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Sankofa United Elementary School

581 61st St.
Oakland, CA 94609

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Serving 216 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Sankofa United Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 40-44% (which is higher than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving is 35-39% (which is lower than the California state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 18:1 is lower than the California state level of 21:1.

Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 216 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 83%
: Top 50% in CA
: 40-44% (Top 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
: ≤10% (Btm 50%)
: Sankofa Academy serves the northwest part of Oakland, CA, covering an area of approximately 0.9 square miles. Most students can expect a typical drive of 5-10 minutes to reach the school, with the furthest edges of the attendance zone located about 1.3 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Sankofa United Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:

School Overview

Sankofa United Elementary School's student population of 216 students has grown by 12% over five school years.

The teacher population of 12 teachers has declined by 7% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Sankofa United Elementary School
Kind	57
1	36
2	32
3	32
4	41
5	18

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Total Students

216 students

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Total Students Trends (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School
2025	216
2024	232
2023	270
2022	213
2021	192
2020	132
2019	189
2018	187
2017	317
2015	362
2014	328
2013	312
2012	205
2011	153
2010	116
2009	111
2008	111
2007	235
2006	188

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Total Classroom Teachers

12 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School
2025	12
2024	15
2023	14
2022	13
2021	13
2019	9
2018	9
2017	12
2015	16
2014	16
2013	15
2012	9
2010	7
2009	6
2008	7
2007	14
2006	9

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School Rankings

Sankofa United Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Sankofa United Elementary School is 0.73, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CA)

#4065 out of 9523 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School
2023	#4065
2022	#5091
2019	#9404
2018	#9461
2017	#9341
2016	#9449
2015	#8469
2014	#1043
2013	#7189
2012	#3433
2011	#4881
2010	#6527

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40-44%

34%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2023	42%	34%	27%
2022	27%	33%	26%
2019	5%	40%	27%
2018	5%	39%	27%
2017	7%	38%	28%
2016	7%	37%	24%
2015	5%	34%	23%
2014	50%	63%	45%
2013	37%	59%	46%
2012	72%	59%	51%
2011	64%	58%	52%
2010	54%	56%	50%

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35-39%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2022	37%	47%	35%
2019	17%	51%	33%
2018	7%	50%	27%
2017	12%	48%	35%
2016	7%	48%	30%
2015	12%	44%	29%
2014	50%	58%	44%
2013	42%	57%	44%
2012	52%	58%	48%
2011	44%	56%	47%
2010	34%	54%	44%

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≤10%

29%

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

21:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	18:1	21:1
2024	15:1	22:1
2023	19:1	22:1	20:1
2022	16:1	22:1	19:1
2021	15:1	22:1	20:1
2019	21:1	23:1	20:1
2018	21:1	23:1	21:1
2017	26:1	23:1	21:1
2015	23:1	24:1	22:1
2014	21:1	24:1	22:1
2013	21:1	24:1	22:1
2012	23:1	23:1	22:1
2010	17:1	21:1	19:1
2009	19:1	20:1	18:1
2008	16:1	18:1	16:1
2007	17:1	21:1	20:1
2006	21:1	20:1	20:1

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Asian

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	6%	12%
2024	1%	12%
2023	2%	12%	10%
2022	2%	12%	11%
2021	3%	12%	12%
2020	3%	12%	12%
2019	4%	12%	12%
2018	6%	12%	13%
2017	4%	11%	13%
2015	5%	11%	13%
2014	7%	11%	14%
2013	5%	11%	15%
2012	7%	11%	15%
2011	3%	11%	15%
2009	1%	11%	15%
2007	1%	12%	17%
2006	3%	12%	18%

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Hispanic

21%

56%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	21%	56%
2024	18%	56%
2023	16%	55%	45%
2022	15%	56%	44%
2021	13%	56%	43%
2020	10%	55%	42%
2019	11%	55%	42%
2018	13%	54%	45%
2017	12%	54%	45%
2015	11%	54%	41%
2014	7%	53%	43%
2013	8%	53%	42%
2012	10%	52%	41%
2011	11%	51%	40%
2010	7%	50%	39%
2009	4%	49%	37%
2008	7%	50%	39%
2007	4%	49%	36%
2006	5%	48%	36%

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Black

42%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	42%	5%
2024	41%	5%
2023	36%	5%	27%
2022	45%	5%	27%
2021	46%	5%	28%
2020	76%	5%	29%
2019	71%	5%	29%
2018	67%	5%	29%
2017	73%	6%	29%
2015	71%	6%	30%
2014	73%	6%	28%
2013	77%	6%	29%
2012	73%	6%	30%
2011	67%	7%	31%
2010	80%	7%	33%
2009	88%	7%	35%
2008	93%	8%	38%
2007	92%	8%	39%
2006	92%	8%	41%

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White

17%

20%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (2007-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	17%	20%
2024	23%	20%
2023	25%	21%	9%
2022	20%	21%	9%
2021	21%	22%	9%
2020	1%	22%	10%
2019	3%	23%	10%
2018	4%	23%	9%
2017	4%	24%	9%
2015	5%	25%	9%
2014	6%	25%	10%
2013	5%	25%	9%
2012	3%	26%	9%
2011	5%	27%	8%
2010	3%	27%	7%
2009	1%	28%	6%
2007	3%	30%	6%

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Two or more races

14%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2009-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	14%	6%
2024	17%	6%
2023	20%	6%	8%
2022	18%	5%	8%
2021	17%	5%	7%
2020	10%	5%	6%
2019	10%	4%	6%
2018	10%	4%	4%
2017	5%	4%	4%
2015	7%	3%	5%
2014	6%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	4%
2012	7%	3%	4%
2011	14%	3%	5%
2010	10%	3%	5%
2009	6%	3%	6%

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All Ethnic Groups

83%

80%

0.73

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	0.73	0.63
2024	0.72	0.63
2023	0.75	0.64	0.71
2022	0.71	0.63	0.71
2021	0.70	0.62	0.72
2020	0.41	0.64	0.72
2019	0.48	0.63	0.72
2018	0.52	0.64	0.70
2017	0.45	0.64	0.70
2015	0.48	0.64	0.68
2014	0.45	0.65	0.72
2013	0.40	0.65	0.72
2012	0.45	0.65	0.72
2011	0.52	0.66	0.72
2010	0.35	0.67	0.72
2009	0.22	0.67	0.72
2008	0.13	0.65	0.68
2007	0.15	0.66	0.68
2006	0.14	0.66	0.69

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(22-23)

88%

27.7%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2023	88%	27.7%	65.6%
2022	49.1%	33%	51.2%
2021	28.7%	15.4%	21.4%

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Eligible for

72%

54%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	72%	54%
2024	65%	54%
2023	56%	51%	69%
2022	62%	51%	67%
2021	67%	53%	67%
2020	86%	52%	68%
2019	78%	52%	68%
2018	87%	53%	66%
2017	86%	49%	66%
2015	83%	50%	67%
2014	82%	49%	67%
2013	66%	48%	73%
2011	67%	46%	62%
2010	70%	46%	63%
2009	67%	43%	59%
2008	73%	41%	62%
2007	64%	40%	59%
2006	54%	40%	57%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2006-2025)
Year	Sankofa United Elementary School	California	Oakland Unified School District
2025	4%	8%
2024	6%	8%
2023	6%	8%	7%
2022	8%	7%	8%
2021	2%	6%	5%
2020	4%	7%	5%
2019	4%	7%	5%
2018	4%	7%	6%
2017	3%	9%	6%
2015	6%	9%	6%
2014	6%	9%	8%
2013	4%	7%	4%
2010	5%	9%	8%
2009	8%	10%	9%
2008	14%	10%	9%
2007	7%	10%	10%
2006	10%	9%	10%

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School District Name

Oakland Unified School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sankofa United Elementary School's ranking?

Sankofa United Elementary School is ranked #4065 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in California.

What schools are Sankofa United Elementary School often compared to?

Sankofa United Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Emerson Elementary School, Chabot Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

40-44% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 35-39% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).

How many students attend Sankofa United Elementary School?

216 students attend Sankofa United Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

42% of Sankofa United Elementary School students are Black, 21% of students are Hispanic, 17% of students are White, 14% of students are Two or more races, and 6% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Sankofa United Elementary School?

Sankofa United Elementary School has a student ration of 18:1, which is lower than the California state average of 21:1.

What grades does Sankofa United Elementary School offer ?

Sankofa United Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5

What school district is Sankofa United Elementary School part of?

Sankofa United Elementary School is part of Oakland Unified School District.

In what neighborhood is Sankofa United Elementary School located?

Sankofa United Elementary School is located in the Bushrod neighborhood of Oakland, CA.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 216 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 83%
: Top 50%
: 40-44% (Top 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
: ≤10% (Btm 50%)
: Sankofa Academy serves the northwest part of Oakland, CA, covering an area of approximately 0.9 square miles. Most students can expect a typical drive of 5-10 minutes to reach the school, with the furthest edges of the attendance zone located about 1.3 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education