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Washington Elementary

Public Grades K-5

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a highly-rated K-5 public school serving 401 students in the strong Berkeley Unified district, consistently performing well above state averages in all core subjects.

The school stands out for its balanced academic excellence, maintaining high proficiency in English, Math, and Science, and is particularly effective in supporting its Hispanic and White student subgroups to achieve at very high levels. An interesting point of comparison is that while nearby schools like Ruth Acty Elementary also excel, Washington's strength in science outperforms peers such as Emerson Elementary and Malcolm X Elementary. It achieves these strong results even as class sizes have grown to be among the highest in the district and while facing a challenge with chronic student absenteeism that is higher than the district average.

Washington presents a compelling case of maintaining and improving academic performance despite operational challenges. Its recent jump to a 5-star rating coincides with significant gains for students from low-income families, though sustaining that progress will be key. When looking at the broader area, schools in Berkeley Unified generally outperform those in neighboring Oakland Unified, such as Sankofa United Elementary. For families, Washington Elementary offers reliably strong, well-rounded academics in a high-performing district.

401

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,563

Per pupil spending ?

33.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa
Berkeley, CA 94704-1412

(510) 644-6310

District: Berkeley Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Berkeley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

Two or more races:

18.7%

Hispanic:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg68%

California avg41%

530^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	92.2	530 of 5857	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	601 of 5869	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	920 of 5859	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	1158 of 5883	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	1066 of 5789	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1123 of 5662	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.4	1190 of 5692	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	754 of 5614	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	694 of 5611	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	1123 of 5530	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	60.8	1999 of 5390	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.4	1512 of 5377	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	1724 of 5314	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.7	2326 of 5193	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	2184 of 5113	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.7	3382 of 5113	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.0	2377 of 4818	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.2	2766 of 4822	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.9	3079 of 4809	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.9	365 of 747	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	50.9	958 of 2585	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	590 of 5597	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	592 of 5612	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	806 of 5609	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1478 of 5635	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	866 of 5492	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	1130 of 5413	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	190 of 5107	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	413 of 5107	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	325 of 5087	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	805 of 4963	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	772 of 4830	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	790 of 5460	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1246 of 5517	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	28.3	4039 of 5363	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.7	2114 of 5264	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	2947 of 5173	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	2373 of 5084	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	476 of 5628	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	636 of 5643	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	1026 of 5638	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	929 of 5663	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	1232 of 5510	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	1090 of 5431	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	317 of 718	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	212 of 670	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	268 of 669	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	419 of 610	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	158 of 445	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	58 of 2598	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	62 of 2651	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	256 of 2661	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	525 of 2726	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	561 of 2834	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	304 of 2737	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-35 vs school

African American (2019)51st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics72%+35 vs state

Science64%+31 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
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
Berkeley Independent Study K-8	Public	K-8	2701 Martin Luther King Jr Way	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	19	2	9.4	36.8%	4 (21.1%)	2 (10.5%)	7 (36.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (21.1%)								(n/a)						76.9				46.2							$88,030	$678	$87,352
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
Sylvia Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Ellsworth St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6290	379	18	21.0	27.4%	88 (23.2%)	29 (7.7%)	230 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	76.2	1325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		83.3	1029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	296	37.9	37.9	59.6	68.9	65.0	64.3	55.8	62.2	50.0	55.4	93.3	97.3	97.3		97.3		$23,749	$711	$23,038
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
Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6313	469	23	20.3	31.6%	198 (42.2%)	74 (15.8%)	71 (15.1%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.7%)	86	877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.7	920^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	43	56.5	56.5	75.0	65.6	62.4	67.4	76.4	60.3	56.5	64.1							$25,419	$748	$24,671
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
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
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6890	283	13	21.7	29.7%	128 (45.2%)	47 (16.6%)	42 (14.8%)	21 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	89.8	667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.8	511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	156	56.5	56.5	86.7	67.4	73.3	75.9	84.8	55.8	65.2	68.9							$24,973	$820	$24,153
Peralta Elementary	Public	K-5	460 63rd St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3145	355	12	30.8	30.4%	145 (40.8%)	29 (8.2%)	51 (14.4%)	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (27.6%)	90.4	635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.8	714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	79	51.9	51.9	71.4	80.0	77.8	75.9	81.0	71.1	53.7	69.1	95.5			95.5		95.5	$23,556	$4,243	$19,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Berkeley Unified

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Washington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Berkeley High

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 39% White, 19% Two or more races, 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% African American.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Yes. Washington Elementary ranks in the top 9.0% of California elementary schools.

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