Sankofa United Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Oakland Unified

581 61st St., Oakland, CA 94609 Map

Math (met standard)
18%
−24 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
20%
−26 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
39%
+4 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
76%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
216
2024-25
Students per teacher
18.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 19% state 47% · 2025-26 24% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 5% state 42% · 2025-26 5% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 25% state 37% · 2025-26 29% state 49% · 2025-26 39% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 0% state 37% · 2016-17 9% state 47% · 2016-17 —
Grade 7 0% state 37% · 2016-17 6% state 49% · 2016-17 —
Grade 8 6% state 36% · 2016-17 18% state 49% · 2016-17 —
All grades 18% state 42% · 2025-26 20% state 47% · 2025-26 39% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 18% state 42% 20% state 47% 39% state 35%
2024-25 15% state 43% 17% state 46% 15% state 33%
2023-24 30% state 41% 36% state 45% 46% state 33%
2022-23 40% state 40% 40% state 45% 37% state 32%
2021-22 30% state 38% 40% state 45% 6% state 31%
2018-19 0% state 44% 17% state 50% 4% state 32%
2017-18 5% state 43% 8% state 49% —
2016-17 7% state 39% 11% state 46% —
2015-16 6% state 38% 8% state 46% —
2014-15 4% state 35% 10% state 42% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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