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Enrollment
785
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004299
Edna Brewer Middle
3748 13th Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 · (510) 879-3210 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
17.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
495 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 259 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 33% |
Student demographics
80%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
60.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
44.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.0% | 32.4% | 21.1% | 18.6% |
| Math | 28.0% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 34.0% |
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 | 60.4% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 47.6% |
| 2022-23 | 62.2% | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 61.2% | 48.9% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 47.4% |
| 2017-18 | 52.4% | 45.7% |
| 2016-17 | 55.4% | 44.4% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Edna Brewer Middle
Edna Brewer Middle's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Brewer Middle this school | 785 | 63.1% | 53.1% |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle Stockton | 734 | 58.7% | 36.0% |
| Wilson C. Riles Middle Roseville | 682 | 56.0% | 29.6% |
| Ruth Musser Middle Rancho Cucamonga | 941 | 68.7% | 42.4% |
| Albert Einstein Middle Sacramento | 579 | 73.2% | 24.2% |
| Harriet G. Eddy Middle Elk Grove | 1,034 | 55.5% | 37.8% |
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 Edna Brewer Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #309 of 1,224 | #21 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #337 of 1,227 ▼ 53 | #22 of 46 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #323 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #22 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #172 of 1,214 | #7 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #452 of 1,377 | #21 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #173 of 1,279 | #12 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.7% | #1 of 1,278 | #1 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #804 of 1,329 | #24 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #879 of 930 | #29 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
785
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 785 | 44.4 | 17.7:1 | 63% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 41.3 | 19.1:1 | 61% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 41.3 | 18.9:1 | 53% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 41 | 19.8:1 | 46% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 39.1 | 20.6:1 | 63% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 38 | 21.5:1 | 63% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | N/A | N/A | 60% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 39 | 20.4:1 | 54% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 896 | 36 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edna Brewer Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (805 to 785); teachers up 14% (39.1 to 44.4).
About Edna Brewer Middle
Edna Brewer Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Oakland Unified, located in Oakland, California. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 785 students in 2024-25.
Oakland Unified has 84 schools; together they serve 33,973 students.
No group is above 50% at Edna Brewer Middle; the largest is Hispanic, at 25%. The rest of enrollment is 20% Asian, 20% White, 17% Black, and 16% multiracial. Among Alameda County residents, the Hispanic share is about 23%. A diversity index of 80% means there is an 80% chance two randomly chosen students at Edna Brewer Middle are from different groups.
The school lists 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. A total of 495 students, or 63%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Alameda County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Edna Brewer Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of California public middle schools.
The model predicts 42.6% for a school in California with Edna Brewer Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Edna Brewer Middle posts 53.1%.
Alameda County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Alameda County number 394, with about 210,511 students.
Oakland High, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Edna Brewer Middle is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Edna Brewer Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 812 to 785, a 3% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.8:1 to 17.7:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Edna Brewer MiddleHow large is Edna Brewer Middle?
Edna Brewer Middle enrolls approximately 785 students in grades 06-08.
Is Edna Brewer Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edna Brewer Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Edna Brewer Middle have?
Edna Brewer Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Edna Brewer Middle?
Edna Brewer Middle reports a student body of 20% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% Black, 20% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Edna Brewer Middle?
Edna Brewer 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.