# Berkeley Unified

Berkeley Unified is a unified district in Alameda County, California. Reading proficiency is 71.6%, +4.5 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 66.3%, +4.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/berkeley-unified |
| County | Alameda |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 19 |
| Students | 9,116 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Average spending per student | $25,729 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,681 (29.3%) |
| English Learners | 580 (6.3%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 67.2% | 4,372 |
| 2024 | 69.9% | 4,308 |
| 2025 | 71.6% | 4,493 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 61.4% | 4,410 |
| 2024 | 64.7% | 4,264 |
| 2025 | 66.3% | 4,477 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.7% | 77.5% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | 80.3% |
| 2025 | 47.7% | 82.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.9% | 72.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | 74.8% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | 77.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.9% | 70.5% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | 73.6% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | 75.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 18.4% | 64.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | 68.1% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | 69.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ana Vasudeo | Board Member | anavasudeo@berkeley.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Dijah Brown | Board Member | kadijahbrown@berkeley.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Jen Corn | Board Vice President | jencorn@berkeley.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jennifer Shanoski | Board Clerk | jennifershanoski@berkeley.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Mike Chang | Board President | mikechang@berkeley.net | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ruth Acty Elementary | Berkeley | 84.7% | 86.3% | 85.5% | -1.8 | +4.6 |
| 2 | Willard Middle | Berkeley | 80.3% | 73.2% | 76.7% | +6.3 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier | Berkeley | 78.0% | 72.8% | 75.4% | +0.6 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Rosa Parks Environmental Science | Berkeley | 73.7% | 74.3% | 74.0% | +3.6 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Emerson Elementary | Berkeley | 75.9% | 68.9% | 72.4% | +4.6 | -2.1 |
| 6 | Washington Elementary | Berkeley | 72.3% | 72.1% | 72.2% | +6.1 | +6.2 |
| 7 | John Muir Elementary | Berkeley | 73.8% | 69.3% | 71.6% | +7.2 | +9.7 |
| 8 | Cragmont Elementary | Berkeley | 71.4% | 68.7% | 70.1% | +2.7 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Oxford Elementary at West Campus | Berkeley | 70.5% | 68.7% | 69.6% | +2.8 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Martin Luther King Middle | Berkeley | 72.3% | 65.8% | 69.1% | -2.0 | +1.2 |
| 11 | Malcolm X Elementary | Berkeley | 67.4% | 64.1% | 65.8% | +3.0 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Thousand Oaks Elementary | Berkeley | 63.2% | 67.0% | 65.1% | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Berkeley High | Berkeley | 70.7% | 57.6% | 64.2% | +12.7 | +7.9 |
| 14 | Berkeley Independent Study K-8 | Berkeley | 76.9% | 46.1% | 61.5% | +5.5 | +12.8 |
| 15 | Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle | Berkeley | 61.3% | 61.0% | 61.1% | +14.2 | +21.3 |
| 16 | Sylvia Mendez Elementary | Berkeley | 64.3% | 55.4% | 59.9% | -1.3 | -3.4 |
| 17 | Realm Charter High | Berkeley | 43.3% | 12.5% | 27.9% | +4.3 | -2.5 |
| 18 | Realm Charter Middle | Berkeley | 19.4% | 11.8% | 15.6% | -16.6 | -9.2 |
| 19 | REALM Charter | Berkeley | 16.2% | 3.0% | 9.6% | N/A | N/A |