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Berkeley, CA
Public School Ratings




Berkeley Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Berkeley Unified School District details

Berkeley Unified School District
2020 Bonar St.
Berkeley, CA 94702

9,077 Students enrolled in District

18 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Berkeley Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.5% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
40%
70%
47%
64%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School
1645 Milvia St.
Berkeley, CA, 94709
KG-05
Berkeley High School
1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA, 94704
09-12
Berkeley Independent Study K-8 School
2701 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA, 94703
KG-08
Berkeley Special Education Preschool School
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA, 94704
M-M
Berkeley Technology Academy School
2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA, 94704
10-12
Cragmont Elementary School
830 Regal Rd.
Berkeley, CA, 94708
KG-05
Emerson Elementary School
2800 Forest Ave.
Berkeley, CA, 94705
KG-05
John Muir Elementary School
2955 Claremont Ave.
Berkeley, CA, 94705
KG-05
Longfellow Arts And Technology Middle School
1500 Derby St.
Berkeley, CA, 94703
06-08
Malcolm X Elementary School
1731 Prince St.
Berkeley, CA, 94703
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.6% 23.2%
Black 13.7% 5.1%
Hispanic 26.6% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.5% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.3% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 25.1% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,162 $119,473,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,228 $11,145,000 4.3%
Staff $1,793 $16,277,000 6.3%
General Administration $470 $4,268,000 1.7%
School Administration $903 $8,201,000 3.2%
Operation $2,169 $19,685,000 7.7%
Transportation $421 $3,823,000 1.5%
Other $1,111 $10,089,000 3.9%
Total Support $8,096 $73,488,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,084 $64,306,000 25.0%
Total Expenditures $28,343 $257,267,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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