Urban Promise Academy Middle

Set in Oakland, California, Urban Promise Academy Middle is a close-knit 6-8 campus, run under Oakland Unified. It caters to 392 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Within Oakland Unified, which oversees 84 schools and 33,973 students, Urban Promise Academy Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Urban Promise Academy Middle shows that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Urban Promise Academy Middle has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Urban Promise Academy Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.1%; this one delivers 16.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Urban Promise Academy Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Achieve Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Urban Promise Academy Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 83% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Urban Promise Academy Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.