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Edna Brewer Middle

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Edna Brewer Middle ranks 603 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 78% of California middle schools

Summary

Edna Brewer Middle is a public school serving 785 students in grades 6-8 within the Oakland Unified district, standing out as a consistently high-performing institution in the area.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are roughly double the district average and significantly higher than many nearby schools like Urban Promise Academy Middle, Westlake Middle, and Roosevelt Middle. It also maintains the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among these comparison schools, a key indicator of student engagement. While Downtown Charter Academy posts higher test scores, Edna Brewer achieves its strong results while spending less per student than most other Oakland Unified middle schools, demonstrating effective resource use.

Edna Brewer has shown a clear, decade-long trend of improvement and weathered the pandemic with resilience, quickly bringing attendance back to strong levels. The school serves all student subgroups well above district and state averages, though performance varies, with exceptional results for some groups and clear room for growth for others, such as its Asian student population. Overall, it represents a notable success story of sustained achievement within its district.

785

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,233

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3748 13th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610-2820

(510) 879-3210

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Edna Brewer Middle usually attend:

High:

Oakland High

Feeder schools for Edna Brewer Middle:

Elementary:	Bella Vista Elementary
	Crocker Highlands Elementary
	Glenview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

25.0%

Asian:

20.1%

White:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2023 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2023) to 78th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg29%

California avg41%

603^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	74.0	603 of 2761	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	495 of 2783	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	414 of 2781	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	465 of 2740	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	755 of 2715	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	755 of 2480	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.6	721 of 2508	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	57.7	922 of 2497	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	874 of 2477	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	1091 of 2379	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	733 of 2259	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	633 of 2236	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	582 of 2179	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	63.9	663 of 2063	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.6	651 of 2005	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.1	1111 of 1999	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.4	1135 of 1804	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.7	1211 of 1777	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.0	988 of 1769	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	283 of 609	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	164 of 627	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	168 of 613	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	164 of 637	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	256 of 643	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	242 of 600	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	447 of 739	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	466 of 743	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	431 of 715	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	478 of 733	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	528 of 745	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	501 of 700	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	382 of 1531	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	703 of 1491	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	443 of 1369	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	557 of 1478	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	492 of 1521	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	171 of 1540	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	720 of 1442	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	961 of 1364	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	623 of 2533	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	474 of 2551	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	330 of 2531	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	422 of 2509	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	598 of 2380	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	619 of 2262	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	653 of 2395	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	571 of 2388	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	422 of 2374	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	690 of 2359	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	1014 of 2213	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1154 of 2072	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.6	8 of 394	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	602 of 2542	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	569 of 2579	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	404 of 2531	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	611 of 2458	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	580 of 2369	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	610 of 2230	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	557 of 2534	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	478 of 2552	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	498 of 2538	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	458 of 2527	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	841 of 2407	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	869 of 2273	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	379 of 726	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	274 of 701	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	262 of 677	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	256 of 665	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	253 of 554	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	228 of 462	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	277 of 1566	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	192 of 1552	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	115 of 1531	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	95 of 1520	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	63 of 1537	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	24 of 1543	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	29 of 1555	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	318 of 1602	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	384 of 1496	74.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2024)98th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

Science44%+11 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
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
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	1926 19th Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3212	512	34	15.2	97.3%	8 (1.6%)	88 (17.2%)	239 (46.7%)	140 (27.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.5%)	17.7	2329^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%		19.5	2281^st of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	48	13.4	13.4	25.7	16.4	20.1	20.8	18.8	18.1	19.6	18.9	$27,680	$4,554	$23,126
Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-9	3700 Coolidge Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2206	337	27	12.3	92.6%	19 (5.6%)	100 (29.7%)	130 (38.6%)	52 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (8.9%)	14.8	2447^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%		13.9	2515^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.6%	68	9.9	9.9	23.9	19.0	27.9	23.5	10.2	12.9	15.6	13.1	$30,477	$4,984	$25,493
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
United for Success Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3228	347	21	16.4	98.6%	10 (2.9%)	34 (9.8%)	271 (78.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	9.4	2635^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%		10.8	2641^st of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%	6	4.4	4.4	15.4	18.2	14.0	15.8	10.3	7.3	11.4	9.7	$28,605	$4,562	$24,043
Urban Promise Academy Middle	Public	6-8	3031 East 18th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5236	392	23	17.3	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.1%)	353 (90.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	11.2	2583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	6.4%		15.9	2441^st of 2783 public middle schools	12.3%	142	7.5	7.5	15.3	22.2	25.0	20.9	4.6	13.0	7.6	8.4	$28,924	$4,161	$24,763
Downtown Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Dennison St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Downtown Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 535-1580	305	14	21.9	75.4%	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.9%)	40 (13.1%)	232 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	95.2	145^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.7%		94.5	171^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	26	59.6	59.6	78.9	82.7	70.2	77.4	72.5	84.7	66.0	74.4	$27,589	$1,644	$25,945
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edna Brewer Middle

What district is Edna Brewer Middle in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Edna Brewer Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Edna Brewer Middle.

What high school do graduates of Edna Brewer Middle attend?

Students who attend Edna Brewer Middle usually go on to attend Oakland High

What is the racial makeup of Edna Brewer Middle?

Students at Edna Brewer Middle are 25% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 20% White, 17% African American, 16% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

Is Edna Brewer Middle a good school?

Edna Brewer Middle ranks 603^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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