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Albany City Unified Schools
Albany City Unified is a public school district in California, based in Alameda County (Albany). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Albany City Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Albany City Unified
5 of 6 schools in Albany City Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5
Best schools in Albany City Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Albany High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Cornell Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Albany Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Marin Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Ocean View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Albany City Unified
High schools (2)
- A+ Albany High, Albany
- Macgregor High Continuation, Albany
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Albany Middle, Albany
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- A+ Cornell Elementary, Albany
- A Marin Elementary, Albany
- A- Ocean View Elementary, Albany
Where Albany City Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Albany (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Alameda County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,574 students with 175 full-time-equivalent teachers and 325 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0601860
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Berkeley Unified (16 schools, 2 mi)
- West Contra Costa Unified (52 schools, 6 mi)
- Piedmont City Unified (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Orinda Union (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Reed Union Elementary (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Oakland Unified (79 schools, 8 mi)
- Acalanes Union High (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Larkspur-Corte Madera (3 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Albany City Unified
How many schools are in Albany City Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Albany City Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Albany City Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Albany.
How good are the schools in Albany City Unified?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 68.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60.4%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Albany City Unified?
3,574 students were enrolled in Albany City Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Albany City Unified?
Albany City Unified is in California, based in Alameda County, with its district office in Albany. Its boundary covers about 1.8 sq mi.