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C

Oakley Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Oakley.

Oakley’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of California school districts

Students
5,119
Schools
9
Spent per student
$15,884
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$35.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oakley Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.7M, about $6,983 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oakley. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Freedom HighLiberty Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.1% · 3,239 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 46.7% · 3,242 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at Liberty Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,884 per student · 25% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 53%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,934’20
4,902’21
5,030’22
5,088’23
5,119’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 47%White 25%Asian 11%Black 10%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.