Will C. Wood Middle

Will C. Wood Middle is a middle school of average-sized scale in Alameda, California, part of Alameda Unified, serveing 613 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Alameda Unified, which oversees 15 schools and 9,260 students, Will C. Wood Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Will C. Wood Middle lists that the most-represented group is Asian (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% multiracial, 7% Black. Compared to Alameda County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Will C. Wood Middle reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Will C. Wood Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Alameda County) shows that median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Will C. Wood Middle is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Franklin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Will C. Wood Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Will C. Wood Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 613 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 39% to 31% over that span.

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