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Claremont Middle

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Claremont Middle ranks 460 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

Claremont Middle is a public middle school located in Oakland, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 488 students. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Claremont Middle consistently outperforms the Oakland Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Claremont Middle had 65.84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.66% for Oakland Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, Claremont Middle had 51.79% proficiency, compared to 26.92% for Oakland Unified and 37.3% for California. The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as White, Hispanic, and special education students.

While Claremont Middle outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Oakland Unified School District, it lags behind the high-performing schools in the neighboring Berkeley Unified School District, such as Martin Luther King Middle and Willard Middle. Additionally, Claremont Middle has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

487

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,906

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5750 College Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618-1629

(510) 879-2201

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Claremont Middle usually attend:

High:

Oakland Technical High

Feeder schools for Claremont Middle:

Elementary:	Chabot Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
	Peralta Elementary
	Sankofa United Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.1%

African American:

26.1%

Two or more races:

22.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 65 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg29%

California avg41%

460^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Middle Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	80.9	460 of 2761	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	524 of 2783	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	467 of 2781	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	387 of 2740	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	547 of 2715	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	684 of 2480	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	823 of 2508	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.6	1143 of 2497	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.3	1328 of 2477	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1954 of 2379	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	2037 of 2259	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	1556 of 2236	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1463 of 2179	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1616 of 2063	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.5	1873 of 2005	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1755 of 1999	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	1584 of 1804	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	1505 of 1777	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	1516 of 1769	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	320 of 609	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	275 of 627	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	269 of 613	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	271 of 637	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	330 of 643	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	325 of 600	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	198 of 1531	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	325 of 1491	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	469 of 1369	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	468 of 2533	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	373 of 2551	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	456 of 2531	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	352 of 2509	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	513 of 2380	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	690 of 2262	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	221 of 2395	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	482 of 2388	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	247 of 2374	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	145 of 2359	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	396 of 2213	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	321 of 2072	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	778 of 2542	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	1052 of 2579	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	942 of 2531	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	690 of 2458	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	1077 of 2369	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	1258 of 2230	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	437 of 2534	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	622 of 2552	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	459 of 2538	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	372 of 2527	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	503 of 2407	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	587 of 2273	74.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	322 of 726	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	397 of 701	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	311 of 677	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	171 of 665	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	129 of 554	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	176 of 1566	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	145 of 1552	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	125 of 1531	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	23 of 1520	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	30 of 1537	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	88 of 1543	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	64 of 1555	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	88 of 1602	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	127 of 1496	91.5%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

Science41%+8 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Claremont Middle	Public	6-8	5750 College Ave.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2201	487	28	17.1	55.9%	137 (28.1%)	127 (26.1%)	81 (16.6%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	107 (22.0%)	80.9	460^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		78.1	524^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.2%	64	40.5	40.5	67.8	63.5	66.2	65.8	57.8	52.0	45.7	51.8	$24,906	$3,714	$21,192
Willard Middle	Public	6-8	2425 Stuart St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6330	596	34	17.3	27.5%	265 (44.5%)	59 (9.9%)	116 (19.5%)	63 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.4%)	96.6	99^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		95.1	151^st of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	52	68.6	68.6	78.5	78.2	83.6	80.3	69.7	71.4	77.7	73.2	$23,208	$505	$22,703
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	740 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2668	575	33	17.3	5.7%	283 (49.2%)	13 (2.3%)	62 (10.8%)	95 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (20.7%)	98.1	43^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		98.3	37^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.7%	6	72.4	72.4	87.9	86.4	79.1	84.4	83.7	84.2	76.3	81.4	$19,905	$1,217	$18,688
Westlake Middle	Public	6-8	2629 Harrison St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2213	279	22	12.5	91.8%	18 (6.5%)	119 (42.7%)	88 (31.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.7%)	10.6	2599^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.9%		9.5	2683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	84	12.2	12.2	13.6	15.1	20.8	16.3	9.5	8.1	9.3	9.0	$31,316	$5,087	$26,229
Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6280	851	47	18.0	32.5%	360 (42.3%)	90 (10.6%)	173 (20.3%)	90 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	132 (15.5%)	92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%		94	184^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.4%	17	61.1	61.1	72.5	72.9	71.7	72.3	65.2	66.4	65.9	65.8	$22,280	$622	$21,658
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public	6-8	1701 San Pablo Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6360	462	32	14.5	44.6%	132 (28.6%)	79 (17.1%)	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%		73.3	626^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.5%	223	45.4	45.4	66.3	61.2	55.0	61.3	60.8	63.2	58.8	61.0	$25,214	$1,199	$24,015
West Oakland Middle	Public	6-8	991 14th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2204	165	15	11.0	98.2%	17 (10.3%)	74 (44.8%)	51 (30.9%)	5 (3.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	14 (8.5%)	7.9	2679^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.0%		9.6	2675^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.9%	4	11.3	11.3	5.4	10.0	9.3	7.7	1.4	12.5	9.4	6.8	$38,027	$5,225	$32,802
Edna Brewer Middle	Public	6-8	3748 13th Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3210	785	44	17.6	63.1%	157 (20.0%)	135 (17.2%)	196 (25.0%)	158 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (16.2%)	74	603^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%		79.2	495^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	108	44.1	44.1	54.8	66.5	59.4	60.4	46.1	46.5	41.6	44.7	$24,233	$4,400	$19,833
AIMS College Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	AIMS College Prep Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	200	11	18.1	77.5%	13 (6.5%)	91 (45.5%)	28 (14.0%)	44 (22.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.5%)	55.8	1010^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.4%		72.2	647^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.8%	363	26.4	26.4	33.9	46.9	54.9	46.1	32.1	48.4	45.1	42.4	$18,280	$2,023	$16,257
Montera Middle	Public	6-8	5555 Ascot Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3211	695	38	18.0	58.0%	144 (20.7%)	182 (26.2%)	174 (25.0%)	56 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	129 (18.6%)	62	854^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.1%		54.8	1017^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.5%	163	33.2	33.2	50.8	62.2	52.2	54.9	36.8	50.0	28.3	38.4	$24,664	$3,817	$20,847

Frequently Asked Questions about Claremont Middle

How many students attend Claremont Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Claremont Middle.

What high school do graduates of Claremont Middle attend?

Students who attend Claremont Middle usually go on to attend Oakland Technical High

What is the racial makeup of Claremont Middle?

Students at Claremont Middle are 28% White, 26% African American, 22% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

What district is Claremont Middle in?

Oakland Unified

Is Claremont Middle a good school?

Claremont Middle ranks 460^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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