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Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary

Q: Is Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary a good school?

Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary?

Students at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades K-5

5809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 180 students in the Oakland Unified district, currently facing significant academic challenges as one of the lowest-ranked schools in California.

Academically, the school's performance is very low, with only about 8-10% of students proficient in English and Math, and it ranks in the 1st percentile statewide. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school, a pattern seen at other nearby Oakland Unified schools like Madison Park Academy and Reach Academy. However, the school spends more per student and has a smaller average class size than many neighboring schools, including higher-performing charters like Cox Academy.

When compared to schools in the immediate area, Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary stands out for its particularly low scores. Nearby charter schools such as Aspire Monarch Academy and public schools in other districts like Washington Elementary in San Leandro Unified achieve significantly stronger academic results. The school's performance has declined over several years, with upper-grade students showing especially low proficiency, indicating a need for targeted support in those grades.

180

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,783

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10315 E St.
Oakland, CA 94603-3133

(510) 879-2172

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary usually attend:

High:

Castlemont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

African American:

18.9%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,809^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^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	6.0	5809 of 5857	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5710 of 5869	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5471 of 5859	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5295 of 5883	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5426 of 5789	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5218 of 5662	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	5496 of 5692	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	4451 of 5614	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	5096 of 5611	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	4321 of 5530	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	3780 of 5390	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	3353 of 5377	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.9	4538 of 5314	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	5068 of 5193	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1741 of 3162	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	3132 of 3245	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	2271 of 3311	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	2343 of 3275	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2125 of 3246	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	5597 of 5597	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5484 of 5612	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5393 of 5609	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5180 of 5635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5098 of 5492	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4737 of 5413	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5005 of 5107	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4745 of 5107	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4153 of 5087	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4105 of 5084	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4216 of 4963	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4415 of 4830	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	5405 of 5460	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5310 of 5517	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4869 of 5363	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4394 of 5264	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4707 of 5173	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4511 of 5084	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5487 of 5628	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5441 of 5643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4935 of 5638	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4993 of 5663	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5197 of 5510	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5177 of 5431	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	2624 of 2635	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2263 of 2420	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+42 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary

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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 Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Castlemont High

What is the racial makeup of Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary?

Students at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary.

Is Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary a good school?

Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

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