Enrollment
165
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805012048
West Oakland Middle
991 14th St., Oakland, CA 94607 · (510) 879-2204 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% 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.
- C-Beats 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
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
162 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 | 70 | 42% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%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
7.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
6.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.8% | 6.0% | 28.6% | 63.7% |
| Math | 2.5% | 4.3% | 19.0% | 74.2% |
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 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 7.9% |
| 2022-23 | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 10.4% |
| 2018-19 | 13.0% | 8.6% |
| 2017-18 | 13.2% | 8.4% |
| 2016-17 | 15.8% | 5.7% |
| 2015-16 | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| 2014-15 | 9.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
9.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% 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 West Oakland Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Oakland Middle this school | 165 | 98.2% | 9.0% |
| Westlake Middle Oakland | 279 | 91.8% | 11.4% |
| Aurum Preparatory Academy Oakland | 93 | 86.0% | N/A |
| KIPP Bayview Academy San Francisco | 167 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Crozier (George W.) Junior High Inglewood | 126 | 84.1% | 22.8% |
| KIPP Philosophers Academy Los Angeles | 398 | 92.0% | 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 West Oakland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #1,211 of 1,224 | #45 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #1,195 of 1,227 ▼ 34 | #44 of 46 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #1,225 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #45 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.1pp | #20 of 1,214 | #2 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,301 of 1,377 | #50 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #20 of 1,329 | #4 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #393 of 930 | #11 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
165
-47 (-22%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 98% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 15.5 | 10.3:1 | 98% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 16.6 | 10.7:1 | 99% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 15 | 14.1:1 | 92% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 13.7 | 14.7:1 | 96% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 10 | 19.8:1 | 96% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | N/A | N/A | 87% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Oakland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (202 to 165); teachers up 9% (13.7 to 15).
About West Oakland Middle
West Oakland Middle is one of the public schools in Oakland, California. It is a small middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 165 students. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 75% smaller than average.
Enrollment across the 84 schools in Oakland Unified totals 33,973 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at West Oakland Middle. The largest is Black students, at 45%. Next come 31% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 10% Black among all Alameda County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Oakland Middle and a ratio of 11.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. Public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
allk12 grades West Oakland Middle an F. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West Oakland Middle is 13.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 9.0% actual, 22.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Alameda County has about 1,649,473 residents, and the median household income is $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Alameda County has 394 public schools and roughly 210,511 students.
The next-closest public school is Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High, less than a tenth of a mile away. West Oakland Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 12.1% on proficiency, and West Oakland Middle is below that at 9.0%.
West Oakland Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over 4 years, West Oakland Middle's enrollment declined 22%, to 165. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.1 to 11.0 over 4 years.
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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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Nearby schools
- Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High0.0 mi · 58
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.1 mi · 296
- KIPP Bridge Academy0.2 mi · 520
- Oakland School for the Arts0.6 mi · 828
- Yu Ming Charter0.7 mi · 959
- McClymonds High0.7 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About West Oakland MiddleHow large is West Oakland Middle?
West Oakland Middle enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Oakland Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Oakland Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does West Oakland Middle have?
West Oakland Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at West Oakland Middle?
Student demographics at West Oakland Middle are roughly 10% White, 31% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is West Oakland Middle in?
West Oakland Middle is part of Oakland Unified.
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