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West Oakland Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 3% of California middle schools

Summary

West Oakland Middle is a small public middle school in Oakland, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of just 160. Despite significant per-student funding, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Oakland Middle significantly underperforms compared to the Oakland Unified School District and the state of California on standardized test scores, with only 7.74% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 6.75% proficient or better in math. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 58.9% in recent years. Notably, the school's diverse student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, all perform poorly compared to their peers across the state.

While West Oakland Middle spends significantly more per student than the district and state averages, nearby Edna Brewer Middle and Claremont Middle, both in Oakland Unified, have much higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and community engagement, may be contributing to West Oakland Middle's persistent struggles.

165

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,027

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

991 14th St.
Oakland, CA 94607-3230

(510) 879-2204

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend West Oakland Middle usually attend:

High:

McClymonds High

Feeder schools for West Oakland Middle:

Elementary:	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	Prescott Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

Hispanic:

30.9%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,679^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	7.9	2679 of 2761	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	2675 of 2783	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	2706 of 2781	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2432 of 2740	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	2581 of 2715	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2404 of 2480	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	2435 of 2508	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	2457 of 2497	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	2424 of 2477	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	2366 of 2379	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	2251 of 2259	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.9	2196 of 2236	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	2057 of 2179	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	544 of 609	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	558 of 627	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	560 of 613	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	532 of 637	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	589 of 643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	530 of 600	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	18.5	1332 of 1369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	1464 of 1478	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1119 of 1521	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.4	396 of 1540	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	28.0	1230 of 1442	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	565 of 1364	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	2449 of 2533	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2416 of 2551	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2464 of 2531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2189 of 2509	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2325 of 2380	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2227 of 2262	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	2348 of 2395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2281 of 2388	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2295 of 2374	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1692 of 2359	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2023 of 2213	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2468 of 2542	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2484 of 2579	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2440 of 2531	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2221 of 2458	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2222 of 2369	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	2131 of 2230	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2474 of 2534	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2489 of 2552	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2494 of 2538	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2346 of 2527	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	2281 of 2407	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	2177 of 2273	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	652 of 1566	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	1333 of 1552	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science11%-21 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics7%-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)				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
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	98.2%	17 (10.3%)	74 (44.8%)	51 (30.9%)	5 (3.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	14 (8.5%)	7.9	2679^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.0%		9.6	2675^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.9%	4	11.3	11.3	5.4	10.0	9.3	7.7	1.4	12.5	9.4	6.8	$38,027	$5,225	$32,802
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%)	55.8	1010^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.4%		72.2	647^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.8%	363	26.4	26.4	33.9	46.9	54.9	46.1	32.1	48.4	45.1	42.4	$18,280	$2,023	$16,257
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%)	10.6	2599^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.9%		9.5	2683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	84	12.2	12.2	13.6	15.1	20.8	16.3	9.5	8.1	9.3	9.0	$31,316	$5,087	$26,229
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
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
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
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%)	80.9	460^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		78.1	524^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.2%	64	40.5	40.5	67.8	63.5	66.2	65.8	57.8	52.0	45.7	51.8	$24,906	$3,714	$21,192
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1801 Sandcreek Way	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4015	613	29	20.9	51.9%	130 (21.2%)	41 (6.7%)	132 (21.5%)	188 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (18.4%)	65	787^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.5%		69.1	698^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.9%	89	29.5	29.5	59.8	55.3	51.7	55.7	47.6	42.1	38.2	42.7	$19,066	$1,991	$17,075
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Oakland Middle

How many students attend West Oakland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended West Oakland Middle.

What is the racial makeup of West Oakland Middle?

Students at West Oakland Middle are 45% African American, 31% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is West Oakland Middle a good school?

West Oakland Middle ranks in the bottom 3.0% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of West Oakland Middle attend?

Students who attend West Oakland Middle usually go on to attend McClymonds High

What district is West Oakland Middle in?

Oakland Unified

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