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Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle

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Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle ranks 403 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 85% of California middle schools

Summary

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle is a public school serving about 462 students in grades 6-8 within the Berkeley Unified district, notable for its consistent and impressive academic improvement in recent years.

The school has shown remarkable growth, moving from the 49th percentile statewide in 2018 to the 85th percentile in 2024, a faster rate of improvement than many nearby schools. It achieves strong results with a diverse student body and has significantly reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate better than both the district and state averages. While it is the third-ranked middle school within Berkeley Unified—behind Willard Middle and Martin Luther King Middle—it serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, making its academic gains particularly noteworthy.

Compared to schools in other districts, Longfellow's story stands out. It performs solidly while navigating challenges that some very high-performing schools like Piedmont Middle face less, and it achieves much stronger outcomes than some struggling schools in high-poverty areas, such as West Oakland Middle. The school's arts and technology focus appears to support student engagement, and its resource allocation is effective, spending more per student than some peers but less than schools with the greatest needs.

462

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,214

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702-1380

(510) 644-6360

District: Berkeley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.5%

White:

28.6%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg68%

California avg41%

403^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	83.4	403 of 2761	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	626 of 2783	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	858 of 2781	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	1131 of 2740	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1378 of 2715	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	1040 of 2480	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	896 of 2508	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	881 of 2497	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	842 of 2477	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	825 of 2379	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.0	600 of 2259	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	596 of 2236	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.8	663 of 2179	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.6	932 of 2063	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	717 of 2005	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.0	1004 of 1999	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.3	962 of 1804	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.7	1070 of 1777	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.7	972 of 1769	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	333 of 609	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	225 of 627	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	263 of 613	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	298 of 637	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	428 of 643	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	334 of 600	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	29.3	543 of 700	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	773 of 1531	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	797 of 1491	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	555 of 1369	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	1033 of 1521	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	867 of 1540	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	527 of 1442	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	1226 of 1364	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	415 of 2533	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	501 of 2551	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	742 of 2531	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	853 of 2509	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1213 of 2380	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1067 of 2262	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	178 of 2395	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	378 of 2388	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	620 of 2374	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	739 of 2359	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	984 of 2213	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	800 of 2072	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	662 of 2542	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	994 of 2579	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	1471 of 2531	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1386 of 2458	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1759 of 2369	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1529 of 2230	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	408 of 2534	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	734 of 2552	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	939 of 2538	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	1241 of 2527	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	1354 of 2407	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	883 of 2273	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	241 of 726	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	193 of 701	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	396 of 677	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	423 of 665	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	413 of 554	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	359 of 462	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	318 of 1566	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	541 of 1552	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	590 of 1531	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	22 of 1520	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	34 of 1537	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	43 of 1543	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	103 of 1555	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	438 of 1602	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	128 of 1496	91.4%	★★★★★

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+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)32nd percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2018)22nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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%)	83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%		73.3	626^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.5%	223									45.4	45.4	66.3	61.2	55.0	61.3	60.8	63.2	58.8	61.0	$25,214	$1,199	$24,015
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%)	92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%		94	184^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.4%	17									61.1	61.1	72.5	72.9	71.7	72.3	65.2	66.4	65.9	65.8	$22,280	$622	$21,658
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		95.2	143^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	21									59.7	59.7	79.6	79.4	74.4	77.9	67.5	66.2	68.0	67.2	$19,274	$447	$18,827
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%)	96.6	99^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		95.1	151^st of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	52									68.6	68.6	78.5	78.2	83.6	80.3	69.7	71.4	77.7	73.2	$23,208	$505	$22,703
Claremont Middle	Public	6-8	5750 College Ave.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2201	487	28	17.1	55.9%	137 (28.1%)	127 (26.1%)	81 (16.6%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	107 (22.0%)	80.9	460^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		78.1	524^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.2%	64									40.5	40.5	67.8	63.5	66.2	65.8	57.8	52.0	45.7	51.8	$24,906	$3,714	$21,192
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		61.7	845^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	39.0		48.2	47.6	47.9		39.3	36.6	38.0	$6,031	$1,680	$4,351
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		43.1	1370^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.8%	304									13.8	13.8	41.9	51.6	45.3	46.3	20.4	19.4	14.7	18.2	$26,984	$1,709	$25,275
Westlake Middle	Public	6-8	2629 Harrison St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2213	279	22	12.5	91.8%	18 (6.5%)	119 (42.7%)	88 (31.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.7%)	10.6	2599^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.9%		9.5	2683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	84									12.2	12.2	13.6	15.1	20.8	16.3	9.5	8.1	9.3	9.0	$31,316	$5,087	$26,229
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
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	740 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2668	575	33	17.3	5.7%	283 (49.2%)	13 (2.3%)	62 (10.8%)	95 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (20.7%)	98.1	43^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		98.3	37^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.7%	6									72.4	72.4	87.9	86.4	79.1	84.4	83.7	84.2	76.3	81.4	$19,905	$1,217	$18,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle

How many students attend Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle.

What district is Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle in?

Berkeley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle?

Students at Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle are 32% Hispanic, 29% White, 17% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle a good school?

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle ranks 403^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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