6	5744^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.8	5843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%	99	7.1		7.1	16.2	8.9	24.1				16.6	7.9	3.6	1.7				4.0	92%	0%	$27,165	$2,664	$24,501
Manzanita SEED Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 25th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-0175	436	19	23.0	82.8%	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	289 (66.3%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.9%)	32.2	3807^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.6%		32.1	3790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%	17	32.8		32.8	26.6	40.0	35.5				33.9	30.2	30.7	28.6				29.8	87%	0%	$25,941	$1,973	$23,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Think College Now Elementary

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Oakland Unified

How many students attend Think College Now Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Think College Now Elementary.

Is Think College Now Elementary a good school?

Think College Now Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Think College Now Elementary?

Students at Think College Now Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% White, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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