Summary:
ZIP code 94702 includes three Berkeley Unified schools: Ruth Acty Elementary and Oxford Elementary at West Campus, serving kindergarten through grade 5, and Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle, serving grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, all three schools’ results were above California’s in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science. The clearest area-wide finding is that the schools’ average results exceeded the state by 21 percentage points in ELA, 32 in mathematics, and 30 in science.
Ruth Acty stands out at the top, with 83% proficient in ELA, 83% in mathematics, and 72% in science. It led Oxford by 24 points in ELA, 21 in mathematics, and 13 in science. Oxford had the lowest results of the three—59% in ELA, 62% in mathematics, and 59% in science—though each was still above the state result. Longfellow had 67% in science, its strongest subject relative to the district, while its ELA and mathematics results were slightly below district figures. Among the two elementary schools, Ruth also led Oxford in every supplied grade 3–5 ELA and mathematics comparison, by about 20–27 points.
Recent trends differ: Longfellow improved by 7 points in ELA, 5 in mathematics, and 22 in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; Oxford fell by 12, 7, and 12 points, respectively. Ruth Acty dipped by 2 points in ELA and 4 in mathematics, while rising 2 in science. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place Ruth in the 98th percentile, Longfellow in the 91st, and Oxford in the 81st; Longfellow’s percentile rose from 78th over the three-year period. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 24% at Ruth, 28% at Oxford, and 45% at Longfellow, while student–teacher ratios were 21.5, 21.1, and 14.5, respectively. These are context measures, not explanations for school results. All-grades comparisons are descriptive because Longfellow serves different grades from the elementary schools.
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