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Fred T. Korematsu Middle

Q: Is Fred T. Korematsu Middle a good school?

Fred T. Korematsu Middle ranks 933 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 66% of California middle schools

Summary

Fred T. Korematsu Middle is a public middle school in El Cerrito, California, serving 680 students in grades 7-8 as part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 47.94% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 38.04% proficient in mathematics, compared to 33.39% and 25.92% for the district, respectively.

However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While White and multi-racial students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25-35% of California middle schools, Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status, perform significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 40-60% of California middle schools. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.4% to 31.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle, Willard Middle, and Martin Luther King Middle in the Berkeley Unified School District consistently rank in the top 5-10% of California middle schools, outperforming Fred T. Korematsu Middle. The school's fluctuating spending per student, ranging from $6,031 to $10,579, may also be a factor in its academic performance.

708

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7125 Donal Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530-2691

(510) 231-1449

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Feeder schools for Fred T. Korematsu Middle:

Elementary:	Fairmont Elementary
	Harding Elementary
	Kensington Elementary
	Madera Elementary
	More...
	Mira Vista Elementary
	Stege Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.5%

White:

27.0%

Asian:

18.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Listening scores 25 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg27%

California avg41%

933^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa 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	58.8	933 of 2761	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	845 of 2783	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	895 of 2781	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1139 of 2740	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	872 of 2715	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	789 of 2480	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.9	781 of 2508	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.9	1061 of 2497	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	894 of 2477	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.6	1528 of 2379	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.9	1583 of 2259	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	1325 of 2236	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.2	1510 of 2179	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1641 of 2063	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	1474 of 2005	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1443 of 1999	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1275 of 1804	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.8	1181 of 1777	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.7	1114 of 1769	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	458 of 609	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	412 of 627	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	403 of 613	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	462 of 637	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	554 of 643	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	330 of 600	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	602 of 739	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	566 of 743	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	622 of 715	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	663 of 733	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	588 of 745	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	564 of 700	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1162 of 1531	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	838 of 1491	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	647 of 1369	52.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	1053 of 1478	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1108 of 1521	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1239 of 1540	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	614 of 1442	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.8	1007 of 1364	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	809 of 2533	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	874 of 2551	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	970 of 2531	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	1003 of 2509	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	759 of 2380	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	710 of 2262	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1623 of 2395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1341 of 2388	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1452 of 2374	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1855 of 2359	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	972 of 2213	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	952 of 2072	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1944 of 2542	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1614 of 2579	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1793 of 2531	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	2016 of 2458	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1715 of 2369	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1361 of 2230	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	963 of 2534	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	747 of 2552	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	743 of 2538	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	1086 of 2527	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	885 of 2407	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	782 of 2273	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	338 of 726	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	323 of 701	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	244 of 677	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	301 of 665	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	446 of 554	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	513 of 1566	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	609 of 1552	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	629 of 1531	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	259 of 1520	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	299 of 1537	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	321 of 1543	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	420 of 1555	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	241 of 1602	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	274 of 1496	81.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-41 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-41 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Overall0%-10 vs state

Listening0%-25 vs state

Writing0%-17 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		61.7	845^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	39.0		48.2	47.6	47.9		39.3	36.6	38.0
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		95.2	143^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	21									59.7	59.7	79.6	79.4	74.4	77.9	67.5	66.2	68.0	67.2	$24,157	$23,296	$861
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1430	381	19	20.3	81.9%	12 (3.1%)	51 (13.4%)	301 (79.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%		7.4	2728^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	15									3.7	3.7		10.1	9.9	10.0		3.9	4.2	4.1
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 222-3500	92	4	23.0	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	17.9	2322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.9%		30.5	1790^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	532									10.0	10.0	23.5	25.0	35.0	29.2	5.9	9.7	17.5	12.5	$39,829	$35,778	$4,051
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		43.1	1370^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.8%	304									13.8	13.8	41.9	51.6	45.3	46.3	20.4	19.4	14.7	18.2	$35,777	$34,322	$1,455
Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6280	851	47	18.0	32.5%	360 (42.3%)	90 (10.6%)	173 (20.3%)	90 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	132 (15.5%)	92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%		94	184^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.4%	17									61.1	61.1	72.5	72.9	71.7	72.3	65.2	66.4	65.9	65.8	$27,295	$26,700	$595
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public	6-8	1701 San Pablo Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6360	462	32	14.5	44.6%	132 (28.6%)	79 (17.1%)	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%		73.3	626^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.5%	223									45.4	45.4	66.3	61.2	55.0	61.3	60.8	63.2	58.8	61.0	$35,335	$34,472	$863
Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%		8	2717^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.4%	32									6.3	6.3		11.4	11.0	11.2		7.2	6.2	6.6
Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2499^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	30									9.0	9.0		25.2	13.7	19.3		18.1	5.8	11.8
Willard Middle	Public	6-8	2425 Stuart St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6330	596	34	17.3	27.5%	265 (44.5%)	59 (9.9%)	116 (19.5%)	63 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.4%)	96.6	99^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		95.1	151^st of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	52									68.6	68.6	78.5	78.2	83.6	80.3	69.7	71.4	77.7	73.2	$26,938	$26,592	$346

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred T. Korematsu Middle

How many students attend Fred T. Korematsu Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Fred T. Korematsu Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Fred T. Korematsu Middle?

Students at Fred T. Korematsu Middle are 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 18% Asian, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Fred T. Korematsu Middle in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Fred T. Korematsu Middle a good school?

Fred T. Korematsu Middle ranks 933^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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