Is Fruitvale Elementary a good school?

Fruitvale Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fruitvale Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 247 students attended Fruitvale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fruitvale Elementary?

Students at Fruitvale Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 26% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% White, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fruitvale Elementary attend?

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

Fruitvale Elementary

Summary:

Fruitvale Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 247 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fruitvale Elementary faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools with a 0-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Oakland Unified and California state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 10.66% of Fruitvale students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.09% in Oakland Unified and 47.04% statewide. Additionally, Fruitvale has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 24.4% in 2017-2018 to 69.7% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages. The school also serves a predominantly underprivileged student population, with 91.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Manzanita SEED Elementary, Manzanita Community Elementary, and Glenview Elementary, generally perform better academically than Fruitvale Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and higher SchoolDigger rankings. For instance, Crocker Highlands Elementary, located about 1.26 miles away, is a high-performing school with 75.38% of students proficient or better in ELA, significantly outperforming Fruitvale.

Detail:

Public K-5

3200 Boston Ave.
Oakland, CA 94602-2899

(510) 879-5117

District: Oakland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5822^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,865

Students who attend Fruitvale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bret Harte Middle
High:	Skyline High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 247

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

25.5%

Two or more races:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fruitvale Elementary ranks worse than 99.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 44^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.32. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.4%), African American (25.5%), two or more races (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fruitvale Elementary is 23.5. 25 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Fruitvale Elementary employs 10.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fruitvale Elementary is $5,865. 36 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fruitvale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fruitvale Elementary 5822^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fruitvale Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Fruitvale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.65	3093^rd	4809	35.7%
2005	43.54	2508^th	4822	48.0%
2006	50.42	2170^th	4818	55.0%
2007	33.97	3293^rd	5113	35.6%
2008	27.86	3765^th	5113	26.4%
2009	25.34	4036^th	5193	22.3%
2010	23.20	4360^th	5314	18.0%
2011	37.46	3430^th	5377	36.2%
2012	21.42	4557^th	5390	15.5%
2013	18.85	4811^th	5530	13.0%
2015	9.75	5488^th	5611	2.2%
2016	6.61	5563^rd	5614	0.9%
2017	6.14	5647^th	5692	0.8%
2018	6.35	5598^th	5662	1.1%
2019	10.55	5532^nd	5789	4.4%
2022	11.38	5647^th	5883	4.0%
2023	8.85	5762^nd	5874	1.9%
2024	6.32	5822^nd	5862	0.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.44	2760^th	3246	15.0%
2019	25.55	2825^th	3275	13.7%
2022	32.96	2364^th	3311	28.6%
2024	22.55	2972^nd	3160	5.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	34.59	1580^th	2634	40.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.26	5014^th	5084	1.4%
2019	14.94	4841^st	5173	6.4%
2022	14.58	4988^th	5264	5.2%
2023	11.35	5237^th	5374	2.5%
2024	7.32	5472^nd	5511	0.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.05	5354^th	5413	1.1%
2019	11.59	5226^th	5492	4.8%
2022	12.72	5384^th	5635	4.5%
2023	11.93	5384^th	5617	4.1%
2024	8.10	5538^th	5605	1.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.32	1955^th	2128	8.1%
2019	32.66	1644^th	2585	36.4%
2022	28.75	1551^st	2227	30.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	6.70	5383^rd	5431	0.9%
2019	12.16	5240^th	5510	4.9%
2022	13.07	5371^st	5663	5.2%
2023	7.16	5625^th	5650	0.4%
2024	5.81	5623^rd	5636	0.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.45	676^th	700	3.4%
2019	53.18	299^th	747	60.0%
2022	33.61	429^th	663	35.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fruitvale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.43	4807^th	4830	0.5%
2019	13.06	4742^nd	4963	4.5%
2022	12.34	4934^th	5084	3.0%
2023	11.41	4976^th	5098	2.4%
2024	5.97	5090^th	5102	0.2%

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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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Enrollment information for Fruitvale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	35	373	151	94	1	n/a	n/a	0	654
1989	42	348	149	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	652
1990	39	313	178	116	2	n/a	n/a	0	648
1991	33	371	199	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1992	36	344	202	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
1993	25	311	229	135	1	n/a	n/a	0	701
1994	27	329	227	118	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
1995	24	293	253	133	1	n/a	n/a	0	704
1996	24	293	253	133	1	n/a	n/a	0	704
1997	23	305	220	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1998	23	334	190	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	716
1999	26	318	181	179	1	n/a	n/a	2	707
2000	27	306	183	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	701
2001	26	291	182	223	5	n/a	n/a	0	727
2002	31	254	164	239	4	n/a	n/a	4	696
2003	31	254	164	239	4	n/a	n/a	4	696
2004	27	247	169	235	4	n/a	n/a	2	684
2005	21	237	122	262	2	n/a	n/a	0	644
2006	29	243	124	261	3	n/a	n/a	7	667
2007	22	223	114	241	5	n/a	n/a	36	641
2008	20	209	92	210	3	n/a	n/a	0	534
2009	16	194	84	207	1	5	49	0	556
2010	17	175	79	195	4	4	55	0	529
2011	13	170	79	193	5	2	44	0	506
2012	33	158	87	174	3	2	14	0	471
2013	20	143	77	179	3	1	13	0	436
2014	31	147	79	162	1	2	15	0	437
2015	25	123	65	151	6	2	13	0	385
2016	25	110	61	153	6	4	15	0	374
2017	23	86	67	164	6	3	23	0	372
2018	15	93	56	165	7	5	26	0	367
2019	12	79	42	167	5	3	24	0	332
2020	13	97	37	143	4	3	27	0	324
2021	12	94	35	111	3	1	14	0	270
2022	13	84	18	105	1	2	14	0	237
2023	20	63	17	117	2	1	27	0	247

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 Fruitvale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	654	26.6	24.5	n/a
1989	652	28.0	23.2	n/a
1990	648	26.0	24.9	n/a
1991	727	30.0	24.2	n/a
1992	710	30.5	23.2	84.2
1993	701	30.0	23.4	83.6
1994	702	30.0	23.4	82.3
1995	704	29.6	23.8	85.5
1996	704	29.6	23.8	85.5
1997	691	26.0	26.6	82.8
1998	716	37.1	19.3	77
1999	707	38.1	18.6	75.9
2000	701	39.5	17.7	79.6
2001	727	37.0	19.6	77.7
2002	696	40.0	17.4	84.7
2003	696	40.0	17.4	84.7
2004	684	38.0	18.0	76.1
2005	644	37.0	17.4	81.4
2006	667	31.0	21.5	87.6
2007	641	34.0	18.9	96.5
2008	534	35.0	15.3	99.4
2009	556	31.0	16.8	84.7
2010	529	28.0	18.8	87.3
2011	506	n/a	n/a	87
2012	471	20.0	23.5	86.6
2013	436	18.0	24.2	99.3
2014	437	17.0	25.6	76.2
2015	385	17.0	22.6	76.1
2016	374	17.0	22.0	86.9
2017	372	18.0	20.6	84.4
2018	367	17.0	21.5	86.4
2019	332	15.0	22.1	88.9
2020	324	n/a	n/a	88
2021	270	14.0	19.2	90
2022	237	11.0	21.5	92
2023	247	10.5	23.5	91.9

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 Fruitvale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	654	26.6	24.5	n/a
1989	652	28.0	23.2	n/a
1990	648	26.0	24.9	n/a
1991	727	30.0	24.2	n/a
1992	710	30.5	23.2	84.2
1993	701	30.0	23.4	83.6
1994	702	30.0	23.4	82.3
1995	704	29.6	23.8	85.5
1996	704	29.6	23.8	85.5
1997	691	26.0	26.6	82.8
1998	716	37.1	19.3	77
1999	707	38.1	18.6	75.9
2000	701	39.5	17.7	79.6
2001	727	37.0	19.6	77.7
2002	696	40.0	17.4	84.7
2003	696	40.0	17.4	84.7
2004	684	38.0	18.0	76.1
2005	644	37.0	17.4	81.4
2006	667	31.0	21.5	87.6
2007	641	34.0	18.9	96.5
2008	534	35.0	15.3	99.4
2009	556	31.0	16.8	84.7
2010	529	28.0	18.8	87.3
2011	506	n/a	n/a	87
2012	471	20.0	23.5	86.6
2013	436	18.0	24.2	99.3
2014	437	17.0	25.6	76.2
2015	385	17.0	22.6	76.1
2016	374	17.0	22.0	86.9
2017	372	18.0	20.6	84.4
2018	367	17.0	21.5	86.4
2019	332	15.0	22.1	88.9
2020	324	n/a	n/a	88
2021	270	14.0	19.2	90
2022	237	11.0	21.5	92
2023	247	10.5	23.5	91.9

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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