Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Oakland Unified (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 70 schools in Oakland Unified, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.
- 164Kaiser Early Childhood CenterOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.1
- 218McClymonds HighOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 313West Oakland MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 418Bret Harte MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.5
- 515Westlake MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 611Castlemont HighOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 717LIFE AcademyOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.0
- 821Coliseum College Prep AcademyOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.1
- 918Roosevelt MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.5
- 109Elmhurst United MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.5
- 1122Skyline HighOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 129Fremont HighOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 1310United for Success Academy MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.5
- 1418Carl B. Munck ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.8
- 1555Claremont MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.4
- 1640Oakland Technical HighOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.6
- 1749Edna Brewer MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 1816Urban Promise Academy MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 1911Madison Park Academy 6-12Oakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 206Frick United Academy of Language MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 2130Montera MiddleOakland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.3
- 2214Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.5
- 2317Oakland HighOakland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.6
- 2414Oakland Academy of Knowledge ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.3
- 2513Sankofa United ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.6
- 2612Emerson ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.7
- 2710Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.0
- 2810Grass Valley ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.2
- 2931Melrose Leadership AcademyOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.6
- 3010Fruitvale ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.2
- 3120Burckhalter ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.4
- 325Allendale ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.6
- 335Bridges @ Melrose Academy ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.6
- 3480HillcrestOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.8
- 356EnCompass Academy ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.8
- 368Madison Park Academy ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.9
- 3716Esperanza ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.0
- 3813Piedmont Avenue ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.1
- 396Horace Mann ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.2
- 405Global Family ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.3
- 417East Oakland Pride ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.4
- 4210Prescott ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.5
- 4317Franklin ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.7
- 4473Montclair ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.8
- 454Highland CommunityOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.9
- 469International Community ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 23.2
- 4721Bella Vista ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 23.3
- 4811GreenleafOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 23.6
- 494Manzanita Community ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 23.9
- 5076Chabot ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 24.0
- 5123Manzanita SEED ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 24.2
- 5227ACORN Woodland ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 24.3
- 5378Crocker Highlands ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 24.4
- 5453Lincoln ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 24.6
- 5576Thornhill ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 24.7
- 563Reach Academy ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.0
- 5756Glenview ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.1
- 5851Sequoia ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.1
- 594Lockwood STEAM Academy ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.1
- 6011Garfield ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.2
- 612Markham ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.2
- 6261Joaquin Miller ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.4
- 636Hoover ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 25.5
- 647Brookfield ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 26.6
- 6552Redwood Heights ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 26.7
- 6658Cleveland ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 26.9
- 6715La EscuelitaOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 27.4
- 6817Laurel ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 27.8
- 6920Think College Now ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 28.1
- 7076Peralta ElementaryOakland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 32.3
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaiser Early Childhood Center Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–K | Public | 9.1 | 64.4 Top 50% | 49.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 118 |
| 2 | McClymonds High Oakland · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.9 | 18.4 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 273 |
| 3 | West Oakland Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.8 | 13.2 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 165 |
| 4 | Bret Harte Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–9 | Public | 12.5 | 17.6 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 337 |
| 5 | Westlake Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.7 | 15.0 Lower 50% | 6% Math proficiency | 279 |
| 6 | Castlemont High Oakland · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 14.1 | 10.8 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 719 |
| 7 | LIFE Academy Oakland · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 15.0 | 16.9 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 436 |
| 8 | Coliseum College Prep Academy Oakland · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 15.1 | 20.8 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 861 |
| 9 | Roosevelt Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.5 | 18.1 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 512 |
| 10 | Elmhurst United Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.5 | 9.4 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 729 |
| 11 | Skyline High Oakland · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.6 | 22.0 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 1,250 |
| 12 | Fremont High Oakland · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.4 | 9.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 1,166 |
| 13 | United for Success Academy Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16.5 | 9.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 347 |
| 14 | Carl B. Munck Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 16.8 | 18.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 151 |
| 15 | Claremont Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.4 | 55.0 Top 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 487 |
| 16 | Oakland Technical High Oakland · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.6 | 39.7 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 1,812 |
| 17 | Edna Brewer Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.8 | 49.4 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 785 |
| 18 | Urban Promise Academy Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.8 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 392 |
| 19 | Madison Park Academy 6-12 Oakland · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 17.8 | 10.6 Lower 50% | 10% Math proficiency | 676 |
| 20 | Frick United Academy of Language Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.8 | 5.8 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 392 |
| 21 | Montera Middle Oakland · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 18.3 | 30.0 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 695 |
| 22 | Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 18.5 | 13.5 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 296 |
| 23 | Oakland High Oakland · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.6 | 17.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 1,579 |
| 24 | Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 19.3 | 14.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 231 |
| 25 | Sankofa United Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 19.6 | 13.2 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 216 |
| 26 | Emerson Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 19.7 | 11.7 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 354 |
| 27 | Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 20.0 | 9.6 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 180 |
| 28 | Grass Valley Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 20.2 | 10.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 182 |
| 29 | Melrose Leadership Academy Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 20.6 | 31.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 722 |
| 30 | Fruitvale Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.2 | 9.7 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 254 |
| 31 | Burckhalter Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.4 | 19.5 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 32 | Allendale Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.6 | 5.4 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 368 |
| 33 | Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.6 | 4.8 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 389 |
| 34 | Hillcrest Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 21.8 | 79.8 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 393 |
| 35 | EnCompass Academy Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.8 | 6.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 283 |
| 36 | Madison Park Academy Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.9 | 7.8 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 241 |
| 37 | Esperanza Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.0 | 16.3 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 418 |
| 38 | Piedmont Avenue Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.1 | 12.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 310 |
| 39 | Horace Mann Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.2 | 5.7 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 200 |
| 40 | Global Family Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.3 | 4.9 Lower 50% | 10% Math proficiency | 446 |
| 41 | East Oakland Pride Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.4 | 6.8 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 314 |
| 42 | Prescott Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.5 | 10.3 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 135 |
| 43 | Franklin Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.7 | 16.8 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 499 |
| 44 | Montclair Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.8 | 72.6 Top 25% | 68% Math proficiency | 547 |
| 45 | Highland Community Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22.9 | 4.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 457 |
| 46 | International Community Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 23.2 | 8.6 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 301 |
| 47 | Bella Vista Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 23.3 | 21.3 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 349 |
| 48 | Greenleaf Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 23.6 | 10.6 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 613 |
| 49 | Manzanita Community Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 23.9 | 3.9 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 335 |
| 50 | Chabot Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 24.0 | 75.9 Top 25% | 81% Math proficiency | 576 |
| 51 | Manzanita SEED Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 24.2 | 22.9 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 436 |
| 52 | ACORN Woodland Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 24.3 | 26.5 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 291 |
| 53 | Crocker Highlands Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 24.4 | 77.6 Top 25% | 76% Math proficiency | 415 |
| 54 | Lincoln Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 24.6 | 53.4 Top 50% | 70% Math proficiency | 664 |
| 55 | Thornhill Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 24.7 | 75.8 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 370 |
| 56 | Reach Academy Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.0 | 3.4 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 425 |
| 57 | Glenview Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.1 | 55.7 Top 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 476 |
| 58 | Sequoia Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.1 | 51.4 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 452 |
| 59 | Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.1 | 3.6 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 678 |
| 60 | Garfield Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.2 | 11.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 454 |
| 61 | Markham Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.2 | 2.4 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 327 |
| 62 | Joaquin Miller Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.4 | 60.8 Top 50% | 58% Math proficiency | 406 |
| 63 | Hoover Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25.5 | 5.6 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 281 |
| 64 | Brookfield Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 26.6 | 7.3 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 133 |
| 65 | Redwood Heights Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 26.7 | 51.7 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 374 |
| 66 | Cleveland Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 26.9 | 57.5 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 376 |
| 67 | La Escuelita Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27.4 | 14.6 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 274 |
| 68 | Laurel Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27.8 | 17.0 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 473 |
| 69 | Think College Now Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 28.1 | 19.5 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 253 |
| 70 | Peralta Elementary Oakland · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 32.3 | 76.2 Top 25% | 77% Math proficiency | 355 |
Kaiser Early Childhood Center in Oakland leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Oakland Unified with Students per teacher 9.1. Of the 70 schools shown, 70 are public.
For the full picture see the wider California lowest student–teacher ratio rankings, every school on the Oakland Unified page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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What is the best ratio school in Oakland Unified?
Kaiser Early Childhood Center in Oakland, California ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Oakland Unified with Students per teacher 9.1 (Enrollment: 118).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Oakland Unified ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.