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Willard Middle

Public Grades 6-8

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Willard Middle serves 596 students in grades 6–8 in Berkeley, in the East Bay, as part of Berkeley Unified. Its 2025–2026 results were strong in all three tested subjects: about 78% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 68% in math, and 66% in science. The most important takeaway is that even after recent declines, Willard remains well above California’s proficiency rates in every subject.

Willard’s clearest local strength is ELA: it ranked third among nearby schools with results, and its proficiency rate was about 21 points above their average. It also ranked third in math and fourth in science, exceeding nearby-school averages by about 19 and 17 points. Compared with the state, it was ahead by about 29 points in ELA, 30 in math, and 30 in science. Its advantage over Berkeley Unified was narrower—about 6 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 8 in science—making math its closest comparison with the district.

Scores fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: about 2 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 2 in science. Across three years, however, science rose about 14 points and ELA about 4, while math slipped about 1. SchoolDigger ranked the school 155th of 2,703 statewide, in the 94th percentile with five stars; nearby Piedmont Middle and Albany Middle ranked higher. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students placed it in the 64th percentile, 30 points below its overall percentile; for African American students, it was in the 76th percentile, 18 points below overall. As context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17.3, equal to the nearby-school median, and 28% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible—the second-lowest rate among nearby schools with that same measure. Chronic absenteeism was about 8% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 13% and the state’s 18%.

596

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,938

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2425 Stuart St.
Berkeley, CA 94705-1209

(510) 644-6330

District: Berkeley Unified

Students who attend Willard Middle usually attend:

High:

Berkeley High

Feeder schools for Willard Middle:

Elementary:	Emerson Elementary
	John Muir Elementary
	Malcolm X Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

California avg42%

158^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Berkeley Unified

158^th of 1,530Berkeley 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
2026	94.4	158 of 2740	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	99 of 2761	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	151 of 2783	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	148 of 2781	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	142 of 2740	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	157 of 2715	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	233 of 2480	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	84.2	370 of 2508	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	581 of 2497	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	499 of 2477	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	64.0	780 of 2379	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	892 of 2259	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	701 of 2236	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	939 of 2179	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.3	900 of 2063	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.4	1026 of 2005	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.2	932 of 1999	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.2	1168 of 1804	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.7	1023 of 1777	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.6	974 of 1769	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	139 of 594	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	134 of 609	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	144 of 627	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	181 of 613	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	120 of 637	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	185 of 643	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	254 of 600	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	285 of 777	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.3	206 of 739	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	426 of 743	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	328 of 715	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	278 of 733	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	452 of 745	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	435 of 700	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.5	146 of 1531	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	156 of 1491	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	245 of 1369	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	155 of 2516	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	124 of 2533	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	171 of 2551	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	129 of 2531	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	156 of 2509	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	196 of 2380	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	300 of 2262	86.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	123 of 2357	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	27 of 2395	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	42 of 2388	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	36 of 2374	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	58 of 2359	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	54 of 2213	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	137 of 2072	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	478 of 2529	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.3	233 of 2542	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	237 of 2579	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	340 of 2531	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	208 of 2458	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	139 of 2369	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	347 of 2230	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	159 of 2514	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	87 of 2534	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	127 of 2552	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	164 of 2538	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	133 of 2527	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	115 of 2407	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	169 of 2273	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	93 of 735	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	24 of 726	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	75 of 701	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	94 of 677	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	130 of 665	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	139 of 554	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	156 of 462	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	190 of 1605	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	97.7	27 of 1566	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	105 of 1552	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	50 of 1531	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	20 of 1490	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	27 of 1520	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	32 of 1537	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	19 of 1543	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	22 of 1555	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	14 of 1602	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	20 of 1496	98.7%	★★★★★

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 (2026)99th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)63rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics68%+30 vs state

Science66%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	94.4	158^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.2%		96.6	99^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%	59	66.3	66.3	70.1	83.9	80.6	77.9	63.6	74.2	67.6	68.4	$26,938	$26,592	$346
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%)	85.8	349^th of 2740 public middle schools	87.3%		80.9	460^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%	111	57.8	57.8	58.8	68.6	76.0	67.8	51.3	63.2	56.5	57.0	$23,115	$20,914	$2,201
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%)	90.7	245^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.1%		92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%	44	55.0	55.0	74.0	73.6	66.4	71.4	72.0	63.8	62.4	66.2	$27,295	$26,700	$595
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%)	90.5	252^nd of 2740 public middle schools	90.8%		83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%	151	67.1	67.1	69.5	68.8	67.1	68.5	57.8	67.5	73.9	66.3	$35,335	$34,472	$863
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%)	98.3	35^th of 2740 public middle schools	98.7%		98.1	43^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%	8	76.8	76.8	85.5	92.5	83.9	87.3	76.7	84.5	77.3	79.5	$33,427	$32,300	$1,127
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%)	8.7	2635^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.8%		10.6	2599^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.9%	36	4.4	4.4	9.5	11.0	23.6	14.4	5.3	15.3	10.6	10.5	$36,056	$33,684	$2,372
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%)	95.2	135^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.1%		94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%	29	73.8	73.8	78.8	79.6	77.2	78.6	64.7	67.4	73.2	68.5	$24,157	$23,296	$861
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	—	17 (10.3%)	74 (44.8%)	51 (30.9%)	5 (3.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	14 (8.5%)	8	2658^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.0%		7.9	2679^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.0%	21	14.0	14.0	10.0	7.3	16.7	10.6	8.0	2.9	15.9	7.9	$44,720	$41,774	$2,946
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%)	51	1153^rd of 2740 public middle schools	57.9%		55.8	1010^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.4%	143	43.5	43.5	26.1	43.2	42.9	39.7	20.8	28.2	63.3	42.0
Montera Middle	Public	6-8	5555 Ascot Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3211	695	38	18.0	58.0%	144 (20.7%)	182 (26.2%)	174 (25.0%)	56 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	129 (18.6%)	67	764^th of 2740 public middle schools	72.1%		62	854^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.1%	90	45.4	45.4	51.9	52.7	63.6	55.9	43.8	39.4	44.0	42.3	$21,820	$19,590	$2,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Middle

How many students attend Willard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Willard Middle.

Is Willard Middle a good school?

Yes. Willard Middle ranks in the top 5.8% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Willard Middle?

Students at Willard Middle are 44% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 10% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Willard Middle in?

Berkeley Unified

What high school do graduates of Willard Middle attend?

Students who attend Willard Middle usually go on to attend Berkeley High

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