How does Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle compare to other middle schools in Berkeley?

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 56.6/100, placing it at the 84th percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 898 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle?

34.4% of students at Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 60.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle?

9.9% of students at Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle

Q: Is Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 6.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

Berkeley Unified BerkeleyAlameda County94702

📍 1701 San Pablo Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

442 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

32 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+22.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+29.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

61.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 18 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic39.4%

White23.1%

Asian6.3%

Black19.5%

Other11.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	34.4%
Met Standard	26.5%
Below Standard	39.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.5 points below the Berkeley Unified district average of 42.9%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 44.5% exceeded — 10.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 6.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 61.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →