Otis Elementary is a neighborhood school on the East End of Alameda, a few blocks from the San Francisco Bay and adjacent to the city-owned Krusi Park. In the 2009-2010 school year, Otis served students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Otis has an active PTA and an extensive network of parent volunteers. In 2009, Otis scored a 9 of 1o on California's Academic Performance Index and 4 of 10 on the similar schools API. Also in 2009, students in all subgroups met their academic performance goals.