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Westlake Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Westlake Middle is a public school serving about 280 students in grades 6-8 in the Oakland Unified district, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in California despite receiving significant funding per student.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages, and a chronic absenteeism rate of over 37% that is nearly double the state average. While the school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, these resources have not translated into stronger academic results, creating a puzzling situation compared to some nearby schools. For instance, Downtown Charter Academy serves a similar student population with fewer resources per student but achieves much higher proficiency and a dramatically lower absenteeism rate.

Performance varies considerably for different groups of students at Westlake Middle, suggesting some approaches may work better for certain students than others. The stark contrast with higher-performing schools in the same district like Edna Brewer Middle and Claremont Middle indicates that factors beyond demographics, such as school leadership, culture, and instructional quality, are likely central to the school's decade-long struggle to improve outcomes.

279

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,316

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2629 Harrison St.
Oakland, CA 94612-3813

(510) 879-2213

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Westlake Middle usually attend:

High:

Oakland Technical High

Feeder schools for Westlake Middle:

Elementary:	La Escuelita
	Lincoln Elementary
	Piedmont Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.7%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,599^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	10.6	2599 of 2761	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2683 of 2783	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2676 of 2781	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2583 of 2740	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	2624 of 2715	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	2402 of 2480	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	2397 of 2508	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	2287 of 2497	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	2278 of 2477	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	2215 of 2379	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	2036 of 2259	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	1704 of 2236	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1794 of 2179	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	1489 of 2063	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	1421 of 2005	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1525 of 1999	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	1397 of 1804	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1314 of 1777	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	1333 of 1769	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	516 of 609	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	530 of 627	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	536 of 613	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	555 of 637	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	628 of 643	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	579 of 600	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	612 of 743	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	677 of 733	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	739 of 745	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	656 of 700	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	1234 of 1531	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1448 of 1491	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1168 of 1369	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	1293 of 1478	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	787 of 1521	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	935 of 1540	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	881 of 1442	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	713 of 1364	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2372 of 2533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	2524 of 2551	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2478 of 2531	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2410 of 2509	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2326 of 2380	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	2198 of 2262	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	2253 of 2395	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	2367 of 2388	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2299 of 2374	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2247 of 2359	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2113 of 2213	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	2000 of 2072	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	269 of 394	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2400 of 2542	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	2467 of 2579	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2435 of 2531	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2266 of 2458	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2309 of 2369	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	2179 of 2230	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2417 of 2534	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2353 of 2552	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2367 of 2538	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2296 of 2527	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	2371 of 2407	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	2233 of 2273	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1523 of 1566	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1347 of 1552	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1300 of 1531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)32nd percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2024)18th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-32 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake Middle

How many students attend Westlake Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Westlake Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Westlake Middle?

Students at Westlake Middle are 43% African American, 32% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Westlake Middle in?

Oakland Unified

Is Westlake Middle a good school?

Westlake Middle ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Westlake Middle attend?

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

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