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Enrollment
596
Middle
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY UNIFIED·NCES 060474007267
Willard Middle
2425 Stuart St., Berkeley, CA 94705 · (510) 644-6330 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
17.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
164 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 190 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 38% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Willard Middle→Berkeley High
Based on grade levels within Berkeley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +25.3pp since 2014
Math
73.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.0% | 32.3% | 11.4% | 8.3% |
| Math | 53.0% | 20.2% | 14.7% | 12.2% |
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 | 80.3% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.7% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 69.6% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 69.5% |
| 2018-19 | 77.5% | 70.2% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 65.1% |
| 2016-17 | 66.6% | 56.5% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Willard Middle
Willard Middle's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Middle this school | 596 | 27.5% | 75.2% |
| Martin Luther King Middle Berkeley | 851 | 32.5% | 69.0% |
| Rogers Middle Long Beach | 773 | 32.0% | 59.3% |
| Diablo View Middle Clayton | 514 | 23.5% | 63.4% |
| Lincoln Middle Santa Monica | 914 | 29.5% | 71.4% |
| Excelsior Middle Byron | 377 | 33.2% | 39.0% |
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 Willard Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #74 of 1,224 | #8 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #75 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #8 of 46 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #71 of 1,227 ▲ 29 | #8 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #301 of 1,214 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #766 of 1,377 | #28 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #137 of 1,279 | #10 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #88 of 1,278 | #11 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #1,163 of 1,329 | #37 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #790 of 930 | #25 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
596
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 596 | 34.4 | 17.3:1 | 28% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 35.9 | 16.1:1 | 25% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 37.5 | 15.9:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 29.3 | 21.7:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 46% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 53% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 60% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willard Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (634 to 596); teachers up 17% (29.3 to 34.4).
About Willard Middle
Located in Berkeley, California, Willard Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. School enrollment was 596 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
The Berkeley Unified system has 17 schools and 9,116 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Willard Middle, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 10% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Willard Middle and a ratio of 17.3:1. 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 28% of enrollment. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Willard Middle receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Willard Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.2%, compared with a predicted 63.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Alameda County residents, 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%. Besides Willard Middle, Alameda County has 393 other public schools.
Sylvia Mendez Elementary is located about 0.3 miles from Willard Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Willard Middle is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Willard Middle is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 596 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 634 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 17.3:1.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley Unified
- Berkeley HighHigh · 3,218 students
- Martin Luther King MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Malcolm X ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Longfellow Arts and Technology MiddleMiddle · 462 students
- Ruth Acty ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Berkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierElementary · 407 students
Other schools in Berkeley
- Berkeley HighHigh · 3,218 students
- Martin Luther King MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Malcolm X ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Longfellow Arts and Technology MiddleMiddle · 462 students
- Ruth Acty ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Berkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierElementary · 407 students
Other Willard Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Willard Middle. Willard Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Willard MiddleAldie, VA · 1,684 students
- WILLARD MIDDLEWILLARD, MO · 704 students
- Willard Middle SchoolWillard, OH · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvia Mendez Elementary0.3 mi · 379
- Emerson Elementary0.4 mi · 283
- Berkeley Technology Academy0.7 mi · 54
- Berkeley Independent Study K-80.7 mi · 19
- Peralta Elementary0.7 mi · 355
- John Muir Elementary0.8 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Willard MiddleHow large is Willard Middle?
Willard Middle enrolls approximately 596 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Willard Middle serve?
Willard Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Willard Middle have?
Willard Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Willard Middle?
Student demographics at Willard Middle are roughly 44% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Willard Middle?
Willard Middle is overseen by Berkeley Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.