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United for Success Academy Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

United for Success Academy Middle is a public middle school serving 347 students in grades 6-8 within the Oakland Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all in the low double-digits or single digits, placing it in the bottom 5% of California middle schools. While the school spends more per student than the state average and has a low student-teacher ratio, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes. There has been important progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, though the rate remains high, and these attendance gains have not yet led to improved test scores.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex picture. United for Success performs better than the lowest-performing Frick United Academy of Language Middle but lags behind other district schools like Edna Brewer Middle, which achieves much higher results with similar demographics. The school shows a relative strength in serving English Language Learners. The performance gap with higher-achieving schools in the area, including some charter schools like Downtown Charter Academy that serve similar student populations, indicates that improvement is possible and highlights factors beyond funding—such as instruction, culture, and leadership—as critical to student success.

347

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,605

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 35th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601-3124

(510) 879-3228

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend United for Success Academy Middle usually attend:

High:

Fremont High

Feeder schools for United for Success Academy Middle:

Elementary:	Global Family Elementary
	International Community Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

African American:

9.8%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,635^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	9.4	2635 of 2761	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2641 of 2783	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2651 of 2781	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2628 of 2740	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2569 of 2715	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2400 of 2480	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	2434 of 2508	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	2424 of 2497	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	2423 of 2477	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	2253 of 2379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	2198 of 2259	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	2183 of 2236	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	2064 of 2179	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	1972 of 2063	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	545 of 609	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	611 of 627	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	588 of 613	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	481 of 637	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	638 of 643	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	583 of 600	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	1130 of 1531	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1488 of 1491	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1300 of 1369	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	985 of 1478	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1049 of 1521	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1258 of 1540	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1411 of 1442	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1049 of 1364	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	2412 of 2533	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2410 of 2551	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2339 of 2531	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2349 of 2509	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2330 of 2380	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2234 of 2262	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	2251 of 2395	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2217 of 2388	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2199 of 2374	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2219 of 2359	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2080 of 2213	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2021 of 2072	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	468 of 477	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	341 of 394	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2410 of 2542	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2406 of 2579	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2366 of 2531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2332 of 2458	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2233 of 2369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2152 of 2230	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	2455 of 2534	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2466 of 2552	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2471 of 2538	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2470 of 2527	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2267 of 2407	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2175 of 2273	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1377 of 1566	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1520 of 1552	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1397 of 1531	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Science4%-28 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
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
Oakland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4215 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 532-6751	222	7	31.4	84.7%	16 (7.2%)	6 (2.7%)	190 (85.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	14.6	2458^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.0%		13.1	2546^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.5%	88	7.8	7.8	22.7	22.4	22.4	22.5	17.3	13.6	13.5	14.9	$26,188	$2,563	$23,625
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
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
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
Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Public	6-8	2845 64th Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3219	392	23	17.1	99.7%	12 (3.1%)	72 (18.4%)	279 (71.2%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	4.7	2739^th of 2761 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	2764^th of 2783 public middle schools	0.7%	25	2.3	2.3	6.6	3.5	5.3	5.2	0.0	2.8	3.1	1.9	$28,928	$4,252	$24,676
Aurum Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1034 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Aurum Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 746-7862	93	4	23.3	86.0%	3 (3.2%)	44 (47.3%)	43 (46.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6.1	2716^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.6%		14.4	2494^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.4%	222	2.9	2.9	8.3	6.7	8.6	7.8	0.0	6.9	5.9	5.3	$27,137	$617	$26,520
Oakland Unity Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1180 70th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unity Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 564-4851	132	3	50.3	76.5%	12 (9.1%)	12 (9.1%)	106 (80.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	54.5	1054^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%		58.3	925^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.8%	129	25.0	25.0	42.9	61.9	54.6	53.1	34.9	39.5	27.3	33.9	$22,646	$2,496	$20,150

Frequently Asked Questions about United for Success Academy Middle

What is the racial makeup of United for Success Academy Middle?

Students at United for Success Academy Middle are 78% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of United for Success Academy Middle attend?

Students who attend United for Success Academy Middle usually go on to attend Fremont High

What district is United for Success Academy Middle in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend United for Success Academy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended United for Success Academy Middle.

Is United for Success Academy Middle a good school?

United for Success Academy Middle ranks in the bottom 4.6% of California middle schools.

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