Highland Community

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Oakland, California·94621
Score
0.7/100
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#4,654
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#39
In Oakland Unified
Top 100%
In California

Score 0.7/100: better than 1% of California elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
11%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 1% of them
219 students tested
Math
7%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 1% of them
221 students tested
Science
6%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 2% of them
67 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA6.676
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA11.876
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA13.467
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA10.5219
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math6.577
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math7.877
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math6.067
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math6.8221
ScienceGrade 5CAST6.067
ScienceAll gradesCAST6.067

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
453
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
453
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
100%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Alameda County

Contact

Address
8521 A St.
Oakland, CA 94621

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Highland Community at a glance

Highland Community is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving grades K-5. It is part of the Oakland Unified school district. It has about 453 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 11% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 7% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 0.7 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #4,654 of 4,688. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.