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Will C. Wood Middle

Q: Is Will C. Wood Middle a good school?

Will C. Wood Middle ranks 787 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 71% of California middle schools

Summary

Will C. Wood Middle is a public middle school serving about 610 students in grades 6-8 within the Alameda Unified school district, performing solidly above state averages but facing the challenge of serving a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school outperforms the California average in English and Math, though it lags behind its own district, especially in science, and shows a concerning trend where student performance declines from 6th to 8th grade. When compared to schools with similar student demographics, however, Wood often performs better, and it has made significant strides in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic. The school is notably effective in supporting its English Language Learners but, interestingly, sees lower-than-typical performance for its Asian student population compared to statewide patterns.

The school's story is one of context: it performs very differently from its higher-performing district peer, Lincoln Middle, but achieves stronger results than several higher-spending schools in nearby Oakland like Urban Promise Academy Middle. A notable comparison is the nearby Downtown Charter Academy, which achieves exceptional results with a similar student population but also has significantly higher per-student funding.

613

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,066

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Sandcreek Way
Alameda, CA 94501-5941

(510) 748-4015

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend Will C. Wood Middle usually attend:

High:

Encinal Junior/Senior High

Feeder schools for Will C. Wood Middle:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Love Elementary
	Maya Lin
	Ruby Bridges Elementary
	More...
	William G. Paden Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

White:

21.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2022) to 71st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg62%

California avg41%

787^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Alameda Unified

226^th of 1,543Alameda 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	65.0	787 of 2761	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	698 of 2783	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	704 of 2781	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	604 of 2740	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	780 of 2715	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	609 of 2480	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.7	886 of 2508	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	812 of 2497	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.5	1112 of 2477	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.4	1164 of 2379	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.6	1403 of 2259	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	1533 of 2236	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.1	1358 of 2179	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1307 of 2063	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	1188 of 2005	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	1112 of 1999	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.3	833 of 1804	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.4	813 of 1777	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.6	709 of 1769	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	379 of 609	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	255 of 627	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	330 of 613	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	168 of 637	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	390 of 643	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	239 of 600	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	543 of 739	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	520 of 743	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	506 of 715	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	519 of 733	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	560 of 745	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	496 of 700	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	567 of 1531	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	1024 of 1491	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	897 of 1369	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	305 of 1478	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	364 of 1521	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	336 of 1540	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	117 of 1442	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	116 of 1364	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	702 of 2533	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	754 of 2551	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	676 of 2531	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	567 of 2509	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	782 of 2380	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	538 of 2262	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1629 of 2395	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1171 of 2388	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1049 of 2374	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	482 of 2359	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	1094 of 2213	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	585 of 2072	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	879 of 2542	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	420 of 2579	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	715 of 2531	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	435 of 2458	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	765 of 2369	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	462 of 2230	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	814 of 2534	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	593 of 2552	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	679 of 2538	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	575 of 2527	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	690 of 2407	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	624 of 2273	72.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	461 of 726	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	415 of 701	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	476 of 677	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	416 of 665	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	303 of 554	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	665 of 1566	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	815 of 1552	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	724 of 1531	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	374 of 1520	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	435 of 1537	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	433 of 1543	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	581 of 1555	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	576 of 1602	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	554 of 1496	63.0%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science29%-3 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
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1801 Sandcreek Way	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4015	613	29	20.9	51.9%	130 (21.2%)	41 (6.7%)	132 (21.5%)	188 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (18.4%)	65	787^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.5%		69.1	698^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.9%	89	29.5	29.5	59.8	55.3	51.7	55.7	47.6	42.1	38.2	42.7	$19,066	$1,991	$17,075
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Will C. Wood Middle

How many students attend Will C. Wood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Will C. Wood Middle.

Is Will C. Wood Middle a good school?

Will C. Wood Middle ranks 787^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Will C. Wood Middle in?

Alameda Unified

What high school do graduates of Will C. Wood Middle attend?

Students who attend Will C. Wood Middle usually go on to attend Encinal Junior/Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Will C. Wood Middle?

Students at Will C. Wood Middle are 31% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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