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Oakland Unity Middle

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Oakland Unity Middle ranks 1054 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 62% of California middle schools

Summary

Oakland Unity Middle is a small, improving public middle school serving 132 students in grades 6-8 in East Oakland, operating within its own Oakland Unity Middle District.

The school has shown a remarkable turnaround, climbing from a low state ranking a few years ago to now performing in the 62nd percentile, outperforming the state average in English Language Arts. It serves a high-needs community but stands out with an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8%, less than half the state average, and shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learner and Hispanic students. While math and science scores are areas for growth, the school achieves these solid results with moderate per-student spending compared to many neighbors in the Oakland Unified district.

In a local landscape of extreme performers, Oakland Unity Middle holds a solid middle ground. It outperforms nearby schools like Oakland Charter Academy and Frick United Academy of Language Middle, while learning from top performers like Downtown Charter Academy and Lincoln Middle. The school's consistent improvement, focus on attendance, and effective curriculum demonstrate that a school can achieve strong outcomes for its community.

132

Students ?

50.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1180 70th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94621-3216

(510) 564-4851

District: Oakland Unity Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

White:

9.1%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2019 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 50 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

California avg41%

1,054^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 51 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

523^rd of 1,543Oakland Unity Middle District 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	54.5	1054 of 2761	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	925 of 2783	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1247 of 2781	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.6	2190 of 2740	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	854 of 894	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2411 of 2715	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	759 of 1531	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.7	130 of 1478	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	86 of 1521	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	52.0	425 of 1540	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	31.6	303 of 363	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	992 of 1442	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1112 of 2533	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	855 of 2551	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	965 of 2531	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	2039 of 2509	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	726 of 738	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	2271 of 2380	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	516 of 2395	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	554 of 2388	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	698 of 2374	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	28.1	1702 of 2359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1829 of 2213	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	783 of 2542	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	516 of 2579	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	1068 of 2531	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	1669 of 2458	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	664 of 721	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1960 of 2369	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	904 of 2534	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	893 of 2552	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1282 of 2538	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2017 of 2527	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	677 of 763	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1992 of 2407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	518 of 677	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)23rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science25%-8 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 (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/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
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
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	$50,220	$49,248	$972
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	$29,016	$26,374	$2,642
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
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	$27,363	$24,722	$2,641
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	$17,483	$16,286	$1,197
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	$30,388	$27,696	$2,692
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	$32,802	$30,316	$2,486
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	$39,090	$35,864	$3,226
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

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Oakland Unity Middle District

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Oakland Unity Middle ranks 1054^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakland Unity Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Oakland Unity Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Unity Middle?

Students at Oakland Unity Middle are 80% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% African American.

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