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Elmhurst United Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 7% of California middle schools

Summary

Elmhurst United Middle is a public school in the Oakland Unified district serving 729 students in grades 6-8, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 18% of students proficient in English and 10% in math, placing it in the bottom 7% of California middle schools; this performance is similar to other high-poverty schools in Oakland Unified like United for Success Academy Middle and Urban Promise Academy Middle. However, a notable bright spot is a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut nearly in half from over 73% to 38% in two years, suggesting effective interventions are in place.

Interesting comparisons show that school outcomes in this area vary widely even with similar student demographics; for instance, Oakland Unity Middle, located less than two miles away, achieves much higher proficiency rates. Furthermore, schools in neighboring districts like Lincoln Middle in Alameda Unified perform significantly better, highlighting a broader district-level disparity, even though Elmhurst receives more funding per student than these neighboring schools.

729

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,030

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 98th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94603-2702

(510) 879-3229

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Elmhurst United Middle usually attend:

High:

Skyline High

Feeder schools for Elmhurst United Middle:

Elementary:	Grass Valley Elementary
	Reach Academy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,570^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	11.4	2570 of 2761	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2631 of 2783	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2665 of 2781	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2620 of 2740	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2611 of 2715	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2388 of 2480	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	2415 of 2508	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	2354 of 2497	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	2377 of 2477	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1782 of 2379	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	1888 of 2259	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	1916 of 2236	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1795 of 2179	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	1717 of 2063	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	519 of 609	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	525 of 627	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	593 of 613	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	561 of 637	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	542 of 600	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1383 of 1531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1276 of 1491	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1354 of 1369	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	1239 of 1478	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1215 of 1521	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1131 of 1540	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1286 of 1442	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1273 of 1364	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2401 of 2533	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2382 of 2551	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	2448 of 2531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2452 of 2509	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2356 of 2380	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2236 of 2262	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2157 of 2395	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2224 of 2388	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2160 of 2374	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2170 of 2359	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2111 of 2213	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1948 of 2072	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	349 of 477	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	325 of 394	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	336 of 336	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2321 of 2542	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2388 of 2579	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2383 of 2531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2299 of 2458	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2274 of 2369	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	2136 of 2230	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2370 of 2534	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2468 of 2552	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2417 of 2538	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2368 of 2527	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2312 of 2407	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	2154 of 2273	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	628 of 665	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1463 of 1566	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1367 of 1552	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1464 of 1531	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)13th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science9%-23 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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Elmhurst United Middle	Public	6-8	1800 98th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3229	729	48	15.2	99.5%	13 (1.8%)	128 (17.6%)	538 (73.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	19 (2.6%)	11.4	2570^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.9%		11	2631^st of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%	61													9.5	9.5	16.6	18.2	20.3	18.4	4.3	13.4	12.8	10.2	$27,030	$4,659	$22,371
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4380	948	42	22.3	79.0%	79 (8.3%)	130 (13.7%)	537 (56.6%)	116 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	71 (7.5%)	30.1	1829^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.8%		26.3	1985^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.7%	156	5.4	0.0	4.5	16.1	18.2	16.4	8.9	9.1	9.0	1.8	0.0	1.5	20.1	20.1	43.2	37.0	32.0	37.7	25.4	22.9	10.3	19.9	$18,359	$1,611	$16,748
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
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
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
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1444 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4400	969	45	21.4	79.4%	47 (4.9%)	102 (10.5%)	463 (47.8%)	284 (29.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	63 (6.5%)	41.1	1460^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.1%		38.5	1518^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.5%	58													30.7	30.7	40.6	49.8	41.1	43.8	26.6	27.7	19.0	24.7	$19,968	$2,312	$17,656
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
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Fernside Blvd.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4018	971	41	23.5	20.2%	301 (31.0%)	23 (2.4%)	99 (10.2%)	325 (33.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	217 (22.3%)	96.2	112^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		95.2	144^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.8%	32													66.4	66.4	79.4	81.4	82.2	81.0	67.9	72.7	67.8	69.5	$17,650	$1,528	$16,122
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmhurst United Middle

Is Elmhurst United Middle a good school?

Elmhurst United Middle ranks in the bottom 6.9% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Elmhurst United Middle attend?

Students who attend Elmhurst United Middle usually go on to attend Skyline High

What district is Elmhurst United Middle in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Elmhurst United Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Elmhurst United Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Elmhurst United Middle?

Students at Elmhurst United Middle are 74% Hispanic, 18% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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