Enrollment
347
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805011909
United for Success Academy Middle
2101 35th Ave., Oakland, CA 94601 · (510) 879-3228 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of California public middle schools
- FTest 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
16.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
342 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 112 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
15.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
9.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.2% | 12.6% | 27.9% | 56.3% |
| Math | 3.2% | 6.5% | 20.4% | 69.9% |
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 | 15.8% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 9.3% |
| 2022-23 | 16.8% | 7.2% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 6.6% |
| 2018-19 | 15.5% | 12.1% |
| 2017-18 | 13.7% | 9.8% |
| 2016-17 | 12.5% | 7.3% |
| 2015-16 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 8.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 United for Success Academy Middle
United for Success Academy Middle's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| United for Success Academy Middle this school | 347 | 98.6% | 12.5% |
| West Fresno Middle Fresno | 296 | 93.6% | 17.8% |
| KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy San Diego | 314 | 91.7% | N/A |
| Whaley Middle Compton | 429 | 92.8% | 37.2% |
| Crown Preparatory Academy Los Angeles | 446 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Abraham Lincoln Jr. High Bakersfield | 527 | 99.4% | 8.8% |
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 United for Success Academy Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #1,185 of 1,224 | #42 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #1,147 of 1,227 ▼ 13 | #41 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #1,203 of 1,227 ▼ 4 | #43 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #746 of 1,214 | #24 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #1,145 of 1,377 | #44 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #80 of 1,279 | #6 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #854 of 1,278 | #44 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #13 of 1,329 | #3 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #853 of 930 | #27 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
347
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
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 | 347 | 21.1 | 16.5:1 | 99% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 22.4 | 15.9:1 | 99% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 96% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 93% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 22.1 | 16.2:1 | 95% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 88% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | N/A | N/A | 88% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for United for Success Academy Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (359 to 347); teachers down 5% (22.1 to 21.1).
About United for Success Academy Middle
Families in Oakland, California, are served by United for Success Academy Middle, a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 347 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
United for Success Academy Middle sits within Oakland Unified, which has 84 schools and 33,973 students.
United for Success Academy Middle is 78% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Black, 5% Asian, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Alameda County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at United for Success Academy Middle is 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 99% of students, or 342, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.
United for Success Academy Middle is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
United for Success Academy Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.5% is 9.3 points below the 21.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Alameda County this way: the median household income is $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides United for Success Academy Middle, Alameda County has 393 other public schools.
LIFE Academy is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of United for Success Academy Middle. On state test proficiency, United for Success Academy Middle ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 38 students since 2020-21, to 347. The school's ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About United for Success Academy MiddleHow many students attend United for Success Academy Middle?
United for Success Academy Middle enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 06-08.
Is United for Success Academy Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
United for Success Academy Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at United for Success Academy Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at United for Success Academy Middle is approximately 16.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is United for Success Academy Middle?
United for Success Academy Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 78% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees United for Success Academy Middle?
United for Success Academy 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.