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Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier

Public Grades K-5

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier is a public elementary school serving 404 students in grades K-5 within the Berkeley Unified School District. This high-performing school has consistently received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools.

Berkeley Arts Magnet excels academically, outperforming both the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school had 78.01% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 71.64% for the Berkeley Unified district and 48.81% for the state of California. Similarly, in mathematics, the school had 72.77% proficiency, compared to 66.29% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 1% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students and the top 5% for white and multi-racial students.

While Berkeley Arts Magnet outperforms most nearby schools in the Berkeley Unified district, including Rosa Parks Environmental Science, Emerson Elementary, and Thousand Oaks Elementary, it lags behind the highly-ranked Ruth Acty Elementary in some areas. However, Berkeley Arts Magnet maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $21,556 and a student-teacher ratio of 21.2, suggesting it is effectively utilizing its resources to provide a quality education for its diverse student population.

407

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,556

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1645 Milvia St.
Berkeley, CA 94709-2073

(510) 644-6225

District: Berkeley Unified

Students who attend Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Middle
High:	Berkeley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

Two or more races:

19.9%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg68%

California avg41%

395^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Berkeley Unified

171^st of 1,543Berkeley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	395 of 5857	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	385 of 5869	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	452 of 5859	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	556 of 5883	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	695 of 5789	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	1088 of 5662	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	1218 of 5692	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	1022 of 5614	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	708 of 5611	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	1466 of 5530	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	86.8	632 of 5390	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	1793 of 5377	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	1528 of 5314	71.2%	★★★★☆
2009	58.3	2014 of 5193	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	1543 of 5113	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	1948 of 5113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.6	2288 of 4818	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	1735 of 4822	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.4	1653 of 4809	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	479 of 5597	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	522 of 5612	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	511 of 5609	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	368 of 5635	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	964 of 5492	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	1057 of 5413	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	1 of 5107	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	214 of 5084	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	593 of 4830	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	376 of 5460	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	260 of 5517	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	490 of 5363	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	627 of 5264	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	811 of 5173	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	2287 of 5084	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	324 of 5628	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	318 of 5643	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	415 of 5638	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	765 of 5663	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	434 of 5510	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	1088 of 5431	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	63 of 718	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	66.4	256 of 670	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	190 of 669	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	204 of 610	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	251 of 445	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	203 of 339	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	136 of 2598	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	199 of 2651	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	173 of 2661	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	145 of 2726	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	105 of 2834	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	489 of 2737	82.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)100th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	1645 Milvia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6225	407	19	21.4	29.2%	190 (46.7%)	37 (9.1%)	58 (14.3%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (19.9%)	94	395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.5	385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	10	81.3	81.3	78.7	71.2	84.4	78.0	67.2	74.2	76.6	72.8							$21,556	$472	$21,084
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6310	401	16	24.6	33.4%	157 (39.2%)	42 (10.5%)	72 (18.0%)	48 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	75 (18.7%)	92.2	530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		91.6	601^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	71	63.9	63.9	68.9	70.6	77.4	72.3	73.8	75.0	67.2	72.1							$23,563	$581	$22,982
Ruth Acty Elementary	Public	K-5	1465 Acton St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6298	410	19	21.5	23.7%	170 (41.5%)	31 (7.6%)	61 (14.9%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (27.1%)	97.7	94^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.9	82^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	12	69.7	69.7	82.8	85.0	86.4	84.7	90.6	91.7	77.3	86.3							$21,419	$323	$21,096
Oxford Elementary at West Campus	Public	K-5	1222 University Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6300	254	12	21.1	27.6%	102 (40.2%)	37 (14.6%)	40 (15.7%)	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (18.5%)	89.7	683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		82.5	1054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	371	70.7	70.7	59.1	75.0	78.1	70.5	61.4	73.9	70.7	68.7	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	$25,791	$1,064	$24,727
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	290	14	21.4	28.6%	110 (37.9%)	29 (10.0%)	66 (22.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (19.0%)	91	605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.8	710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	105	67.9	67.9	74.4	62.5	76.8	71.4	72.1	70.8	64.3	68.7							$23,520	$634	$22,886
Berkeley Independent Study K-8	Public	K-8	2701 Martin Luther King Jr Way	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	19	2	9.4	36.8%	4 (21.1%)	2 (10.5%)	7 (36.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (21.1%)								(n/a)						76.9				46.2							$88,030	$678	$87,352
Marin Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Santa Fe Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-4700	524	22	24.0	26.1%	155 (29.6%)	21 (4.0%)	77 (14.7%)	137 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	90.8	616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		93.6	462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	154	56.8	56.8	79.2	79.2	72.5	76.9	75.0	62.8	63.0	66.7							$16,955	$281	$16,674
Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Colusa Ave.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6368	337	16	21.0	27.9%	148 (43.9%)	15 (4.5%)	79 (23.4%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.3%)	83.1	1011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		87.3	849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	162	44.3	44.3	54.2	62.5	71.0	63.2	72.9	70.3	59.0	67.1							$22,772	$788	$21,984
Sylvia Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Ellsworth St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6290	379	18	21.0	27.4%	88 (23.2%)	29 (7.7%)	230 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	76.2	1325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		83.3	1029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	296	37.9	37.9	59.6	68.9	65.0	64.3	55.8	62.2	50.0	55.4	93.3	97.3	97.3		97.3		$23,749	$711	$23,038
Rosa Parks Environmental Science	Public	K-5	920 Allston Way	Berkeley	94710	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8812	393	19	20.3	33.8%	169 (43.0%)	34 (8.7%)	87 (22.1%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.5%)	93.2	455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.4	679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	224	68.8	68.8	71.4	76.2	73.4	73.7	70.3	77.8	75.0	74.4							$22,411	$576	$21,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier

How many students attend Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier.

What is the racial makeup of Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier?

Students at Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier are 47% White, 20% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% African American.

What schools do graduates of Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier attend?

Students who attend Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Middle
High : Berkeley High

Is Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier a good school?

Yes. Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier ranks in the top 6.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier in?

Berkeley Unified

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