📍 7220 Krause Ave., Oakland, Alameda County, 94605
Markham Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oakland, Alameda County. The school has 306 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Danielle Pharr-mathews. It is part of the Oakland Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Markham Elementary enrolls 306 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.6% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 306 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Markham Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Markham Elementary is one of 82 schools in Oakland Unified, based in Oakland, California. The district serves 33,838 students district-wide and employs 1,808 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 306 students, Markham Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 413 students per school.