Berkeley Unified

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District Summary

2020 Bonar St.
Berkeley, CA 94702-1793

(510) 644-8764

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SchoolDigger Rank:
123^rd of 826 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 9,771

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

This graph shows how well Berkeley Unified is performing compared to other districts in California. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public, Magnet	K-5	1645 Milvia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	Yes	No	No	(510) 644-6225	425	20	20.8	30.4%	188 (44.2%)	47 (11.1%)	67 (15.8%)	53 (12.5%)			70 (16.5%)	89.1	658^th of 5288 public elementary schools	87.6%		80.8	1088^th of 5662 public elementary schools	80.8%	430	58.2				69.8	77.3	69.2					76.2	75.8	60.8					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Berkeley High	Public	9-12	1980 Allston Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-6120	3,154	162	19.4	26.1%	1,324 (42.0%)	430 (13.6%)	698 (22.1%)	275 (8.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	412 (13.1%)	83.7	250^th of 1727 public high schools	85.5%		86.7	269^th of 2017 public high schools	86.7%	19			50.8	25.0							75.3							52.1
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6890	320	16	20.6	34.4%	131 (40.9%)	42 (13.1%)	55 (17.2%)	35 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)		56 (17.5%)	86.1	803^rd of 5288 public elementary schools	84.8%		84.8	901^st of 5662 public elementary schools	84.1%	98	53.2				85.0	69.5	63.8					90.2	59.3	63.0					91.0	97.0	97.0	96.0	97.0	96.0
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Ada St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-6298	401	19	21.2	23.7%	177 (44.1%)	40 (10.0%)	66 (16.5%)	35 (8.7%)			83 (20.7%)	90.1	607^th of 5288 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.6	474^th of 5662 public elementary schools	91.6%	133	56.3				77.1	71.1	85.4					65.7	81.6	64.6					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-6280	989	45	21.7	25.2%	477 (48.2%)	101 (10.2%)	158 (16.0%)	74 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	178 (18.0%)	92.2	183^rd of 2155 public middle schools	91.5%		93.4	168^th of 2480 public middle schools	93.2%	15		53.9						67.6	76.7	75.4					67.1	72.3	71.5
Sylvia Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	2241 Russell St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6290	398	19	20.6	31.4%	100 (25.1%)	48 (12.1%)	205 (51.5%)	9 (2.3%)			36 (9.0%)	60	1922^nd of 5288 public elementary schools	63.7%		66.5	1739^th of 5662 public elementary schools	69.3%	183	36.5				47.4	51.9	54.9					47.4	56.9	51.9					96.0	98.0	98.0	≥99.0	97.0	≥99.0
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Derby St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	Yes	No	Yes	(510) 644-6360	497	27	18.6	59.8%	83 (16.7%)	121 (24.3%)	213 (42.9%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)		51 (10.3%)	42.2	1117^th of 2155 public middle schools	48.2%		51.9	1040^th of 2480 public middle schools	58.1%	77		31.9						32.2	39.5	39.2					29.2	39.0	38.3
Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-6313	557	26	21.4	25.7%	268 (48.1%)	73 (13.1%)	98 (17.6%)	37 (6.6%)			81 (14.5%)	81.5	1037^th of 5288 public elementary schools	80.4%		79.5	1157^th of 5662 public elementary schools	79.6%	120	49.5				69.3	61.2	69.9					65.8	63.1	58.1					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Oxford Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Oxford St.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6300	281	15	18.9	33.5%	102 (36.3%)	51 (18.1%)	55 (19.6%)	21 (7.5%)		1 (0.4%)	51 (18.1%)	73.6	1357^th of 5288 public elementary schools	74.3%		78.4	1206^th of 5662 public elementary schools	78.7%	151	39.6				57.6	72.5	54.7					72.9	74.4	41.5					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Colusa Ave.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6368	403	21	19.1	38.2%	134 (33.3%)	44 (10.9%)	145 (36.0%)	24 (6.0%)			56 (13.9%)	55.6	2108^th of 5288 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.2	2650^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.2%	542	44.6				43.3	45.6	59.5					47.8	43.5	41.9					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 MLK Jr. Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-6310	501	24	21.1	28.5%	219 (43.7%)	65 (13.0%)	85 (17.0%)	53 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (15.4%)	82.1	1007^th of 5288 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.1	1123^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	80.2%	116	48.7				57.4	61.4	73.1					66.7	75.0	61.5					97.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	98.0
Rosa Parks Environmental Science	Public	K-5	920 Allston Way	Berkeley	94710	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-8812	449	21	21.1	21.8%	214 (47.7%)	46 (10.2%)	93 (20.7%)	38 (8.5%)			58 (12.9%)	84.8	863^rd of 5288 public elementary schools	83.7%		82.1	1028^th of 5662 public elementary schools	81.8%	165	41.7				77.8	75.4	63.4					82.4	72.3	53.5					97.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 644-8810	377	19	20.0	31.0%	141 (37.4%)	58 (15.4%)	68 (18.0%)	37 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (18.6%)	81.2	1052^nd of 5288 public elementary schools	80.1%		76.6	1284^th of 5662 public elementary schools	77.3%	232	53.9				64.8	62.7	70.5					66.7	53.3	60.3					93.0	97.0	96.0	≥98.0	97.0	96.0
Willard Middle	Public	6-8	2425 Stuart St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6330	667	32	20.6	35.5%	285 (42.7%)	93 (13.9%)	122 (18.3%)	45 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (17.8%)	94.3	140^th of 2155 public middle schools	93.5%		90.3	233^rd of 2480 public middle schools	90.6%	93		63.0						79.2	76.3	76.6					67.8	73.5	68.6
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2955 Claremont Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6410	305	15	20.9	34.4%	122 (40.0%)	58 (19.0%)	46 (15.1%)	35 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.1%)	74.9	1304^th of 5288 public elementary schools	75.3%		68	1676^th of 5662 public elementary schools	70.4%	372	35.3				69.0	67.4	54.9					74.1	63.6	45.1					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Berkeley Technology Academy	Public	10-12	2701 MLK Jr. Way	Berkeley	94704	Alameda	Berkeley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 644-6159	47	5	9.4	78.7%	3 (6.4%)	28 (59.6%)	9 (19.1%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alameda County Office of Education	0.68 mi	14
Albany City Unified	1.23 mi	6	39^th
REALM Charter District	1.48 mi	1
Hickman Community Charter	1.6 mi	3	154^th
Oakland Unified	2 mi	125	711^th

Berkeley Unified

District Summary

Willard Middle

Martin Luther King Middle

Jefferson Elementary

Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier

Emerson Elementary

Rosa Parks Environmental Science

Berkeley High

Washington Elementary

Malcolm X Elementary

Cragmont Elementary

John Muir Elementary

Oxford Elementary

Sylvia Mendez Elementary

Thousand Oaks Elementary

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle

Berkeley Technology Academy

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