Berkeley · Alameda County

Schools in Berkeley

Of Berkeley’s 11 public elementary schools, 9 sit between the 81st and the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 11 schools

from 78th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Ruth Acty Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Rosa Parks Environmental Science: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Cragmont Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • John Muir Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Washington Elementary: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Emerson Elementary: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Malcolm X Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
  • Thousand Oaks Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Sylvia Mendez Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Oxford Elementary at West Campus: 78th percentile, Strong
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11Strong

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Middle · 3 schools

from 86th to 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Willard Middle: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Martin Luther King Middle: 86th percentile, Strong
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3Strong

High · 1 school

at 86th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Berkeley High: 86th percentile, Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Berkeley

16 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Berkeley score highest?

Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier is highest, at the 98th percentile.

That’s higher than 98 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Berkeley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Berkeley elementary school had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Berkeley score highest?

Willard Middle is highest, at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Berkeley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average Berkeley middle school had 10 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Berkeley stand?

Berkeley High is at the 86th percentile.

That’s higher than 86 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Berkeley.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

1 high school not ranked statewide

19 private schools have a Berkeley address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Berkeley rank highest?

Elementary: Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier, 98th percentile (Strong). Middle: Willard Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). High: Berkeley High, 86th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Berkeley decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Berkeley good?

Berkeley’s 11 public elementary schools run from the 78th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 11 Strong. Berkeley’s 3 public middle schools run from the 86th to the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. Berkeley has one public high school we score, Berkeley High, at the 86th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Berkeley compare with California?

The average Berkeley elementary school had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Berkeley middle school had 10 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Berkeley address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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