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Urban Promise Academy Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Urban Promise Academy Middle is an Oakland school serving 392 students in grades 6–8. Its latest test results show low proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math, and science compared with both state and district rates. The most important takeaway is that this gap appears across all three subjects, even though science is a relative bright spot.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while ELA and math are weaker. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 19% in ELA, 10% in math, and 14% in science—below the six nearby schools’ averages of 36%, 27%, and 27%. The school was 16 points below the nearby average in ELA, 17 in math, and 13 in science; it ranked third-highest of the seven schools in science and third-lowest in ELA and math. Compared with Oakland Unified and California, the school was behind by 15 and 30 points in ELA, 18 and 28 in math, and 13 and 22 in science, respectively. Eighth grade had the school’s highest ELA and math results, but no grade approached state proficiency.

The school has not kept pace with statewide improvement: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, its ELA and math results each fell about 1 point, while its science result rose less than 1 point. Chronic absenteeism improved to 25% in 2025–2026, down 33 points from its 2022–2023 peak, but remained above the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 6th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 12th percentile in 2023–2024. Context for families includes a 17.3 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 98% of students classified as free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking fell from the 30th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 8th in 2023–2024, while its Disabled Students ranking reached the 47th percentile in 2021–2022, compared with the school’s overall 14th percentile; no newer Disabled Students ranking is supplied.

392

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,802

Per pupil spending ?

98.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3031 East 18th St.
Oakland, CA 94601-2457

(510) 879-5236

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Urban Promise Academy Middle usually attend:

High:

Fremont High

Feeder schools for Urban Promise Academy Middle:

Elementary:	Global Family Elementary
	International Community Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

African American:

3.1%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg30%

California avg42%

2,531^st of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Middle Schools in the Oakland Unified

714^th of 968Oakland 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	10.9	2531 of 2703	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	2583 of 2761	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2441 of 2783	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2440 of 2781	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2369 of 2740	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	2090 of 2715	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	2044 of 2480	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	2237 of 2508	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1868 of 2497	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	1782 of 2477	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.3	1580 of 2379	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.8	1534 of 2259	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	1592 of 2236	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	1526 of 2179	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.5	1563 of 2063	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	1882 of 2005	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	1696 of 1999	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	1371 of 1804	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1575 of 1777	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1567 of 1769	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	817 of 1531	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1135 of 1491	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1096 of 1369	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	1366 of 1478	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1179 of 1521	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1085 of 1540	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	736 of 1442	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1015 of 1364	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	2335 of 2483	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	2340 of 2533	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2288 of 2551	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2315 of 2531	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2283 of 2509	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1866 of 2380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2037 of 2262	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	2188 of 2325	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	2256 of 2395	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2116 of 2388	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2047 of 2374	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2080 of 2359	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1462 of 2213	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1576 of 2072	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	2323 of 2493	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	2363 of 2542	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2217 of 2579	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2143 of 2531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	2005 of 2458	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1632 of 2369	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1696 of 2230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	2333 of 2478	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	2406 of 2534	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2205 of 2552	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2153 of 2538	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2075 of 2527	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1921 of 2407	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1692 of 2273	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	1451 of 1586	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	1227 of 1566	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1440 of 1552	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1449 of 1531	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 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
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%)	10.9	2531^st of 2703 public middle schools	6.4%		11.2	2583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	6.4%	52	13.9	13.9	13.3	20.9	23.9	19.4	9.2	6.9	13.9	10.0	$32,802	$30,316	$2,486
Epic Charter	Public	6-8	1045 Derby Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2035	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	—	10 (2.9%)	34 (9.8%)	271 (78.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	7.5	2635^th of 2703 public middle schools	2.5%		9.4	2635^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%		8.6	8.6	13.8	19.0	18.3	17.0	2.6	6.0	7.8	5.5	$30,388	$27,696	$2,692
Oakland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4215 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94806	Contra Costa 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%)								(n/a)
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%)	18.5	2255^th of 2703 public middle schools	16.6%		17.7	2329^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%	74	13.6	13.6	21.6	30.2	25.8	25.9	17.1	21.4	21.1	19.9	$29,229	$26,426	$2,803
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	72.4	617^th of 2703 public middle schools	77.2%		74	603^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%	14	47.4	47.4	53.1	61.5	60.2	58.3	44.2	49.4	45.2	46.3	$22,401	$19,788	$2,613
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%)	13.8	2439^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.8%		14.8	2447^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%	8	9.6	9.6	18.5	25.0	21.0	21.3	10.9	12.2	22.9	15.8	$39,090	$35,864	$3,226
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Fernside Blvd.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4018	971	41	23.5	20.2%	301 (31.0%)	23 (2.4%)	99 (10.2%)	325 (33.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	217 (22.3%)	96.2	97^th of 2703 public middle schools	96.4%		96.2	112^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%	15	74.4	74.4	78.2	86.1	80.7	81.5	70.9	72.7	66.1	70.0	$17,483	$16,286	$1,197
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	—	12 (3.1%)	72 (18.4%)	279 (71.2%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	5.5	2665^th of 2703 public middle schools	1.4%		4.7	2739^th of 2761 public middle schools	0.8%	74	9.9	9.9	9.3	13.9	9.8	11.1	0.9	2.5	4.1	2.6	$29,016	$26,374	$2,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Promise Academy Middle

How many students attend Urban Promise Academy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Urban Promise Academy Middle.

What district is Urban Promise Academy Middle in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Urban Promise Academy Middle?

Students at Urban Promise Academy Middle are 90% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Urban Promise Academy Middle a good school?

Urban Promise Academy Middle ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Urban Promise Academy Middle attend?

Students who attend Urban Promise Academy Middle usually go on to attend Fremont High

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