Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 94610 include four K–5 elementary schools? No: the four schools are two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school in Oakland Unified, serving grades from elementary through high school. Their 2025–2026 results show a highly varied picture, so a ZIP-code-wide label would hide important differences. The clearest same-grade-span comparison is between the elementary schools; the middle and high schools are best considered against state results for their own reported grades. The most important takeaway is that results vary substantially by school, rather than being uniformly strong or weak across the area.
Crocker Highlands Elementary stands out at the top: its results were about 74% in ELA, 73% in math and 69% in science, while Bella Vista Elementary scored about 35%, 39% and 35%, respectively. Crocker’s advantage was 39 percentage points in ELA, 35 in math and 34 in science; it also exceeded state results by 25, 35 and 34 points. Edna Brewer Middle was above the state in all three subjects, by 9 points in ELA, 8 in math and 11 in science. Oakland High was below the state in each, with its largest gap in math at 13 points. Bella Vista’s math was just above the state, but its ELA was 14 points below.
Scores changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though every school’s science result rose: Bella Vista gained 19 percentage points in science, while Oakland High gained 12. Bella Vista also improved in ELA and math, by 7 points each; Oakland High’s ELA rose 2 points while its math slipped by about 1. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ratings were five stars for Crocker, four for Edna Brewer and two each for Bella Vista and Oakland High. For added context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 22% at Crocker and 86% at Bella Vista; these are observations, not explanations of results. Crocker’s student–teacher ratio was 24.4, compared with Bella Vista’s 23.2, despite their large score difference.
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