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Bret Harte Middle

Q: Is Bret Harte Middle a good school?

Bret Harte Middle ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Bret Harte Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Bret Harte Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Middle?

Students at Bret Harte Middle are 39% Hispanic, 30% African American, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What high school do graduates of Bret Harte Middle attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually go on to attend Skyline High

Public Grades 6-9

2447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

Bret Harte Middle is a public school serving 337 students in grades 6-9 within the Oakland Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of all California middle schools with low proficiency rates in core subjects.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism affecting over 40% of students, though it operates with more funding per student and a lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools like Edna Brewer Middle or Montera Middle. While it performs better than the lowest-achieving schools in the area, such as Frick United Academy of Language Middle, its academic results have not improved consistently over time and show a stark contrast to high-performing neighbors like Downtown Charter Academy.

Key takeaways for parents include noting the wide variation in school performance within Oakland, the school's ongoing struggle to translate its resources into better student outcomes, and the critical need to address attendance. The school's effectiveness varies greatly for different student groups, and its recent performance trends show limited improvement despite having structural advantages like small class sizes.

337

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,477

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Coolidge Ave.
Oakland, CA 94602-3309

(510) 879-2206

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually attend:

High:

Skyline High

Feeder schools for Bret Harte Middle:

Elementary:	Allendale Elementary
	Fruitvale Elementary
	Laurel Elementary
	Redwood Heights Elementary
	More...
	Sequoia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

African American:

29.7%

Asian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,447^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Middle Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	14.8	2447 of 2761	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2515 of 2783	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2400 of 2781	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2384 of 2740	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2497 of 2715	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2226 of 2480	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	2086 of 2508	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	2172 of 2497	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	2298 of 2477	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	2109 of 2379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	2099 of 2259	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	2044 of 2236	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	2030 of 2179	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	1799 of 2063	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	1774 of 2005	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	1368 of 1999	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1310 of 1804	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	1281 of 1777	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.9	1194 of 1769	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	579 of 609	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	568 of 627	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	575 of 613	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	488 of 637	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	604 of 643	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	563 of 600	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	677 of 739	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	708 of 743	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	663 of 715	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	714 of 733	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	737 of 745	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	691 of 700	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1073 of 1531	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1466 of 1491	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1345 of 1369	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	1050 of 1478	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1407 of 1521	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1446 of 1540	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1101 of 1442	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	804 of 1364	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2377 of 2533	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2244 of 2551	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2130 of 2531	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2230 of 2509	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	2232 of 2380	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	2029 of 2262	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	2231 of 2395	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2269 of 2388	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2088 of 2374	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2110 of 2359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2127 of 2213	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1944 of 2072	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2299 of 2542	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2398 of 2579	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	2418 of 2531	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2285 of 2458	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2254 of 2369	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2098 of 2230	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2148 of 2534	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2355 of 2552	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2198 of 2538	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2143 of 2527	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	2252 of 2407	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	2099 of 2273	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	616 of 701	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	585 of 677	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	632 of 665	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1563 of 1566	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1047 of 1552	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1041 of 1531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.0	934 of 1602	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	715 of 1496	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)42nd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science10%-23 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 (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 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
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	$30,477	$4,984	$25,493
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	$28,605	$4,562	$24,043
Edna Brewer Middle	Public	6-8	3748 13th Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3210	785	44	17.6	63.1%	157 (20.0%)	135 (17.2%)	196 (25.0%)	158 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (16.2%)	74	603^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%		79.2	495^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	108	44.1	44.1	54.8	66.5	59.4	60.4	46.1	46.5	41.6	44.7	$24,233	$4,400	$19,833
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%)	62	854^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.1%		54.8	1017^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.5%	163	33.2	33.2	50.8	62.2	52.2	54.9	36.8	50.0	28.3	38.4	$24,664	$3,817	$20,847
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	$28,924	$4,161	$24,763
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	$26,188	$2,563	$23,625
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	1926 19th Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3212	512	34	15.2	97.3%	8 (1.6%)	88 (17.2%)	239 (46.7%)	140 (27.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.5%)	17.7	2329^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%		19.5	2281^st of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	48	13.4	13.4	25.7	16.4	20.1	20.8	18.8	18.1	19.6	18.9	$27,680	$4,554	$23,126
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
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	$28,928	$4,252	$24,676
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	$27,589	$1,644	$25,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret Harte Middle

Is Bret Harte Middle a good school?

Bret Harte Middle ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Bret Harte Middle attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually go on to attend Skyline High

How many students attend Bret Harte Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Bret Harte Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Middle?

Students at Bret Harte Middle are 39% Hispanic, 30% African American, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Bret Harte Middle in?

Oakland Unified

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