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Berkeley High
A+

Berkeley High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 · (510) 644-6120 · Part of Berkeley Unified School District

Berkeley’s School Grade A better than 86% of California school districts

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Photo: Coro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
3,218
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Berkeley High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 49 pts above the state

On the path

Where Berkeley kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Berkeley HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts98%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1980 Allston Way, Berkeley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9766
Grade 10812
Grade 11841
Grade 12799
Enrollment over time
3,257’20
3,222’21
3,204’22
3,220’23
3,218’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 15%Black 11%Asian 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Berkeley High from Berkeley families.

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School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Berkeley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.