Montera Middle

Montera Middle is a moderately sized intermediate school in Oakland, California, operated by Oakland Unified. The school enrolls 695 students in grades 6 through 8.

Montera Middle is one of 84 schools operated by Oakland Unified, a district that serves 33,973 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Montera Middle shows that the largest single group is Black at 26%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 21% White, 19% multiracial, 8% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the income-and-resources front, Montera Middle logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montera Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 40.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household income runs about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montera Middle is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Joaquin Miller Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Montera Middle comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.

Montera Middle operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montera Middle has edged down 10%, going from 774 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 37% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Montera Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.