B+
Alameda City Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Alameda.
Students
9,260
Schools
16
Spent per student
$18,149
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$380.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Alameda City Unified School District
- School Grade B+: better than 70% of California districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts above the state
- Spends 14% less per student than the CA average
- 23 students per teacher
- Debt of $380.0M, about $41,038 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cherryland.
K–5Colonial Acres ElementarySan Lorenzo Unified School District
6–89 middle schoolsHayward Unified School District
9–125 high schoolsHayward Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2019–20Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,149 per student · 14% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 41%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,039’20
8,680’21
8,803’22
9,035’23
9,260’24
About steady.
Students
Asian 31%White 28%Two or more races 19%Hispanic 17%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
16 public schools.
Amelia Earhart Elementary
573 students25:1
Frank Otis Elementary
569 students25:1
Bay Farm
531 students23:1
Love Elementary
498 students26:1
Maya Lin
475 students26:1
Edison Elementary
474 students25:1
Ruby Bridges Elementary
458 students23:1
William G. Paden Elementary
372 students23:1
Franklin Elementary
291 students26:1
Lincoln Middle
971 students24:1
Will C. Wood Middle
613 students21:1
Alameda High
1,868 students24:1
Encinal Junior/Senior High
1,280 students22:1
Alameda Science and Technology Institute
211 students28:1
Island High (Continuation)
76 students12:1
Alameda Unified Special Education
0 students
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.