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Elmhurst United Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Elmhurst United Middle serves 729 students in grades 6–8 in Oakland, within Oakland Unified. In 2025–2026, 18% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 8% in math and 14% in science. The most important finding is that proficiency remains low across all three subjects: each result was well below both district and state levels.

Science is Elmhurst’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while ELA is its weakest against the state and nearby-school averages, and math is its weakest against the district. Nearby-school medians were 35% for ELA, 24% for math and 20% for science; Elmhurst was lower by 17, 16 and 6 percentage points, respectively. Still, its 14% science result exceeded those of nearby Oakland schools Urban Promise Academy Middle, United for Success Academy Middle and Frick United Academy of Language Middle. Compared with state proficiency, Elmhurst was behind by 31 points in ELA, 30 in math and 22 in science. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 38%, above the district’s 30% and the state’s 18%, and second-highest among nearby schools with current data.

Results have improved from 2022–2023, with ELA up 2 points, math up 3 and science up 3, but the state gaps widened slightly because state results also rose. Chronic absenteeism dropped 35 points from its 2022–2023 peak, though it remains high. Elmhurst United Middle was at the 5th percentile statewide and received 0 stars in SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 15.2 was the lowest among nearby schools with reported figures; 58% of students were directly certified for free meals that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a relative strength for Homeless Students: the school ranked at the 38th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with its overall 5th percentile. By contrast, its ranking for Special Education Students fell from the 12th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026.

729

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,363

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

1800 98th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94603-2702

(510) 879-3229

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Elmhurst United Middle usually attend:

High:

Skyline High

Feeder schools for Elmhurst United Middle:

Elementary:	Grass Valley Elementary
	Reach Academy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg30%

California avg42%

2,573^rd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	9.7	2573 of 2703	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	2570 of 2761	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2631 of 2783	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2665 of 2781	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2620 of 2740	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2611 of 2715	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2388 of 2480	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	2415 of 2508	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	2354 of 2497	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	2377 of 2477	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1782 of 2379	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	1888 of 2259	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	1916 of 2236	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1795 of 2179	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	1717 of 2063	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	520 of 583	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	519 of 609	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	525 of 627	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	593 of 613	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	561 of 637	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	542 of 600	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1383 of 1531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1276 of 1491	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1354 of 1369	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	1239 of 1478	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1215 of 1521	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1131 of 1540	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1286 of 1442	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1273 of 1364	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	2402 of 2483	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	2401 of 2533	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2382 of 2551	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	2448 of 2531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2452 of 2509	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2356 of 2380	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2236 of 2262	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	2128 of 2325	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	2157 of 2395	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2224 of 2388	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2160 of 2374	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2170 of 2359	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2111 of 2213	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1948 of 2072	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	272 of 442	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	349 of 477	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	325 of 394	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	336 of 336	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	2324 of 2493	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	2321 of 2542	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2388 of 2579	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2383 of 2531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2299 of 2458	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2274 of 2369	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	2136 of 2230	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	2340 of 2478	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	2370 of 2534	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2468 of 2552	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2417 of 2538	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2368 of 2527	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2312 of 2407	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	2154 of 2273	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	628 of 665	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	1555 of 1586	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1463 of 1566	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1367 of 1552	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1464 of 1531	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)38th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)13th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

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

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	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
Elmhurst United Middle	Public	6-8	1800 98th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3229	729	48	15.2	—	13 (1.8%)	128 (17.6%)	538 (73.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	19 (2.6%)	9.7	2573^rd of 2703 public middle schools	4.8%		11.4	2570^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.9%	3													14.1	14.1	15.8	20.3	18.0	18.0	4.6	6.1	13.7	8.1	$27,363	$24,722	$2,641
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4380	948	42	22.3	79.0%	79 (8.3%)	130 (13.7%)	537 (56.6%)	116 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	71 (7.5%)	35.1	1632^nd of 2703 public middle schools	39.6%		30.1	1829^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.8%	197	4.8	9.1	6.3	19.1	13.6	17.2	14.3	4.6	10.9	7.1	13.6	9.4	31.5	31.5	34.3	43.3	40.5	39.6	23.2	30.8	17.8	24.0	$24,751	$23,670	$1,081
Oakland Unity Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1180 70th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unity Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 564-4851	132	3	50.3	76.5%	12 (9.1%)	12 (9.1%)	106 (80.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)
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
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1444 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4400	969	45	21.4	79.4%	47 (4.9%)	102 (10.5%)	463 (47.8%)	284 (29.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	63 (6.5%)	48.1	1226^th of 2703 public middle schools	54.6%		41.1	1460^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.1%	234													38.0	38.0	45.9	47.7	45.6	46.4	29.6	29.2	34.5	31.1	$27,090	$25,238	$1,852
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)
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
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
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)

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Oakland Unified

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Elmhurst United Middle ranks in the bottom 4.8% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Elmhurst United Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Elmhurst United Middle.

What high school do graduates of Elmhurst United Middle attend?

Students who attend Elmhurst United Middle usually go on to attend Skyline High

What is the racial makeup of Elmhurst United Middle?

Students at Elmhurst United Middle are 74% Hispanic, 18% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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