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Berkeley High

Public Grades 9-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 90% of California high schools

Summary

Berkeley High is a large, high-performing public high school serving over 3,200 students in grades 9-12 within the Berkeley Unified district, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state with a 95.6% graduation rate and strong test scores in English and Math.

The school's overall success is notable when compared to many nearby schools in other districts, such as Oakland Technical High and El Cerrito High, though it is surpassed by the exceptional performance of Albany High in the Albany City Unified district. A key insight is that Berkeley High's high average performance includes significant variation for different student groups; while the school is highly effective for some, it shows room for growth in supporting others, particularly in mathematics proficiency.

As a large comprehensive school, Berkeley High offers a broad range of resources and programs, but parents should be aware of the internal performance disparities. The school's context within a higher-performing district contrasts sharply with the profound challenges faced by alternative schools in the area, like Berkeley Technology Academy and Oakland International High, which serve specialized, high-need populations within the Oakland Unified district.

3,218

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,211

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704-1463

(510) 644-6120

District: Berkeley Unified

Feeder schools for Berkeley High:

Elementary:	Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier
	Cragmont Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
	John Muir Elementary
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	Malcolm X Elementary
	Oxford Elementary at West Campus
	Rosa Parks Environmental Science
	Ruth Acty Elementary
	Sylvia Mendez Elementary
	Thousand Oaks Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Martin Luther King Middle
	Willard Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

California avg43%

215^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	89.1	215 of 2162	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	199 of 2159	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	289 of 2170	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	234 of 2123	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	97.6	20 of 1290	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	295 of 2133	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	269 of 2017	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	559 of 2021	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	287 of 2039	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	375 of 1994	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	47.7	847 of 2426	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.6	1012 of 2354	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.6	1096 of 2367	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.2	985 of 2281	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.5	806 of 2238	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.6	723 of 2117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.6	688 of 2063	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.8	622 of 1968	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.8	521 of 1901	72.6%	★★★★☆
2004	60.9	327 of 1653	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	382 of 523	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.3	132 of 517	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	30.4	345 of 521	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	228 of 522	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	167 of 592	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	253 of 582	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	379 of 585	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	447 of 573	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	407 of 591	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	363 of 581	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	424 of 582	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	326 of 581	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	288 of 1161	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	127 of 1117	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	504 of 1052	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.0	557 of 1085	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	158 of 1064	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	314 of 1044	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	170 of 941	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	25.3	898 of 938	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	176 of 1906	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	204 of 1915	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	293 of 1915	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	211 of 1858	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.8	42 of 1054	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	151 of 1833	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	274 of 1760	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	224 of 1900	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	250 of 1902	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	334 of 1917	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	300 of 1861	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	200 of 1814	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	526 of 1742	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	93 of 299	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	582 of 2013	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	573 of 2026	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	739 of 2030	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	548 of 1943	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	556 of 1937	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	648 of 1862	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	247 of 1942	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	179 of 1948	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	281 of 1963	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	238 of 1916	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	98.5	16 of 1122	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	252 of 1880	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	263 of 1834	85.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	157 of 577	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	141 of 574	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	193 of 541	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	180 of 515	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	123 of 422	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	112 of 366	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	327 of 1252	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	175 of 1216	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	349 of 1197	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	62 of 1155	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	59 of 1173	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	140 of 1193	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	95 of 1204	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	32 of 1222	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	84 of 1173	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2023)69th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-55 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berkeley High	Public	9-12	1980 Allston Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6120	3,218	175	18.4	24.8%	1,334 (41.5%)	361 (11.2%)	733 (22.8%)	279 (8.7%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	481 (14.9%)	89.1	215^th of 2162 public high schools	90.1%		91	199^th of 2159 public high schools	90.8%	16								70.7	70.7				57.6	57.6	$19,211	$506	$18,705
Berkeley Technology Academy	Public	10-12	2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	54	6	9.1	55.6%	5 (9.3%)	29 (53.7%)	14 (25.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	11.3	1949^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		8.6	2137^th of 2159 public high schools	1.0%	188								18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0	$55,274	$3,750	$51,524
Young Adult Program	Public	12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	126	11	11.4	87.3%	10 (7.9%)	48 (38.1%)	45 (35.7%)	17 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$32,227	$7,168	$25,059
Albany High	Public	9-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-2500	1,122	59	18.8	31.0%	318 (28.3%)	47 (4.2%)	185 (16.5%)	368 (32.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (16.8%)	97.5	46^th of 2162 public high schools	97.9%		97.4	55^th of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	9		70.9	59.1	65.0				83.0	83.0				73.0	73.0	$19,014	$316	$18,698
MacGregor High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-6570	4	1	6.4		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$28,488	$169	$28,319
Emery Secondary	Public	9-12	1100 Steve Dain Dr.	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4998	162	14	11.6	60.5%	14 (8.6%)	71 (43.8%)	37 (22.8%)	19 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	18 (11.1%)	26	1568^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		51.3	976^th of 2159 public high schools	54.8%	592		2.9	7.5	5.4				37.1	37.1				17.1	17.1	$24,131	$693	$23,438
Oakland International High	Public	9-12	4521 Webster St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1353	270	29	9.2	99.3%	21 (7.8%)	13 (4.8%)	215 (79.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	7	2147^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%		8.3	2147^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$35,310	$5,658	$29,652
Oakland Technical High	Public	9-12	4351 Broadway	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2305	1,812	103	17.5	70.2%	321 (17.7%)	568 (31.3%)	369 (20.4%)	292 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	240 (13.2%)	72.2	557^th of 2162 public high schools	74.2%		65.7	638^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	81			28.5	28.4				60.1	60.1				37.7	37.7	$24,701	$4,079	$20,622
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15.0	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	41.8	1218^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.9	817^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	401	19.0	15.1		17.4	20.3	20.5	38.0	58.5	33.1	6.8	2.6	19.0	15.1	10.8	$19,512	$1,847	$17,665
El Cerrito High	Public	9-12	540 Ashbury Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1437	1,460	61	24.0	39.0%	407 (27.9%)	211 (14.5%)	464 (31.8%)	229 (15.7%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	126 (8.6%)	55.3	931^st of 2162 public high schools	56.9%		69.4	572^nd of 2159 public high schools	73.5%	359		32.2		32.2				44.9	44.9				29.6	29.6	$5,982	$1,545	$4,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkeley High

Is Berkeley High a good school?

Yes. Berkeley High ranks in the top 9.9% of California high schools.

What district is Berkeley High in?

Berkeley Unified

What schools feed into Berkeley High?

Berkeley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier
Elementary : Cragmont Elementary
Elementary : Emerson Elementary
Elementary : John Muir Elementary
Elementary : Malcolm X Elementary
Elementary : Oxford Elementary at West Campus
Elementary : Rosa Parks Environmental Science
Elementary : Ruth Acty Elementary
Elementary : Sylvia Mendez Elementary
Elementary : Thousand Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Martin Luther King Middle
Middle : Willard Middle

How many students attend Berkeley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,218 students attended Berkeley High.

What is the racial makeup of Berkeley High?

Students at Berkeley High are 41% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Asian.

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