NCES CCD 2024-25 18 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in San Leandro, CA

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

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18
Schools
10,426
Students
23.9/100
Avg Resource Index
21.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, San Leandro has more public-school enrollment than 81% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. San Leandro'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

11 of San Leandro's 18 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 3 middle and 2 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 36-point gap between Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court and Halkin Elementary shows the range hidden by San Leandro'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.

City enrollment
Top 19%
School count
Top 17%
Resource Index average
3rd percentile
Teacher staffing
8th percentile

San Leandro High accounts for 24.1% of all San Leandro public-school enrollment

That concentration means San Leandro-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

San Leandro school enrollment varies 45× across entities

San Leandro school enrollment ranges from 56 students (lowest) to 2,510 students (highest), a spread of 2,454 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. 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

San Leandro reports 58.6% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Leandro student-teacher ratio is 21.9:1 — 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

# School Score
1. Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court 46
2. Lincoln High (Continuation) 43
3. Washington Manor Middle 34
4. Bancroft Middle 32
5. San Leandro Virtual Academy 32
6. John Muir Middle 29
7. Corvallis Elementary 28
8. San Leandro High 26
9. Hillside Elementary 25
10. Dayton Elementary 23
11. Madison Elementary 21
12. Washington Elementary 16
13. Roosevelt Elementary 15
14. Monroe Elementary 15
15. Jefferson Elementary 13
16. Garfield Elementary 12
17. Mckinley Elementary 11
18. Halkin Elementary 10

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in San Leandro

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 Roosevelt Elementary 76.9/100
  2. 2 San Leandro Virtual Academy 70.5/100
  3. 3 Monroe Elementary 70.2/100
  4. 4 San Leandro High 67.3/100
  5. 5 John Muir Middle 66.8/100

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Which San Leandro school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court has the highest Resource Investment Index among the San Leandro schools in this federal-data comparison at 46/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in San Leandro, CA? ▼

San Leandro has 18 public schools with a total enrollment of 10,426 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 21.9:1.

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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.