Is Piedmont Avenue Elementary a good school?

Piedmont Avenue Elementary ranks 4115 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Piedmont Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 313 students attended Piedmont Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont Avenue Elementary?

Students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary are 48% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 7% White, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Piedmont Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piedmont Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Westlake Middle High : Oakland Technical High

Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Piedmont Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 332 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Piedmont Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.5% in 2020-2021 to 71.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than Chabot Elementary (44.2%) and Sankofa United Elementary (66.8%). Academically, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is generally lower than state and district averages, with proficiency rates around 10-20 percentage points below. The school's performance also lags significantly behind the nearby high-performing Havens Elementary, Wildwood Elementary, and Beach Elementary in Piedmont.

Piedmont Avenue Elementary's student population is also more economically disadvantaged, with 78.01% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, compared to just 1.37% at Havens Elementary and 2.27% at Wildwood Elementary. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well but Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students struggling. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support underperforming student groups may be crucial for improving Piedmont Avenue Elementary's overall academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

4314 Piedmont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94611-4716

(510) 879-3146

District: Oakland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4115^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,970

Students who attend Piedmont Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westlake Middle
High:	Oakland Technical High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 313

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.9%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

19.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Piedmont Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 70.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 20^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.85. (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 Piedmont Avenue Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (47.9%), Hispanic (21.1%), two or more races (19.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Piedmont Avenue Elementary is 20.8, which is the 13^th best among 49 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Piedmont Avenue Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Piedmont Avenue Elementary is $6,970, which is the 14^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Piedmont Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Piedmont Avenue Elementary 4115^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Piedmont Avenue 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 Piedmont Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.41	3453^rd	4809	28.2%
2005	34.73	3022^nd	4822	37.3%
2006	30.29	3288^th	4818	31.8%
2007	19.25	4355^th	5113	14.8%
2008	34.75	3288^th	5113	35.7%
2009	28.07	3838^th	5193	26.1%
2010	39.42	3205^th	5314	39.7%
2011	37.81	3396^th	5377	36.8%
2012	44.23	2989^th	5390	44.5%
2013	40.70	3271^st	5530	40.8%
2015	36.27	3245^th	5611	42.2%
2016	27.77	3946^th	5614	29.7%
2017	9.76	5506^th	5692	3.3%
2018	17.47	4895^th	5662	13.5%
2019	13.66	5338^th	5789	7.8%
2022	34.11	3523^rd	5883	40.1%
2023	21.39	4718^th	5874	19.7%
2024	27.85	4115^th	5862	29.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.87	4277^th	5084	15.9%
2019	16.23	4773^rd	5173	7.7%
2022	36.66	3286^th	5264	37.6%
2023	19.88	4713^th	5374	12.3%
2024	26.12	4284^th	5511	22.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.68	5152^nd	5413	4.8%
2019	9.03	5353^rd	5492	2.5%
2022	26.54	4068^th	5635	27.8%
2023	22.79	4451^st	5617	20.8%
2024	32.29	3619^th	5605	35.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.75	4035^th	5431	25.7%
2019	21.62	4504^th	5510	18.3%
2022	44.39	2747^th	5663	51.5%
2023	21.50	4576^th	5650	19.0%
2024	25.33	4238^th	5636	24.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.89	402^nd	700	42.6%
2019	36.27	468^th	747	37.3%
2022	64.46	164^th	663	75.3%
2023	40.46	355^th	662	46.4%
2024	37.89	340^th	593	42.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.69	4393^rd	4830	9.0%
2019	11.91	4799^th	4963	3.3%
2023	63.30	1480^th	5098	71.0%

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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 Piedmont Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	102	273	44	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1989	62	296	47	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	432
1990	62	258	30	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	372
1991	48	270	41	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1992	30	276	32	20	9	n/a	n/a	0	367
1993	35	266	47	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1994	23	277	31	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1995	27	288	33	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	369
1996	27	288	33	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	369
1997	27	316	34	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	404
1998	29	258	27	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	336
1999	33	238	19	29	1	n/a	n/a	8	328
2000	25	190	11	20	0	n/a	n/a	69	315
2001	30	243	10	34	1	n/a	n/a	13	331
2002	22	234	30	40	0	n/a	n/a	8	334
2003	22	234	30	40	0	n/a	n/a	8	334
2004	24	223	26	51	0	n/a	n/a	6	330
2005	30	227	35	52	0	n/a	n/a	2	346
2006	29	246	28	39	0	n/a	n/a	3	345
2007	17	237	28	39	0	n/a	n/a	23	344
2008	22	219	26	43	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	310
2009	25	214	30	47	0	2	41	0	359
2010	23	211	34	53	0	1	35	0	357
2011	30	219	23	67	0	1	35	0	375
2012	29	229	25	60	1	3	26	0	373
2013	20	237	32	64	2	1	28	0	384
2014	17	252	21	59	3	2	27	0	381
2015	23	211	27	77	1	2	31	0	372
2016	26	195	21	73	2	0	32	0	349
2017	25	177	25	71	2	0	31	0	331
2018	27	169	22	74	1	0	41	0	334
2019	32	160	25	76	2	1	33	0	329
2020	29	167	34	61	3	2	45	0	341
2021	28	156	30	65	3	0	56	1	339
2022	14	147	18	66	1	0	63	1	310
2023	11	161	18	71	2	1	67	1	332
2024	22	150	13	66	0	1	61	0	313

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 Piedmont Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	439	19.0	23.1	n/a
1989	432	16.0	27.0	n/a
1990	372	14.0	26.5	n/a
1991	376	15.0	25.0	n/a
1992	367	15.2	24.1	40.3
1993	367	16.0	22.9	57.2
1994	354	15.0	23.6	55.4
1995	369	16.0	23.1	55.3
1996	369	16.0	23.1	55.3
1997	404	15.0	26.9	60.1
1998	336	18.0	18.7	60.7
1999	328	18.0	18.2	56.3
2000	315	18.0	17.5	72
2001	331	18.0	18.4	50.9
2002	334	19.6	17.0	68.4
2003	334	19.6	17.0	68.4
2004	330	17.8	18.5	64.8
2005	346	18.6	18.6	48.8
2006	345	19.0	18.2	58.2
2007	344	19.0	18.1	60.7
2008	310	20.1	15.4	65.8
2009	359	18.0	18.9	61.3
2010	357	20.0	17.8	40.9
2011	375	n/a	n/a	58.9
2012	373	16.0	23.3	60.1
2013	384	15.0	25.5	68.5
2014	381	15.0	25.4	73.8
2015	372	16.0	23.2	73.9
2016	349	16.0	21.8	81.1
2017	331	15.0	22.0	72.5
2018	334	14.0	23.8	70.7
2019	329	14.5	22.6	74.8
2020	341	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	339	14.8	22.9	70.8
2022	310	14.0	22.1	73.2
2023	332	15.0	22.1	78
2024	313	15.0	20.8	79.9

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 Piedmont Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	439	19.0	23.1	n/a
1989	432	16.0	27.0	n/a
1990	372	14.0	26.5	n/a
1991	376	15.0	25.0	n/a
1992	367	15.2	24.1	40.3
1993	367	16.0	22.9	57.2
1994	354	15.0	23.6	55.4
1995	369	16.0	23.1	55.3
1996	369	16.0	23.1	55.3
1997	404	15.0	26.9	60.1
1998	336	18.0	18.7	60.7
1999	328	18.0	18.2	56.3
2000	315	18.0	17.5	72
2001	331	18.0	18.4	50.9
2002	334	19.6	17.0	68.4
2003	334	19.6	17.0	68.4
2004	330	17.8	18.5	64.8
2005	346	18.6	18.6	48.8
2006	345	19.0	18.2	58.2
2007	344	19.0	18.1	60.7
2008	310	20.1	15.4	65.8
2009	359	18.0	18.9	61.3
2010	357	20.0	17.8	40.9
2011	375	n/a	n/a	58.9
2012	373	16.0	23.3	60.1
2013	384	15.0	25.5	68.5
2014	381	15.0	25.4	73.8
2015	372	16.0	23.2	73.9
2016	349	16.0	21.8	81.1
2017	331	15.0	22.0	72.5
2018	334	14.0	23.8	70.7
2019	329	14.5	22.6	74.8
2020	341	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	339	14.8	22.9	70.8
2022	310	14.0	22.1	73.2
2023	332	15.0	22.1	78
2024	313	15.0	20.8	79.9

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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