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Berkeley Unified

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At a glance

158^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 13

Better than 89% of California districts

Elementary 12 Middle 3 High 2Grades K-12

2020 Bonar St.
Berkeley, CA 94702-1793·(510) 644-6150·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 89.7% of districts

Schools

9,116

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedRuth Acty Elementary143^rd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sylvia Mendez Elementary up 303 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle 14.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 17 schools in Berkeley Unified include 12 elementary, three middle and two high schools, serving students from elementary through high school. Across the 15 schools used for the main comparison, average proficiency was 72% in English language arts (ELA), 68% in math and 63% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The average school was ahead of the state by 22 points in ELA, 30 in math and 27 in science, but school results vary considerably. The most important takeaway is that area-wide performance is strong relative to the state, but averages do not describe every school.

Ruth Acty Elementary leads elementary schools in ELA and math, with 83% proficient in each; Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier leads elementary science at 75%. At the other end, Oxford Elementary at West Campus has the lowest elementary ELA and math results, at 59% and 62%, though both exceed state rates. Among middle schools, Willard Middle leads ELA and math at 78% and 68%, while Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle leads science at 67% despite having the lowest middle-school ELA result, 68%. Martin Luther King Middle is lowest among middle schools in science at 55%. At grade 11, Berkeley High is 14 points above the state in ELA and 27 points above in math; Berkeley Technology Academy is far below the state in both subjects.

Recent changes are mixed rather than a clear area-wide rise: average ELA and math across the main comparison group were essentially flat from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science rose about 3 points. Longfellow gained 7 ELA points and 22 science points, while Oxford fell 12 points in both ELA and science. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Longfellow moved from the 78th percentile in 2023–24 to the 91st in 2025–26; Rosa Parks Environmental Science rose from the 88th to the 93rd percentile. School context varies too: Longfellow’s student-teacher ratio is 14.5, compared with Willard’s 17.3; their 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures are 45% and, for Ruth Acty and Berkeley Arts Magnet, 24% and 29%. These are context, not explanations for scores. All-grades comparisons span different grade levels, and science results are unavailable for two small schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	2015 Virginia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6225	407	19	21.4	29.2%	190 (46.7%)	37 (9.1%)	58 (14.3%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (19.9%)	94.6	358^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.8%		94	395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%	37	75.0				75.0	76.1	71.6	85.9					77.8	70.6	77.6	79.7					75.9	≥ 98%		$26,191	$26,000	$191
Berkeley High	Public	9-12	1980 Allston Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6120	3,218	175	18.4	24.8%	1,334 (41.5%)	361 (11.2%)	733 (22.8%)	279 (8.7%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	481 (14.9%)	90.5	193^rd of 2135 public high schools	91.0%		89.1	215^th of 2162 public high schools	90.1%	22				50.9	50.9							71.5	71.5							59.1	59.1			$24,999	$24,694	$305
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6890	283	13	21.7	29.7%	128 (45.2%)	47 (16.6%)	42 (14.8%)	21 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	92.2	526^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.8	667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%	141	59.1				59.1	75.6	77.8	77.3					76.9	75.0	75.6	59.1					69.9	≥ 98%		$32,092	$31,422	$670
Ruth Acty Elementary	Public	K-5	1465 Acton St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6298	410	19	21.5	23.7%	170 (41.5%)	31 (7.6%)	61 (14.9%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (27.1%)	97	143^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.7	94^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%	49	71.9				71.9	87.9	75.4	85.7					82.6	90.0	79.7	79.0					82.7	≥ 98%		$24,863	$24,532	$331
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%)	90.7	245^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.1%		92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%	44		55.0			55.0				74.0	73.6	66.4		71.4				72.0	63.8	62.4		66.2			$27,295	$26,700	$595
Sylvia Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Ellsworth St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6290	379	18	21.0	27.4%	88 (23.2%)	29 (7.7%)	230 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	82.8	1022^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	82.4%		76.2	1325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%	303	52.2				52.2	62.3	62.1	64.4					62.8	70.5	55.2	67.4					64.2	≥ 98%		$41,279	$40,724	$555
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%)	90.5	252^nd of 2740 public middle schools	90.8%		83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%	151		67.1			67.1				69.5	68.8	67.1		68.5				57.8	67.5	73.9		66.3			$35,335	$34,472	$863
Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6313	469	23	20.3	31.6%	198 (42.2%)	74 (15.8%)	71 (15.1%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.7%)	86.4	841^st of 5817 public elementary schools	85.5%		86	877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%	36	61.1				61.1	57.6	76.2	75.7					70.5	53.9	67.4	66.2					63.0	95%	0%	$31,389	$30,796	$593
Oxford Elementary at West Campus	Public	K-5	1222 University Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6300	254	12	21.1	27.6%	102 (40.2%)	37 (14.6%)	40 (15.7%)	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (18.5%)	80.9	1097^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.1%		89.7	683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%	414	59.1				59.1	61.4	54.4	61.4					59.0	68.2	58.7	59.1					61.9	88%	0%	$33,439	$32,768	$671
Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Colusa Ave.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6368	337	16	21.0	27.9%	148 (43.9%)	15 (4.5%)	79 (23.4%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.3%)	81	1091^st of 5817 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.1	1011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%	80	55.0				55.0	50.9	70.0	63.3					61.0	61.0	71.4	55.7					62.1	≥ 98%		$29,618	$28,938	$680
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6310	401	16	24.6	33.4%	157 (39.2%)	42 (10.5%)	72 (18.0%)	48 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	75 (18.7%)	88.5	722^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	87.6%		92.2	530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%	192	57.4				57.4	59.7	72.7	74.6					69.2	71.0	72.7	59.7					67.7	≥ 98%		$28,941	$28,542	$399
Rosa Parks Environmental Science	Public	K-5	920 Allston Way	Berkeley	94710	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8812	393	19	20.3	33.8%	169 (43.0%)	34 (8.7%)	87 (22.1%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.5%)	94.2	393^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	93.2%		93.2	455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%	62	70.5				70.5	86.1	70.4	77.4					76.7	81.4	69.0	80.7					76.1	≥ 98%		$28,662	$28,238	$424
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	290	14	21.4	28.6%	110 (37.9%)	29 (10.0%)	66 (22.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (19.0%)	93.4	454^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.2%		91	605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%	151	68.1				68.1	73.2	76.2	74.5					74.6	78.6	73.2	66.0					72.3	91%	0%	$30,006	$29,616	$390
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%)	94.4	158^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.2%		96.6	99^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%	59		66.3			66.3				70.1	83.9	80.6		77.9				63.6	74.2	67.6		68.4			$26,938	$26,592	$346
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2955 Claremont Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6410	293	14	20.9	30.7%	148 (50.5%)	27 (9.2%)	35 (11.9%)	33 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.7%)	90.8	598^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.7%		90.2	646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%	48	71.7				71.7	72.1	67.4	84.8					75.0	67.4	62.8	65.2					65.2	97%	0%	$30,198	$29,524	$674
Berkeley Technology Academy	Public	10-12	2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	54	6	9.1	55.6%	5 (9.3%)	29 (53.7%)	14 (25.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	16.9	1709^th of 2135 public high schools	20.0%		11.3	1949^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%	240												5.9	5.9							18.2	18.2			$78,635	$76,796	$1,839
Berkeley Special Education Preschool	Public		2020 Bonar St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 644-6120				—															(n/a)
Berkeley Independent Study K-8	Public	K-8	2701 Martin Luther King Jr Way	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	19	2	9.4	36.8%	4 (21.1%)	2 (10.5%)	7 (36.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (21.1%)								(n/a)													62.5								56.3

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alameda County Office of Education	0.68 mi	15
Albany City Unified	1.23 mi	6	60^th
Oakland Unified	2 mi	123	1151^st
West Contra Costa Unified	2.21 mi	64	1079^th
Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District	2.26 mi	1	1431^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.