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Enrollment
337
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004242
Bret Harte Middle
3700 Coolidge Ave., Oakland, CA 94602 · (510) 879-2206 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
312 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 37% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.7% | 17.8% | 21.3% | 55.2% |
| Math | 5.4% | 7.7% | 19.5% | 67.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.4% | 12.6% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 10.6% |
| 2018-19 | 18.6% | 13.2% |
| 2017-18 | 23.1% | 14.1% |
| 2016-17 | 25.5% | 17.5% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bret Harte Middle
Bret Harte Middle's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Harte Middle this school | 337 | 92.6% | 16.6% |
| Black Diamond Middle Antioch | 358 | 81.0% | 16.2% |
| KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy San Francisco | 267 | 92.9% | N/A |
| California City Middle California City | 478 | 88.1% | 8.9% |
| Samuel Gompers Middle Los Angeles | 406 | 96.1% | 16.2% |
| Mann Middle San Diego | 680 | 94.1% | 20.1% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bret Harte Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #1,117 of 1,224 | #38 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #1,061 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #38 of 46 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #1,119 of 1,227 ▲ 40 | #37 of 46 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #745 of 1,214 | #23 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #1,156 of 1,377 | #45 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #3 of 1,279 | #1 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #66 of 1,278 | #10 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #195 of 1,329 | #7 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #18 of 930 | #1 of 29 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
-220 (-39%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 1,081
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 337 | 27.3 | 12.3:1 | 93% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 27.1 | 15.4:1 | 89% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 31.5 | 14.2:1 | 86% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 79% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 86% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 79% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | N/A | N/A | 78% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 1,056 | 53 | 19.9:1 | 47% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 1,081 | 40 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bret Harte Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (591 to 337); teachers down 30% (39 to 27.3).
About Bret Harte Middle
The public middle school Bret Harte Middle is located in Oakland, California. The grade span is 6 through 9, and enrollment is 337 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.
The district, Oakland Unified, has 33,973 students enrolled across 84 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Bret Harte Middle, with 39% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 15% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 6% White. Among all residents of Alameda County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. By the diversity index, Bret Harte Middle comes in at 72%.
With 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bret Harte Middle was 12.3:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 93%. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
allk12 grades Bret Harte Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Bret Harte Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.6% and a predicted 25.3%.
In the county around the school, Alameda County, median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Bret Harte Middle is among the 394 public schools in Alameda County.
The next-closest public school is Sequoia Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Bret Harte Middle ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 16.6% versus a 35.5% average.
Locale data from NCES put Bret Harte Middle inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 557 in 2020-21 and 337 in 2024-25, a 39% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Other Bret Harte Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Bret Harte Middle. Bret Harte Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Bret Harte MiddleSan Jose, CA · 862 students
- Bret Harte MiddleHayward, CA · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoia Elementary0.3 mi · 452
- Fruitvale Elementary0.4 mi · 254
- Laurel Elementary0.7 mi · 473
- Allendale Elementary0.8 mi · 368
- Glenview Elementary0.8 mi · 476
- Manzanita SEED Elementary1.1 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Bret Harte MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bret Harte Middle?
Bret Harte Middle enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 06-09.
Is Bret Harte Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bret Harte Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
How many teachers does Bret Harte Middle have?
Bret Harte Middle employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bret Harte Middle?
At Bret Harte Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 39% Hispanic, 30% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Bret Harte Middle?
Bret Harte Middle is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.