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Berkeley Unified School District, California, elections

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Berkeley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 9,073 (2022-2023)
Schools: 18 (2022-2023)
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Berkeley Unified School District is a school district in California (Alameda County). During the 2023 school year, 9,073 students attended one of the district's 18 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Laura Babitt, incumbent Ana Vasudeo, Jen Corn, Norma J F Harrison, and Abdur Sikder ran in the general election for Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Laura Babitt (Nonpartisan)
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Ana Vasudeo (Nonpartisan)
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Norma J F Harrison (Nonpartisan)
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Abdur Sikder (Nonpartisan)

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Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Judith Appel and incumbent Beatriz Leyva-Cutler won election in the general election for Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Karen Hemphill, incumbent Ty Alper, and incumbent Josh Daniels won election in the general election for Berkeley Unified Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Berkeley Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ana Vasudeo2028
Jennifer Corn20242028
Ka'Dijah Brown2026
Mike Chang2026
Jennifer Shanoski2026

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Berkeley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 14Buffy WicksDemocratic Party 100% 12%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,945,000 $1,376 6%
Local: $141,471,000 $15,036 64%
State: $66,734,000 $7,093 30%
Total: $221,150,000 $23,504
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $243,741,000 $25,905
Total Current Expenditures: $178,007,000 $18,918
Instructional Expenditures: $111,913,000 $11,894 46%
Student and Staff Support: $22,398,000 $2,380 9%
Administration: $19,943,000 $2,119 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,753,000 $2,524 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $44,649,000 $4,745
Construction: $44,509,000 $4,730
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,241,000 $982
Interest on Debt: $11,835,000 $1,257

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 70-79 >=50 PS <50 PS >=50 >=80
2018-2019 61 61 22 46 PS 69 82
2017-2018 59 62 19 42 >=50 67 80
2016-2017 54 58 17 34 >=50 64 79
2015-2016 56 60 17 39 >=50 65 79
2014-2015 54 61 16 37 <50 63 78
2013-2014 72 80-84 40-44 60-64 PS 75-79 90-94
2012-2013 71 75 43 62 <50 75 91
2011-2012 68 74 42 59 >=50 73 89
2010-2011 66 73 40 55 >=50 70 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 >=95 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=50 >=90
2018-2019 67 60 29 53 PS 76 85
2017-2018 65 67 26 50 >=50 74 85
2016-2017 59 59 22 41 >=50 72 82
2015-2016 60 58 24 43 >=50 68 83
2014-2015 59 60 20 43 <50 68 83
2013-2014 71 70-74 40-44 60-64 PS 80-84 90-94
2012-2013 68 69 40 54 >=50 76 91
2011-2012 68 66 42 56 >=50 80 91
2010-2011 64 64 38 51 >=50 70 90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 90-94 90-94 85-89 90-94 85
2018-2019 88 90-94 85-89 85-89 PS 85-89 87
2017-2018 86 90-94 80-84 85-89 80-84 85
2016-2017 87 85-89 80-84 80-84 90-94 88
2015-2016 87 90-94 80-84 85-89 PS 85-89 90
2014-2015 85 90-94 80-84 80-84 PS 80-84 89
2013-2014 89 85-89 80-84 85-89 PS 90-94 >=95
2012-2013 86 90-94 80-84 85-89 PS 70-74 90
2011-2012 83 85-89 75-79 80-84 PS 80-84 90-94
2010-2011 80 85-89 70-74 75-79 PS 75-79 88

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 9,073 -1.1
2021-2022 9,177 -2.5
2020-2021 9,409 -4.6
2019-2020 9,844 0.3
2018-2019 9,811 -5.4
2017-2018 10,340 1.0
2016-2017 10,239 -2.2
2015-2016 10,462 0.2
2014-2015 10,442 2.5
2013-2014 10,181 3.9
2012-2013 9,780 2.4
2011-2012 9,545 0.8
2010-2011 9,468 2.8
2009-2010 9,204 2.3
2008-2009 8,988 0.4
2007-2008 8,954 -1.5
2006-2007 9,088 0.1
2005-2006 9,076 1.9
2004-2005 8,904 0.7
2003-2004 8,843 -2.5
2002-2003 9,060 -4.1
2001-2002 9,427 -1.9
2000-2001 9,607 0.5
1999-2000 9,561 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Berkeley Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 9.0 0.0
Black 11.7 0.0
Hispanic 21.8 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.0
Two or More Races 15.3 0.0
White 41.6 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Berkeley Unified School District had 528.59 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.16.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 36.50
Elementary: 308.20
Secondary: 183.89
Total: 528.59

Berkeley Unified School District employed 14.00 district administrators and 30.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.00
District Administrative Support: 67.10
School Administrators: 30.00
School Administrative Support: 41.31
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 164.03
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 48.00
Other Support Services: 214.25

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Berkeley Unified School District operates 18 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier395KG-5
Berkeley High3,2049-12
Berkeley Independent Study K-836KG-8
Berkeley Special Education Preschool0
Berkeley Technology Academy4910-12
Cragmont Elementary303KG-5
Emerson Elementary270KG-5
John Muir Elementary263KG-5
Longfellow Arts And Technology Middle4506-8
Malcolm X Elementary459KG-5
Martin Luther King Middle8716-8
Oxford Elementary At West Campus262KG-5
Rosa Parks Environmental Science364KG-5
Ruth Acty Elementary395KG-5
Sylvia Mendez Elementary370KG-5
Thousand Oaks Elementary342KG-5
Washington Elementary395KG-5
Willard Middle5966-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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