NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Oakley, CA

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11 public K-12 schools in Oakley from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
8,330
Students
24.9/100
Avg Resource Index
23.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Oakley has more public-school enrollment than 75% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Oakley's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

8 of Oakley's 11 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 2 middle and 1 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 27-point gap between Oakley Elementary and Gehringer Elementary shows the range hidden by Oakley's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

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Freedom High accounts for 29.5% of all Oakley public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Oakley-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Oakley school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities

Oakley school enrollment ranges from 342 students (lowest) to 2,460 students (highest), a spread of 2,118 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Oakley student-teacher ratio is 23.7:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Oakley Elementary 34
2. Almond Grove Elementary 32
3. O'hara Park Middle 28
4. Vintage Parkway Elementary 28
5. Laurel Elementary 28
6. Freedom High 26
7. Summer Lake Elementary 25
8. Delta Vista Middle 24
9. Iron House Elementary 24
10. Orchard Park 18
11. Gehringer Elementary 7

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Oakley

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Iron House Elementary 76.2/100
  2. 2 Summer Lake Elementary 75.1/100
  3. 3 Delta Vista Middle 72.1/100
  4. 4 Almond Grove Elementary 71.9/100
  5. 5 Orchard Park 68.7/100

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Which Oakley school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Oakley Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Oakley schools in this federal-data comparison at 34/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Oakley, CA? ▼

Oakley has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,330 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 23.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.