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Ruth Acty Elementary

Public Grades K-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ruth Acty Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 410 students in the Berkeley Unified School District, consistently performing among the very best elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its exceptional and consistent academic achievement, with recent state testing showing over 84% of students proficient in English and 86% in math, placing it in the 98th percentile statewide. This performance is notably higher than other local schools like Oxford Elementary and Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier. Impressively, Ruth Acty achieves these results while spending less per student than several neighboring schools, suggesting highly effective teaching and resource use.

Beyond overall scores, the school excels in supporting all students, with particularly strong results for boys, students from lower-income families, and multi-racial students, all ranking in the 98th or 99th percentile in the state. A culture of strong attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.7%, also contributes to its success. The school has shown remarkable, sustained improvement over the past decade, establishing itself as the clear academic leader within Berkeley Unified and a benchmark for elementary education in the area.

410

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,419

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1465 Acton St.
Berkeley, CA 94702-1217

(510) 644-6298

District: Berkeley Unified

Students who attend Ruth Acty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Middle
High:	Berkeley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

Two or more races:

27.1%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg68%

California avg41%

94^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Berkeley Unified

171^st of 1,543Berkeley 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	97.7	94 of 5857	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	82 of 5869	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	119 of 5859	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	283 of 5883	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	639 of 5789	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	474 of 5662	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	424 of 5692	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	545 of 5614	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	534 of 5611	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.3	863 of 5530	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	89.6	442 of 5390	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	88.0	566 of 5377	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.8	847 of 5314	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	67.8	1539 of 5193	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	1050 of 5113	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	1006 of 5113	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	1147 of 4818	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	1066 of 4822	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	88.9	549 of 4809	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	305 of 5597	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	141 of 5612	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	161 of 5609	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	135 of 5635	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	329 of 5492	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	298 of 5413	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	96 of 5107	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	102 of 5087	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	452 of 4963	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	468 of 4830	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	92 of 5460	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	51 of 5517	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	561 of 5363	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	287 of 5264	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	1367 of 5173	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	1519 of 5084	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	39 of 5628	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	60 of 5643	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	111 of 5638	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	439 of 5663	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	882 of 5510	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	613 of 5431	88.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	14 of 718	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	27 of 670	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	41 of 669	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	75 of 610	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	200 of 445	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	179 of 339	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	15 of 2598	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	4 of 2651	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	7 of 2661	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	82 of 2726	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	241 of 2834	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	30 of 2737	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science70%+37 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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	97.7	94^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.9	82^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	12	69.7	69.7	82.8	85.0	86.4	84.7	90.6	91.7	77.3	86.3							$21,419	$323	$21,096
Marin Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Santa Fe Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-4700	524	22	24.0	26.1%	155 (29.6%)	21 (4.0%)	77 (14.7%)	137 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	90.8	616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		93.6	462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	154	56.8	56.8	79.2	79.2	72.5	76.9	75.0	62.8	63.0	66.7							$16,955	$281	$16,674
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%)	89.7	683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		82.5	1054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	371	70.7	70.7	59.1	75.0	78.1	70.5	61.4	73.9	70.7	68.7	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	$25,791	$1,064	$24,727
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	1645 Milvia 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	395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.5	385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	10	81.3	81.3	78.7	71.2	84.4	78.0	67.2	74.2	76.6	72.8							$21,556	$472	$21,084
Cornell Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Talbot Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3700	560	23	24.7	25.5%	122 (21.8%)	6 (1.1%)	90 (16.1%)	178 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (29.3%)	94.2	381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.1	342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	39	71.4	71.4	73.7	73.8	84.5	77.0	79.0	69.2	73.5	73.8	86.2	93.1	95.4	90.8	96.6	96.6	$17,978	$236	$17,742
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%)	83.1	1011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		87.3	849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	162	44.3	44.3	54.2	62.5	71.0	63.2	72.9	70.3	59.0	67.1							$22,772	$788	$21,984
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa	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%)	92.2	530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		91.6	601^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	71	63.9	63.9	68.9	70.6	77.4	72.3	73.8	75.0	67.2	72.1							$23,563	$581	$22,982
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%)	93.2	455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.4	679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	224	68.8	68.8	71.4	76.2	73.4	73.7	70.3	77.8	75.0	74.4							$22,411	$576	$21,835
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Jackson St.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-4800	563	24	23.4	46.9%	88 (15.6%)	25 (4.4%)	130 (23.1%)	195 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.0%)	80.9	1118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		80	1156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	38	49.4	49.4	70.2	67.0	60.3	65.7	60.9	62.9	48.2	57.6	92.3	96.5	97.9	94.4	94.4	95.8	$18,048	$472	$17,576
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%)	91	605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.8	710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	105	67.9	67.9	74.4	62.5	76.8	71.4	72.1	70.8	64.3	68.7							$23,520	$634	$22,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruth Acty Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ruth Acty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruth Acty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Middle
High : Berkeley High

What is the racial makeup of Ruth Acty Elementary?

Students at Ruth Acty Elementary are 41% White, 27% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American.

Is Ruth Acty Elementary a good school?

Yes! Ruth Acty Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 94^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ruth Acty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Ruth Acty Elementary.

What district is Ruth Acty Elementary in?

Berkeley Unified

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