Total enrollment
9,116
-1,194 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
18 schools in Berkeley Unified
California · 9,116 students · 1 city
Berkeley Unified runs the local public-school system inside California: 18 K-12 campuses serving roughly 9,116 students, with 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high.
7-year change in Berkeley Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
41%
was 39%
% Hispanic
22%
was 24%
% Black
11%
was 15%
% Asian
9%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley High | Berkeley | High | 09-12 | 3,218 |
| Martin Luther King Middle | Berkeley | Middle | 06-08 | 851 |
| Willard Middle | Berkeley | Middle | 06-08 | 596 |
| Malcolm X Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 469 |
| Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle | Berkeley | Middle | 06-08 | 462 |
| Ruth Acty Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 410 |
| Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 407 |
| Washington Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 401 |
| Rosa Parks Environmental Science | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 393 |
| Sylvia Mendez Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 379 |
| Thousand Oaks Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 337 |
| John Muir Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 293 |
| Cragmont Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 290 |
| Emerson Elementary | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 283 |
| Oxford Elementary at West Campus | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-05 | 254 |
| Berkeley Technology Academy | Berkeley | High | 10-12 | 54 |
| Berkeley Independent Study K-8 | Berkeley | Elementary | KG-08 | 19 |
| Berkeley Special Education Preschool | Berkeley | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Berkeley Unified
Berkeley Unified is a rural-scale California school district running 18 campuses with combined enrollment near 9,116.
In terms of grade levels, Berkeley Unified covers 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Berkeley Unified is about 506, meaningfully below the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 12%: 10,310 students in SY 2017-18 versus 9,116 in SY 2024-25. Berkeley Unified now counts 17 public schools, down from 18 in SY 2017-18. The Black share of public-school enrollment declined from 15% to 11%.
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