Is Allendale Elementary a good school?

Allendale Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Allendale Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 362 students attended Allendale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allendale Elementary?

Students at Allendale Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 26% African American, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Allendale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allendale Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bret Harte Middle High : Skyline High

Allendale Elementary

Summary:

Allendale Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 362 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Allendale Elementary faces significant challenges, including a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 15.3% in 2017-2018 to 72.0% in 2022-2023. This is notably higher than nearby schools like Laurel Elementary (65.6%) and Melrose Leadership Academy (45.0%). Academically, Allendale consistently performs below the Oakland Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 20% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.72% in Mathematics. The school's student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, also rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Allendale Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 95.86% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than nearby schools like Sequoia Elementary (37.19%). This suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which likely contributes to the challenges it faces. While Allendale's performance lags behind state and district averages, as well as many of its nearby counterparts, there may be opportunities to learn from the practices of higher-performing schools within the Oakland Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-5

3670 Penniman Ave.
Oakland, CA 94619-1116

(510) 879-2101

District: Oakland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5139^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,625

Students who attend Allendale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bret Harte Middle
High:	Skyline High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 362

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

26.2%

Asian:

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Allendale Elementary ranks worse than 87.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 28^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.77. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Allendale Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.9%), African American (26.2%), Asian (13.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Allendale Elementary is 24.1. 34 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Allendale Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Allendale Elementary is $6,625, which is the 21^st highest among 49 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Allendale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Allendale Elementary 5139^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Allendale Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oakland Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakland Unified 1160^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Allendale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.01	4263^rd	4809	11.4%
2005	14.58	4369^th	4822	9.4%
2006	16.29	4268^th	4818	11.4%
2007	17.14	4492^nd	5113	12.1%
2008	21.72	4214^th	5113	17.6%
2009	20.22	4409^th	5193	15.1%
2010	41.44	3080^th	5314	42.0%
2011	27.74	4147^th	5377	22.9%
2012	5.64	5327^th	5390	1.2%
2013	3.31	5499^th	5530	0.6%
2015	8.10	5556^th	5611	1.0%
2016	15.07	5035^th	5614	10.3%
2017	13.05	5267^th	5692	7.5%
2018	8.65	5496^th	5662	2.9%
2019	5.03	5758^th	5789	0.5%
2022	13.07	5522^nd	5883	6.1%
2023	10.67	5672^nd	5874	3.4%
2024	16.77	5139^th	5862	12.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.37	3021^st	3246	6.9%
2019	23.53	2965^th	3275	9.5%
2022	33.33	2335^th	3311	29.5%
2023	37.21	2005^th	3250	38.3%
2024	24.23	2882^nd	3160	8.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.04	4911^th	5084	3.4%
2019	5.59	5144^th	5173	0.6%
2022	15.55	4937^th	5264	6.2%
2023	14.04	5104^th	5374	5.0%
2024	21.89	4630^th	5511	16.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.08	5271^st	5413	2.6%
2019	4.98	5473^rd	5492	0.3%
2022	14.78	5202^nd	5635	7.7%
2023	12.39	5362^nd	5617	4.5%
2024	18.14	4865^th	5605	13.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.47	5296^th	5431	2.5%
2019	6.23	5473^rd	5510	0.7%
2022	12.87	5384^th	5663	4.9%
2023	11.00	5469^th	5650	3.2%
2024	16.80	4996^th	5636	11.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.29	606^th	700	13.4%
2019	12.59	741^st	747	0.8%
2022	30.14	469^th	663	29.3%
2023	15.14	644^th	662	2.7%
2024	11.98	590^th	593	0.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Allendale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.11	4546^th	4830	5.9%
2019	7.78	4908^th	4963	1.1%
2022	19.22	4563^rd	5084	10.2%
2023	10.78	4992^nd	5098	2.1%
2024	25.19	4090^th	5102	19.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Like this school cause the staff, teachers and principal are very good, kind caring to all their students and parents. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Allendale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	55	266	96	137	4	n/a	n/a	0	558
1989	48	243	94	145	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1990	55	310	142	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	685
1991	44	296	155	169	3	n/a	n/a	0	667
1992	40	291	175	152	2	n/a	n/a	0	660
1993	33	310	181	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	690
1994	26	321	195	165	3	n/a	n/a	0	710
1995	20	337	183	227	6	n/a	n/a	0	773
1996	20	337	183	227	6	n/a	n/a	0	773
1997	19	332	170	245	8	n/a	n/a	0	774
1998	23	279	146	234	7	n/a	n/a	0	689
1999	17	252	158	250	6	n/a	n/a	0	683
2000	22	222	153	265	4	n/a	n/a	1	667
2001	20	162	130	269	3	n/a	n/a	4	588
2002	12	129	139	285	0	n/a	n/a	1	566
2003	12	129	139	285	0	n/a	n/a	1	566
2004	10	102	111	247	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
2005	11	97	110	222	1	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	11	81	95	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
2007	12	87	87	176	1	n/a	n/a	41	404
2008	10	126	99	188	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
2009	11	152	90	176	0	2	35	0	466
2010	5	144	84	182	1	3	42	0	461
2011	2	154	69	168	1	3	43	0	440
2012	8	155	59	190	1	2	7	0	422
2013	12	155	55	186	1	6	10	0	425
2014	10	135	49	176	1	1	13	0	385
2015	16	116	57	188	2	2	12	0	393
2016	18	109	62	173	1	2	9	0	374
2017	16	101	69	167	3	3	12	0	371
2018	15	105	59	163	2	4	13	0	361
2019	15	115	62	185	2	7	15	0	401
2020	11	111	59	193	0	10	16	0	400
2021	11	98	57	158	0	10	20	0	354
2022	13	89	53	157	0	6	40	0	358
2023	15	95	49	166	0	5	32	0	362

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Allendale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	23.6	23.6	n/a
1989	532	25.6	20.7	n/a
1990	685	28.0	24.4	n/a
1991	667	28.0	23.8	n/a
1992	660	28.5	23.1	83.3
1993	690	29.0	23.8	68.3
1994	710	29.0	24.5	79.3
1995	773	30.0	25.8	58.2
1996	773	30.0	25.8	58.2
1997	774	33.0	23.5	77.5
1998	689	36.0	19.1	76.6
1999	683	35.0	19.5	68.8
2000	667	36.0	18.5	72.5
2001	588	31.0	19.0	52.6
2002	566	28.6	19.8	82.5
2003	566	28.6	19.8	82.5
2004	470	25.0	18.8	59.6
2005	441	24.8	17.8	75.3
2006	385	23.0	16.7	81
2007	404	21.0	19.2	89.3
2008	424	27.0	15.7	78.8
2009	466	27.0	16.6	76.4
2010	461	25.0	18.4	78.3
2011	440	n/a	n/a	77.5
2012	422	16.0	26.3	74.2
2013	425	16.0	26.5	99.3
2014	385	14.0	27.5	93.2
2015	393	15.0	26.2	82.7
2016	374	16.0	23.3	85.8
2017	371	17.0	21.8	88.1
2018	361	17.0	21.2	82.3
2019	401	18.0	22.2	83
2020	400	n/a	n/a	82.8
2021	354	18.0	19.6	86.4
2022	358	16.0	22.3	93.9
2023	362	15.0	24.1	95.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Allendale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	23.6	23.6	n/a
1989	532	25.6	20.7	n/a
1990	685	28.0	24.4	n/a
1991	667	28.0	23.8	n/a
1992	660	28.5	23.1	83.3
1993	690	29.0	23.8	68.3
1994	710	29.0	24.5	79.3
1995	773	30.0	25.8	58.2
1996	773	30.0	25.8	58.2
1997	774	33.0	23.5	77.5
1998	689	36.0	19.1	76.6
1999	683	35.0	19.5	68.8
2000	667	36.0	18.5	72.5
2001	588	31.0	19.0	52.6
2002	566	28.6	19.8	82.5
2003	566	28.6	19.8	82.5
2004	470	25.0	18.8	59.6
2005	441	24.8	17.8	75.3
2006	385	23.0	16.7	81
2007	404	21.0	19.2	89.3
2008	424	27.0	15.7	78.8
2009	466	27.0	16.6	76.4
2010	461	25.0	18.4	78.3
2011	440	n/a	n/a	77.5
2012	422	16.0	26.3	74.2
2013	425	16.0	26.5	99.3
2014	385	14.0	27.5	93.2
2015	393	15.0	26.2	82.7
2016	374	16.0	23.3	85.8
2017	371	17.0	21.8	88.1
2018	361	17.0	21.2	82.3
2019	401	18.0	22.2	83
2020	400	n/a	n/a	82.8
2021	354	18.0	19.6	86.4
2022	358	16.0	22.3	93.9
2023	362	15.0	24.1	95.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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