Berkeley Unified Schools

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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.

1. A+ Ruth Acty Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Willard Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Rosa Parks Environmental Science (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Berkeley High (High school, meets expectations)
6. A Oxford Elementary At West Campus (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A Cragmont Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A Washington Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A Emerson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
10. A John Muir Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)

High schools (1)

• A+ Berkeley High, Berkeley

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A- Longfellow Arts And Technology Middle, Berkeley
• A Martin Luther King Middle, Berkeley
• A+ Willard Middle, Berkeley

Elementary and primary schools (9)

• A Cragmont Elementary, Berkeley
• A Emerson Elementary, Berkeley
• A John Muir Elementary, Berkeley
• A Malcolm X Elementary, Berkeley
• A Oxford Elementary At West Campus, Berkeley
• A+ Ruth Acty Elementary, Berkeley
• B+ Sylvia Mendez Elementary, Berkeley
• A- Thousand Oaks Elementary, Berkeley
• A Washington Elementary, Berkeley

Other schools and academies (3)

• A+ Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier, Berkeley
• D Berkeley Technology Academy, Berkeley
• A+ Rosa Parks Environmental Science, Berkeley

Cities and towns served (1)

• Berkeley (16)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Alameda County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 9,077 students with 479 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,130 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0604740
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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