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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94577


At a glance
13
Schools
8,834
Students
Top rankedMadison Elementary1263rd of 5,804 California elementary schools
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Biggest riser
McKinley Elementary up 274 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Lincoln High (Continuation) 12.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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0★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

ZIP code 94577 has 13 schools: eight elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools and one alternative school, serving students from elementary through high school. Across the listed schools, the unweighted average is 38% in ELA, 28% in math and 30% in science, compared with state figures of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Results vary sharply, so a ZIP-wide average does not reflect a uniform experience: the most important finding is that a few schools perform well above state levels while others fall far behind.

Roosevelt Elementary leads in ELA at 63%, while Madison Elementary leads in math at 58% and science at 55%; each is above the state in all three subjects. Roosevelt is 14 percentage points above the state in ELA, and Madison is 19 points above in math and science. At the low end, Lincoln High (Continuation) scores 15% in ELA, 0% in math and 11% in science—34, 38 and 25 points below state results. San Leandro Virtual Academy is a subject-specific exception: its 42% science result is 6 points above the state, though its ELA and math are below. SchoolDigger gives Madison and Roosevelt four stars each, versus zero for Garfield Elementary.

From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the group’s science average rose 5 percentage points, while ELA and math each rose about 1 point; science improved at 10 of 13 schools, but Monroe Elementary declined in all three subjects. Context can help distinguish schools: for 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 69% at Madison and 83% at Garfield, yet their test results differed substantially; these figures are context, not an explanation of outcomes. Roosevelt has a relatively high elementary student-teacher ratio of 24.9 and still leads in ELA. All-grades comparisons include different grade spans and programs, so they are not like-for-like rankings.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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