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Best public schools in Berkeley, CA

18 public schools in Berkeley: 11 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 1 K-8 · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

11 schools in Berkeley, best first
1
Ruth Acty Elementary 97.7
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 396 students
ELA 85%Math 86%Science 70%
#106 of 4,688 in California
2
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier 93.0
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 404 students
ELA 78%Math 73%Science 81%
#327 of 4,688 in California
3
Rosa Parks Environmental Science 90.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 371 students
ELA 74%Math 74%Science 69%
#425 of 4,688 in California
4
Washington Elementary 88.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 389 students
ELA 72%Math 72%Science 64%
#519 of 4,688 in California
5
Emerson Elementary 88.2
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 282 students
ELA 76%Math 69%Science 57%
#552 of 4,688 in California
6
Cragmont Elementary 88.0
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 294 students
ELA 71%Math 69%Science 68%
#561 of 4,688 in California
7
Oxford Elementary at West Campus 87.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 251 students
ELA 71%Math 69%Science 71%
#566 of 4,688 in California
8
John Muir Elementary 87.1
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 264 students
ELA 74%Math 69%Science 54%
#603 of 4,688 in California
9
Malcolm X Elementary 83.2
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 460 students
ELA 67%Math 64%Science 57%
#786 of 4,688 in California
10
Thousand Oaks Elementary 79.8
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 363 students
ELA 63%Math 67%Science 44%
#946 of 4,688 in California
11
Sylvia Mendez Elementary 74.5
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-5 · 386 students
ELA 64%Math 55%Science 38%
#1,194 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

3 schools in Berkeley, best first
1
Willard Middle 95.4
Berkeley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 578 students
ELA 80%Math 73%Science 69%
#61 of 1,326 in California
2
Martin Luther King Middle 89.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 866 students
ELA 72%Math 66%Science 61%
#134 of 1,326 in California
3
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle 81.5
Berkeley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 442 students
ELA 61%Math 61%Science 45%
#246 of 1,326 in California

High schools

2 schools in Berkeley, best first
1
Berkeley High 88.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 3,220 students
ELA 71%Math 58%
#192 of 1,729 in California
2
Berkeley Technology Academy 10.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades 10-12 · 47 students
ELA 18%Math 0%
#1,541 of 1,729 in California

K-8 schools

1 school in Berkeley
1
Berkeley Independent Study K-8 86.9
Berkeley Unified · Grades K-8 · 27 students
ELA 77%Math 46%
#145 of 1,107 in California

Schools

1 school in Berkeley
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Berkeley Special Education Preschool —
Berkeley Unified · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving Berkeley

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