Berkeley Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 A+School Grade
Public schools for Berkeley.
At a glance
9,116Students enrolled
18Schools
$24,977Spent per student
19:1Student–teacher ratio
29%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Berkeley
Grades 6–8
Martin Luther King Middle or Willard Middle or Longfellow Arts and Technology MiddleDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency74.5%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts97.5%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$24,977
per student each year · 18% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
9,358’20
9,131’21
9,024’22
9,040’23
9,116’24
Students
White · 41%3,708
Hispanic · 22%2,034
Two or more races · 16%1,454
Black · 11%1,022
Asian · 9%825
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%20
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools18 in district
Malcolm X ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 469 students · Berkeley
PublicRuth Acty ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 410 students · Berkeley
PublicBerkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierElementary · Grades K–5 · 407 students · Berkeley
PublicWashington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 401 students · Berkeley
PublicRosa Parks Environmental ScienceElementary · Grades K–5 · 393 students · Berkeley
PublicSylvia Mendez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 379 students · Berkeley
PublicThousand Oaks ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 337 students · Berkeley
PublicJohn Muir ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 293 students · Berkeley
PublicCragmont ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 290 students · Berkeley
PublicEmerson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 283 students · Berkeley
PublicOxford Elementary at West CampusElementary · Grades K–5 · 254 students · Berkeley
PublicBerkeley Independent Study K-8Elementary · Grades K–8 · 19 students · Berkeley
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.