Enrollment
392
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805008680
Urban Promise Academy Middle
3031 East 18th St., Oakland, CA 94601 · (510) 879-5236 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- 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
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
384 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 | 132 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%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
20.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.1pp since 2014
Math
8.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.7% | 17.2% | 20.9% | 58.2% |
| Math | 2.3% | 6.1% | 21.1% | 70.6% |
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 | 20.9% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 10.1% |
| 2022-23 | 20.4% | 11.2% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 31.9% | 20.6% |
| 2017-18 | 28.7% | 16.8% |
| 2016-17 | 24.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Urban Promise Academy Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Promise Academy Middle this school | 392 | 98.0% | 15.4% |
| Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary San Bernardino | 338 | 96.2% | 28.0% |
| PUC Lakeview Charter Academy Lake View Terrace | 334 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Animo Jefferson Charter Middle Los Angeles | 427 | 96.0% | N/A |
| Vista Heritage Global Academy Santa Ana | 369 | 97.0% | N/A |
| Alliance Kory Hunter Middle Los Angeles | 470 | 97.0% | N/A |
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 Urban Promise Academy Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,138 of 1,224 | #39 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #1,178 of 1,227 ▼ 66 | #43 of 46 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,151 of 1,227 ▼ 43 | #39 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #150 of 1,214 | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #1,095 of 1,377 | #43 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #132 of 1,279 | #9 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,066 of 1,278 | #49 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #21 of 1,329 | #5 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #140 of 257 | #13 of 17 |
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
392
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 392 | 22.6 | 17.3:1 | 98% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 19.9 | 18.6:1 | 98% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 18.8 | 19.5:1 | 98% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 91% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 19.3 | 19.3:1 | 96% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 95% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | N/A | N/A | 90% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Urban Promise Academy Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (372 to 392); teachers up 17% (19.3 to 22.6).
About Urban Promise Academy Middle
In Oakland, California, part of Alameda County, Urban Promise Academy Middle is a middle school. The school enrolls 392 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
Urban Promise Academy Middle is one school in an 84-school district, Oakland Unified, which enrolls 33,973 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Urban Promise Academy Middle, with 90% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Alameda County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. Urban Promise Academy Middle has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.3 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. It compares with 49% for public schools in Alameda County.
Urban Promise Academy Middle is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Urban Promise Academy Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 22.1%. Urban Promise Academy Middle scores 15.4%, 6.7 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Alameda County show that median household income is about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 394 public schools operate in Alameda County, serving about 210,511 students.
The next-closest public school is Achieve Academy, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Urban Promise Academy Middle. On proficiency, Urban Promise Academy Middle is behind the 20.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 392, 3% above the 379 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.3:1, from 18.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Urban Promise Academy Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Urban Promise Academy MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Urban Promise Academy Middle?
Urban Promise Academy Middle enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 06-08.
Is Urban Promise Academy Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Urban Promise Academy Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Urban Promise Academy Middle?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Urban Promise Academy Middle.
How diverse is Urban Promise Academy Middle?
Urban Promise Academy Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Urban Promise Academy Middle?
Urban Promise 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.