Best public schools in Oakland, CA
121 public schools in Oakland: 56 elementary · 16 middle · 22 high · 13 K-8 · 13 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.
Elementary schools
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Crocker Highlands Elementary
90.1
ELA 74%Math 72%Science 68%
#463 of 4,688 in California
Chabot Elementary
88.2
ELA 72%Math 71%Science 64%
#552 of 4,688 in California
Redwood Heights Elementary
87.6
ELA 72%Math 71%Science 60%
#580 of 4,688 in California
Peralta Elementary
87.4
ELA 76%Math 69%Science 52%
#589 of 4,688 in California
Montclair Elementary
82.5
ELA 68%Math 65%Science 52%
#819 of 4,688 in California
Sequoia Elementary
80.8
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 50%
#899 of 4,688 in California
Lincoln Elementary
78.8
ELA 59%Math 68%Science 49%
#993 of 4,688 in California
Thornhill Elementary
78.5
ELA 58%Math 68%Science 48%
#1,007 of 4,688 in California
Cleveland Elementary
76.3
ELA 60%Math 58%Science 50%
#1,110 of 4,688 in California
Glenview Elementary
75.8
ELA 63%Math 56%Science 47%
#1,133 of 4,688 in California
Joaquin Miller Elementary
73.7
ELA 56%Math 60%Science 46%
#1,232 of 4,688 in California
Emerson Elementary
53.2
ELA 49%Math 37%Science 26%
#2,193 of 4,688 in California
Burckhalter Elementary
34.4
ELA 33%Math 27%Science 28%
#3,074 of 4,688 in California
Manzanita SEED Elementary
31.7
ELA 37%Math 29%Science 14%
#3,201 of 4,688 in California
Piedmont Avenue Elementary
29.9
ELA 31%Math 29%Science 20%
#3,285 of 4,688 in California
Carl B. Munck Elementary
29.1
ELA 33%Math 31%Science 13%
#3,322 of 4,688 in California
Laurel Elementary
28.9
ELA 28%Math 27%Science 27%
#3,332 of 4,688 in California
Bella Vista Elementary
28.2
ELA 29%Math 32%Science 16%
#3,365 of 4,688 in California
Cox Academy
27.7
ELA 28%Math 29%Science 22%
#3,388 of 4,688 in California
Franklin Elementary
27.4
ELA 32%Math 24%Science 23%
#3,402 of 4,688 in California
Aspire Monarch Academy
24.9
ELA 29%Math 24%Science 24%
#3,519 of 4,688 in California
Achieve Academy
23.4
ELA 26%Math 32%Science 11%
#3,590 of 4,688 in California
Learning Without Limits
21.4
ELA 31%Math 20%Science 20%
#3,683 of 4,688 in California
Aspire College Academy
17.7
ELA 26%Math 24%Science 14%
#3,857 of 4,688 in California
ACORN Woodland Elementary
16.1
ELA 20%Math 27%Science 13%
#3,932 of 4,688 in California
Madison Park Academy Elementary
13.8
ELA 21%Math 21%Science 17%
#4,040 of 4,688 in California
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary
13.4
ELA 17%Math 16%Science 27%
#4,058 of 4,688 in California
Think College Now Elementary
12.5
ELA 24%Math 23%Science 5%
#4,101 of 4,688 in California
Reach Academy Elementary
10.2
ELA 19%Math 19%Science 16%
#4,208 of 4,688 in California
International Community Elementary
8.4
ELA 17%Math 15%Science 18%
#4,293 of 4,688 in California
EnCompass Academy Elementary
7.8
ELA 19%Math 19%Science 11%
#4,321 of 4,688 in California
Sankofa United Elementary
7.0
ELA 17%Math 15%Science 15%
#4,358 of 4,688 in California
La Escuelita
6.8
ELA 23%Math 15%Science 11%
#4,368 of 4,688 in California
Esperanza Elementary
5.2
ELA 17%Math 15%Science 10%
#4,443 of 4,688 in California
Garfield Elementary
4.8
ELA 13%Math 17%Science 8%
#4,462 of 4,688 in California
Global Family Elementary
4.6
ELA 14%Math 14%Science 13%
#4,471 of 4,688 in California
Hoover Elementary
3.0
ELA 15%Math 15%Science 5%
#4,546 of 4,688 in California
Prescott Elementary
3.0
ELA 13%Math 11%Science 12%
#4,546 of 4,688 in California
Allendale Elementary
2.6
ELA 18%Math 10%Science 8%
#4,565 of 4,688 in California
Horace Mann Elementary
2.0
ELA 8%Math 13%Science 7%
#4,593 of 4,688 in California
Grass Valley Elementary
1.7
ELA 12%Math 12%Science 4%
#4,607 of 4,688 in California
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
0.9
ELA 9%Math 6%Science 9%
#4,644 of 4,688 in California
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary
0.8
ELA 8%Math 11%Science 0%
#4,649 of 4,688 in California
Brookfield Elementary
0.7
ELA 6%Math 9%Science 5%
#4,654 of 4,688 in California
Highland Community
0.7
ELA 11%Math 7%Science 6%
#4,654 of 4,688 in California
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary
0.7
ELA 12%Math 9%Science 2%
#4,654 of 4,688 in California
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary
0.6
ELA 9%Math 8%Science 5%
#4,659 of 4,688 in California
Fruitvale Elementary
0.6
ELA 9%Math 5%Science 6%
#4,659 of 4,688 in California
Aspire Triumph Technology Academy
0.5
ELA 10%Math 8%Science 0%
#4,663 of 4,688 in California
Markham Elementary
0.3
ELA 11%Math 5%Science 2%
#4,673 of 4,688 in California
Manzanita Community Elementary
0.2
ELA 7%Math 7%Science 0%
#4,677 of 4,688 in California
East Oakland Pride Elementary
0.1
ELA 6%Math 3%Science 2%
#4,682 of 4,688 in California
Burbank Child Development Center
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No published test results
Hintil Kuu Ka Child Development Center
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No published test results
Infant and Preschool Program
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No published test results
Kaiser Early Childhood Center
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Downtown Charter Academy
93.6
ELA 77%Math 74%Science 60%
#85 of 1,326 in California
Claremont Middle
80.4
ELA 66%Math 52%Science 41%
#260 of 1,326 in California
Edna Brewer Middle
75.5
ELA 60%Math 45%Science 44%
#325 of 1,326 in California
Montera Middle
68.6
ELA 55%Math 38%Science 33%
#417 of 1,326 in California
AIMS College Prep Middle
62.3
ELA 46%Math 42%Science 26%
#500 of 1,326 in California
Oakland Unity Middle
61.6
ELA 53%Math 34%Science 25%
#510 of 1,326 in California
Roosevelt Middle
15.9
ELA 21%Math 19%Science 13%
#1,116 of 1,326 in California
Bret Harte Middle
9.2
ELA 24%Math 13%Science 10%
#1,204 of 1,326 in California
Oakland Charter Academy
9.2
ELA 23%Math 15%Science 8%
#1,204 of 1,326 in California
Elmhurst United Middle
4.9
ELA 18%Math 10%Science 10%
#1,261 of 1,326 in California
Westlake Middle
4.8
ELA 16%Math 9%Science 12%
#1,263 of 1,326 in California
Urban Promise Academy Middle
4.3
ELA 21%Math 8%Science 8%
#1,269 of 1,326 in California
United for Success Academy Middle
3.1
ELA 16%Math 10%Science 4%
#1,285 of 1,326 in California
West Oakland Middle
2.4
ELA 8%Math 7%Science 11%
#1,295 of 1,326 in California
Aurum Preparatory Academy
0.6
ELA 8%Math 5%Science 3%
#1,318 of 1,326 in California
Frick United Academy of Language Middle
0.3
ELA 5%Math 2%Science 2%
#1,322 of 1,326 in California
High schools
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Oakland Technical High
71.3
ELA 60%Math 38%Science 28%
#496 of 1,729 in California
Oakland Charter High
64.0
ELA 54%Math 30%Science 33%
#623 of 1,729 in California
Skyline High
62.3
ELA 53%Math 28%Science 32%
#652 of 1,729 in California
Oakland Unity High
59.8
ELA 66%Math 22%Science 16%
#695 of 1,729 in California
Latitude 37.8 High
59.7
ELA 55%Math 23%Science 30%
#697 of 1,729 in California
ARISE High
53.2
ELA 55%Math 23%Science 15%
#809 of 1,729 in California
Lighthouse Community Charter High
51.7
ELA 48%Math 24%Science 21%
#835 of 1,729 in California
Oakland High
49.8
ELA 42%Math 26%Science 20%
#868 of 1,729 in California
AIMS College Prep High
47.3
ELA 38%Math 27%Science 16%
#911 of 1,729 in California
MetWest High
32.9
ELA 35%Math 13%Science 16%
#1,160 of 1,729 in California
LPS Oakland R & D Campus
26.6
ELA 32%Math 8%
#1,269 of 1,729 in California
McClymonds High
22.5
ELA 18%Math 8%Science 8%
#1,340 of 1,729 in California
Dewey Academy High
21.7
ELA 8%Math 12%
#1,354 of 1,729 in California
Alternatives in Action
14.8
ELA 0%Math 10%Science 3%
#1,473 of 1,729 in California
Fremont High
14.4
ELA 9%Math 3%Science 9%
#1,480 of 1,729 in California
Castlemont High
13.6
ELA 6%Math 6%Science 4%
#1,494 of 1,729 in California
Street Academy Alternative High
2.3
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 4%
#1,689 of 1,729 in California
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High
1.0
ELA 0%Math 0%
#1,709 of 1,729 in California
Oakland International High
0.4
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,716 of 1,729 in California
Rudsdale Continuation High
0.4
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,716 of 1,729 in California
Gateway to College High at Laney College
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Young Adult Program
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No published test results
K-8 schools
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Yu Ming Charter
99.3
ELA 84%Math 88%Science 71%
#8 of 1,107 in California
Hillcrest
93.8
ELA 75%Math 63%Science 56%
#69 of 1,107 in California
American Indian Public Charter School II
87.6
ELA 64%Math 62%Science 46%
#138 of 1,107 in California
Francophone Charter School of Oakland
78.5
ELA 58%Math 49%Science 46%
#238 of 1,107 in California
Melrose Leadership Academy
64.5
ELA 49%Math 36%Science 44%
#393 of 1,107 in California
Lazear Charter Academy
63.2
ELA 47%Math 36%Science 45%
#408 of 1,107 in California
Urban Montessori Charter
54.6
ELA 44%Math 31%Science 39%
#503 of 1,107 in California
ASCEND
47.9
ELA 37%Math 39%Science 22%
#577 of 1,107 in California
KIPP Bridge Academy
38.6
ELA 39%Math 28%Science 19%
#680 of 1,107 in California
Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy
18.6
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 4%
#902 of 1,107 in California
Lighthouse Community Charter
12.2
ELA 22%Math 15%Science 14%
#972 of 1,107 in California
Greenleaf
10.4
ELA 20%Math 16%Science 10%
#992 of 1,107 in California
Community School for Creative Education
4.7
ELA 19%Math 11%Science 6%
#1,055 of 1,107 in California
Combined schools
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Oakland School for the Arts
83.9
ELA 62%Math 34%Science 40%
#92 of 569 in California
East Bay Innovation Academy
73.2
ELA 52%Math 31%Science 35%
#153 of 569 in California
Independent Study Sojourner Truth
53.7
ELA 27%Math 33%Science 39%
#264 of 569 in California
LIFE Academy
44.2
ELA 39%Math 16%Science 22%
#318 of 569 in California
Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy
41.0
ELA 40%Math 12%Science 18%
#336 of 569 in California
Envision Academy for Arts & Technology
39.1
ELA 36%Math 17%Science 11%
#347 of 569 in California
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
34.7
ELA 23%Math 24%Science 16%
#372 of 569 in California
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy
31.7
ELA 33%Math 11%Science 17%
#389 of 569 in California
Bay Area Technology
30.3
ELA 31%Math 15%Science 8%
#397 of 569 in California
Coliseum College Prep Academy
24.2
ELA 23%Math 8%Science 16%
#432 of 569 in California
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy
23.3
ELA 27%Math 7%Science 11%
#437 of 569 in California
Madison Park Academy 6-12
14.7
ELA 18%Math 6%Science 7%
#486 of 569 in California
Home and Hospital Program
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No published test results