Vintage Parkway Elementary, Oakley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Vintage Parkway Elementary

Vintage Parkway Elementary is a small public elementary school in Oakley, California, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school draws from a community experiencing rapid residential growth in East Contra Costa County.

The school's recent state assessment results show modest proficiency rates across tested subjects. In English language arts, performance ranges from about a third of fifth graders meeting proficiency in grade three up to roughly half of fifth graders doing so in grade five. Mathematics results are notably lower, with roughly one in four fifth graders meeting proficiency and even fewer fifth graders meeting the benchmark. Science proficiency for fifth graders was similarly low. Relative to other districts in Contra Costa County, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the county midpoint. The school has only one year of available data, so trend information is not yet available.

Oakley itself is a predominantly suburban, family-oriented city incorporated only decades ago, now in the midst of sustained growth. The area is younger and less densely built than much of the Bay Area, with planned residential developments, retail centers, and remnants of an agricultural past mixing orchards and vineyards. Downtown has seen targeted investment in walkability and a civic center along Main Street, though the city remains largely car-dependent. The district headquarters sits on its own campus rather than downtown. A planned Amtrak station near Main Street and new community infrastructure projects signal continued development.

The Oakley Union Elementary School District, which operates Vintage Parkway and eight other campuses across roughly the same service area, has navigated recent financial strain. In early 2026, the district moved to eliminate positions to address budget deficits, though about two-thirds of those cuts involved already-vacant roles. In June 2026, voters approved a large facilities bond to address aging buildings, roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, and hazardous materials at the district's schools, the oldest of which date back decades. A companion measure focused on school safety and security improvements failed at the ballot, leaving those planned upgrades unfunded. These district-level currents reflect infrastructure needs and financial pressures that may affect class sizes and program stability going forward.

For a family evaluating Vintage Parkway, the key considerations are the current proficiency levels, which are below the county median and warrant closer conversation with the school about academic support and remediation, the growth context of a new suburban community with expanding neighborhoods, the predominantly Hispanic student composition, and the recent bond-funded facility improvements coming to the district. A parent may want to look into further with the school what reading and math interventions are in place and how the facility upgrades affect the campus.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 36% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 26% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 40% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 43% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 24% · ▲ 3 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolOakley Union Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income38%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income53%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income58%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income45%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income27%Higher-income30%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income28%5 pp gap