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Almond Grove Elementary

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Almond Grove Elementary ranks 2270 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Almond Grove Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 427 students in Oakley, part of the Oakley Union Elementary district, which stands out for its strong academic performance relative to its local district and many neighboring schools.

The school's greatest strength is in mathematics, where nearly half of students are proficient, more than doubling the Oakley Union Elementary district average and outperforming the state. It also manages student attendance better than the district and state averages. While the school's overall state ranking has fluctuated, it consistently achieves above-average results even as it serves a growing number of economically disadvantaged students. Notably, it outperforms nearby schools like Oakley Elementary and Iron House Elementary academically, despite those schools sometimes having higher per-student spending.

When compared to schools in higher-performing districts like Brentwood Union, Almond Grove remains competitive; for example, it has similar English scores to Marsh Creek Elementary but significantly higher math scores. The highest-performing nearby school, Isaac R. Montanez Elementary, does outperform it, suggesting areas like attendance and curriculum consistency between grades, particularly from 4th to 5th, could be opportunities for growth at Almond Grove.

427

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,719

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Amaryllis St.
Oakley, CA 94561-2206

(925) 625-6270

District: Oakley Union Elementary

Students who attend Almond Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	O'Hara Park Middle
High:	Freedom High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

29.3%

Asian:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2017 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakley Union Elementary

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2017

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,270^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 8 pts since 2017

From top 31% (2017) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Oakley Union Elementary

1041^st of 1,543Oakley Union Elementary 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	55.6	2270 of 5857	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	1715 of 5869	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	1867 of 5859	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	1305 of 5883	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	1573 of 5789	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	1480 of 5662	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	1756 of 5692	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.9	97 of 661	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	967 of 1190	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2700 of 5597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1873 of 5612	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	2105 of 5609	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	1435 of 5635	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	1213 of 5492	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	1279 of 5413	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	1294 of 5107	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	1099 of 5107	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	1417 of 5087	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	737 of 5084	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	878 of 4963	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	705 of 4830	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2474 of 5460	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	1311 of 5517	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	1705 of 5363	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.0	464 of 5264	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	1232 of 5173	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	2036 of 5084	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	1742 of 5628	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	1465 of 5643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	1541 of 5638	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	1116 of 5663	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	1940 of 5510	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1855 of 5431	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1808 of 2598	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1676 of 2651	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1842 of 2661	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	1201 of 2726	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	2010 of 2834	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1913 of 2737	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)85th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
Almond Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	5000 Amaryllis St.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6270	427	19	22.4	36.3%	125 (29.3%)	36 (8.4%)	168 (39.3%)	75 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	55.6	2270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		67.3	1715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	555	32.8		32.8	26.2	49.4	55.2				43.8	43.1	59.8	39.7				49.1	93.4	95.6		96.7	95.6		$15,719	$974	$14,745
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1141 Laurel Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7090	342	16	21.3	41.2%	113 (33.0%)	11 (3.2%)	182 (53.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	25.6	4346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		37.4	3337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	1009	11.5		11.5	28.3	19.6	33.9				27.7	52.2	32.7	13.1				30.8							$16,854	$1,235	$15,619
Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Norcross Ln.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7050	379	18	21.0	54.4%	74 (19.5%)	10 (2.6%)	241 (63.6%)	26 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.6%)	19.1	4913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.5	5069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	156	24.5		24.5	17.7	30.9	27.5				24.7	20.6	23.6	15.4				20.0							$18,044	$1,093	$16,951
Isaac R. Montanez Elementary	Public	K-5	2340 Smith Rd.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6100	444	18	24.6	33.3%	107 (24.1%)	27 (6.1%)	124 (27.9%)	138 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)								(n/a)	47.7		47.7	54.8	64.2	47.7				57.1	66.2	69.1	30.2				59.6
Gehringer Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Simoni Ranch Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7070	663	28	23.5	44.3%	148 (22.3%)	52 (7.8%)	350 (52.8%)	54 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	43.3	2987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.2	3222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	235	23.7		23.7	33.0	47.4	50.5				43.2	34.0	44.3	32.3				36.8							$12,788	$1,047	$11,741
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	2010 Shady Willow Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6410	859	33	26.3		193 (22.5%)	89 (10.4%)	215 (25.0%)	259 (30.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (11.2%)	60.5	2038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		65.4	1796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	242	37.4		37.4	51.7	56.1	54.8				54.3	45.6	46.2	35.5				42.4	92.0	94.0	98.0	94.7	94.0	93.3	$13,875	$842	$13,033
Carmen Dragon Elementary	Public	K-6	4721 Vista Grande Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7475	495	23	21.9	61.6%	57 (11.5%)	155 (31.3%)	160 (32.3%)	87 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	22 (4.4%)	17.4	5067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		21.9	4686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	381	21.9		21.9	15.0	21.4	37.5	33.9			26.2	13.9	13.6	15.6	13.3			14.1		80.0	89.3	74.7	78.7	78.7	$17,930	$2,886	$15,044
Marsh Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Grant St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6420	550	24	22.9	52.4%	105 (19.1%)	56 (10.2%)	240 (43.6%)	72 (13.1%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	64 (11.6%)	55.6	2264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		63.3	1915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	349	39.5		39.5	41.7	40.3	58.6				49.1	53.4	27.3	39.1				39.6							$15,429	$1,096	$14,333
Orchard Park	Public	K-8	5150 Live Oak Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7445	751	30	24.6	72.6%	130 (17.3%)	120 (16.0%)	372 (49.5%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	26.3	4294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		22.9	4593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	299	18.1	45.7	32.6	26.8	34.2	44.6	29.4	54.4	57.0	41.7	23.9	25.3	16.9	26.7	22.5	21.5	22.8							$16,702	$2,185	$14,517
Vintage Parkway Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Vintage Pkwy.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6800	481	20	24.0	44.3%	123 (25.6%)	25 (5.2%)	274 (57.0%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.9%)	39.1	3279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		51.3	2495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	784	27.6		27.6	31.5	45.5	52.6				43.4	35.6	28.6	25.0				29.7	93.2		97.3	97.3			$13,630	$1,409	$12,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Almond Grove Elementary

What district is Almond Grove Elementary in?

Oakley Union Elementary

How many students attend Almond Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Almond Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Almond Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Almond Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O'Hara Park Middle
High : Freedom High

Is Almond Grove Elementary a good school?

Almond Grove Elementary ranks 2270^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Almond Grove Elementary?

Students at Almond Grove Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 29% White, 18% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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