Elementary · California

Ascend

CharterFree meals for all

Ascend, a public elementary school in Oakland, California: grades k–8, 493 students, 21.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of ASCEND District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 493
Teachers (FTE): 22.8
Students per teacher: 21.6
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 57% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 65% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: ASCEND District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with ASCEND District.

Location

Address: 3709 East 12th St., Oakland, CA 94601
Phone: (510)879-3140
City or town: Oakland
County: Alameda County

Website Quality of life in Oakland Schools in Oakland

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Global Family ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	446	22.3	0.6 mi
Lazear Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	490	23.2	0.6 mi
Learning Without LimitsCharterFree meals for all	K–5	335	22.5	0.7 mi
Achieve AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–5	537	23.5	0.7 mi
Think College Now ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	253	26.6	0.7 mi
International Community Elementary	K–5	301	23.2	0.7 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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