Albany City Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 87th to the 95th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 3 schools
from 87th to 95th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Cornell Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
Marin Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
Ocean View Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 1 school
at 92nd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Albany Middle: 92nd percentile, Strong
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High · 1 school
at 97th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Albany High: 97th percentile, Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in Albany City Unified had 5 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
Where does the middle school we score in Albany City Unified stand?
Albany Middle is at the 92nd percentile.
That’s higher than 92 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Albany City Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Where does the high school we score in Albany City Unified stand?
Albany High is at the 97th percentile.
That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Albany City Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Where does Albany City Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Albany City Unified spent $18,118 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Albany City Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction63%
Instruction support11%
Student services7%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$5.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 10 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 7% of its $74.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 107 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 73% of the money. The plan itself puts 77% of it toward staff.
Academic Intervention $1.6 million
Social Emotional/Mental Health Supports $1.5 million
Support for English Learners $882,870
7 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
3 of the plan’s 10 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $0.2 million
Catch-up help $1.6 million
English learners $0.9 million
Largest of these
Academic Intervention$1.6 million
Support for English Learners$882,870
Structured Literacy$160,169
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $3.9 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $3.2 million and estimates it spent $2.5 million, $0.7 million (23%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$2.5 million spent (estimated)$3.2 million planned
Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.7 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
What changed
The total is $450,821 (9%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Social Emotional/Mental Health Supports, which went from $1.3 million to $1.5 million.
Largest cuts
Communication−$194,806
Academic Intervention−$110,498
Support for English Learners−$41,623
Largest increases
Social Emotional/Mental Health Supports+$257,764
Cycles of Continuous Improvement+$226,756
Parent Engagement and Input in Decision Making+$191,772
Ask: What did Communication pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $194,806 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Equitable, Inclusive, and Rigorous Instruction
77%
78%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Equitable, Inclusive, and Rigorous Instruction
68%
70%
up 2 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2 · Whole Child Development and Belonging
11 in 100
47 in 100
36 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2 · Whole Child Development and Belonging
1.3%
0.9%
down 0.4 pts
Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Academic Intervention · $1,629,502
Social Emotional/Mental Health Supports · $1,514,998
Support for English Learners · $882,870
The full plan3 goals, 33 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($5.5 million).
Where does the money go?
68% to Goal 1, Equitable, Inclusive, and Rigorous Instruction. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Equitable, Inclusive, and Rigorous Instruction$3.7 million68% of action budgets
“Goal Statement: Ensure that every student has access to high-quality, inclusive instruction that affirms their identity, removes barriers to success, and supports their academic growth. Growth Focus: Advance Instructional Quality and Equity AUSD will expand access to rigorous, culturally affirming teaching and improve academic outcomes for all students” p. 14 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.5 million (+$218,798)
Largest funded actions
Academic Intervention$1.6 millionaction 1.3 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
Support for English Learners$0.9 millionaction 1.5 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $827,790 is state funding counted toward those services
Cycles of Continuous Improvement$0.5 millionaction 1.7 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $135,999 is state funding counted toward those services
Instructional Materials$0.3 millionaction 1.6 · p. 69 ↗
Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention$0.2 millionaction 1.1 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
1 more funded action in this goal
Structured Literacy · action 1.8 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Cycles of Continuous Improvement+$226,756$270,831 → $497,587 · p. 69 ↗
Academic Intervention−$0.1 million$1.7 million → $1.6 million · p. 69 ↗
Structured Literacy+$76,169$84,000 → $160,169 · p. 69 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Support for English Learners · $924,493 → $882,870 · p. 69 ↗−$41,623
Instructional Materials · $284,000 → $319,000 · p. 69 ↗+$35,000
Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention · $198,980 → $234,423 · p. 69 ↗+$35,443
How the plan measures it · 22 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 14 ↗.
Goal 2Whole Child Development and Belonging$1.5 million28% of action budgets
“Goal Statement: Promote student agency, mental wellness, and a sense of belonging through integrated academic, social-emotional, and behavioral supports. Growth Focus: Expand Academic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Supports AUSD will strengthen its MTSS framework, focusing on Tier 1 instruction, social-emotional learning (SEL), and timely support services. Growth Focus: Build Inclusive School Communities AUSD will deepen anti-bias practices and center student and family voices in decision-making” p. 40 ↗
2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.3 million (+$235,057)
Largest funded actions
Social Emotional/Mental Health Supports$1.5 millionaction 2.1 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $989,338 is state funding counted toward those services
Attendance Reporting and Interventionunder $0.1 millionaction 2.3 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Social Emotional/Mental Health Supports+$0.3 million$1.3 million → $1.5 million · p. 69 ↗
Attendance Reporting and Intervention−$22,707$40,207 → $17,500 · p. 70 ↗
How the plan measures it · 8 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 40 ↗.
Goal 3Collaborative Systems for Continuous Improvement Goal Statement: Strengthen shared leadership, data-driven…$255,7725% of action budgets
“Collaborative Systems for Continuous Improvement Goal Statement: Strengthen shared leadership, data-driven decision-making, and inclusive engagement to foster equitable outcomes and a culture of continuous learning” p. 50 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 3,694 students
1Asian30%
2White24%
3Hispanic or Latino18%
4Two or more races13%
5Not reported8%
6Black or African American4%
7Filipino2%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
32%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 1,174 of 3,684 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Albany City Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 65% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (161 of 248 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Albany City Unified rank highest?
Elementary: 2 schools at the 95th percentile (Strong): Cornell Elementary and Marin Elementary. Middle: Albany Middle, 92nd percentile (Strong). High: Albany High, 97th 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 the Albany City Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Albany City Unified good?
Albany City Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 87th to the 95th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. Albany City Unified has one public middle school we score, Albany Middle, at the 92nd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Albany City Unified has one public high school we score, Albany High, at the 97th 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 Albany City Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Albany City Unified had 5 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. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Albany City Unified spend per student?
Albany City Unified spent $18,118 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Albany City Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Albany City Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $5.5 million into 10 funded actions in 3 goals, 7% of its $74.9 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $3.7 million, 68% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
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 governed and funded by Albany City Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
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.