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Piedmont Middle

Public Grades 6-8

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Piedmont Middle serves 575 students in grades 6–8 in Piedmont, in the East Bay near Oakland. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 87% in English language arts (ELA), 80% in math, and 77% in science, and SchoolDigger ranked it among California’s top schools. The clearest takeaway is that Piedmont led nearby schools in all three subjects and scored well above state rates.

Piedmont’s results stand out across the board: among nearby schools with same-year results, its scores were about 20 points above the next-highest ELA result, 23 points above the next-highest math result, and 19 points above the next-highest science result. Compared with the state, Piedmont was ahead by 38 points in ELA, 41 in math, and 41 in science. The comparison with the Piedmont City Unified district is more mixed: Piedmont was about even in ELA, 2 points lower in math, and 1 point higher in science. Seventh grade was its strongest grade in both ELA and math, though even its lowest-performing grades outscored nearby schools’ highest same-grade results.

Across 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Piedmont improved by about 4 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 4 in science. Its lead over the state widened slightly in ELA but narrowed in math and science; math also fell by 2 points from the prior year. SchoolDigger gave Piedmont 5 stars and ranked it 35th of 2,703 schools, at the 99th percentile. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 17.3, above the nearby-school average of about 16. Piedmont reported 6% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest rate among nearby schools reporting that same measure; this is context, not an explanation for the test results.

575

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,427

Per pupil spending ?

5.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

740 Magnolia Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611-4047

(510) 594-2668

District: Piedmont City Unified

Students who attend Piedmont Middle usually attend:

High:

Piedmont High

Feeder schools for Piedmont Middle:

Elementary:	Beach Elementary
	Havens Elementary
	Wildwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Two or more races:

20.7%

Asian:

16.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg83%

California avg42%

35^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 1,530Piedmont City 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	98.3	35 of 2740	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	43 of 2761	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	37 of 2783	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	36 of 2781	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	25 of 2740	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	14 of 894	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	21 of 2715	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	19 of 2480	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	38 of 2508	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	21 of 2497	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	27 of 2477	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	21 of 2379	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.2	25 of 2259	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.8	36 of 2236	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	79 of 2179	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	46 of 2063	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	96.6	13 of 2005	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	97.9	9 of 1999	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.4	33 of 1804	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	97.7	13 of 1777	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	98.7	9 of 1769	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	68 of 777	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	10 of 739	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	108 of 743	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	193 of 715	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	77 of 733	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	51 of 745	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	114 of 700	83.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 1531	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	9 of 354	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	12 of 1491	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	10 of 1369	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	26 of 2516	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	20 of 2533	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	25 of 2551	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	25 of 2531	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	20 of 2509	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	15 of 738	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	24 of 2380	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	25 of 2262	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	11 of 2357	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	33 of 2395	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	22 of 2388	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	24 of 2374	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	5 of 2359	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	27 of 2213	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	24 of 2072	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	42 of 2542	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	71 of 2579	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.8	45 of 2514	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	57 of 2534	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	68 of 2552	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	48 of 2538	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	30 of 2527	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	17 of 763	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	22 of 2407	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	20 of 2273	99.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	27 of 735	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	38 of 726	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	87 of 701	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	39 of 677	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	20 of 665	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	73 of 554	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	42 of 462	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	4 of 1605	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	4 of 1566	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	2 of 1552	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	15 of 1531	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	29 of 1490	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	51 of 1520	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	28 of 1537	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	21 of 1543	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	23 of 1555	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	12 of 1602	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	18 of 1496	98.8%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics80%+41 vs state

Science77%+41 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
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
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	626^th of 2740 public middle schools	77.2%		74	603^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%	23	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
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
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
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
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	2472^nd of 2740 public middle schools	9.8%		14.8	2447^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%	25	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
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	2286^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.6%		17.7	2329^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%	43	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
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
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	2671^st of 2740 public middle schools	2.5%		9.4	2635^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%	36	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Piedmont Middle

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont Middle?

Students at Piedmont Middle are 49% White, 21% Two or more races, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Piedmont Middle attend?

Students who attend Piedmont Middle usually go on to attend Piedmont High

How many students attend Piedmont Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Piedmont Middle.

Is Piedmont Middle a good school?

Yes! Piedmont Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 35^th of 2740 California middle schools.

What district is Piedmont Middle in?

Piedmont City Unified

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