Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle

Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle serves 442 students in grades six through eight as a regular public school in Berkeley, California. Its composite score of 9.1 out of 10 places it in Exceptional territory — one of the strongest ratings on the platform. That standing holds across the state's full competitive landscape: Longfellow ranks 9th among 1,349 California middle schools, a position that puts it ahead of 98 percent of all public schools statewide.

Growth is the school's sharpest edge. A growth score of 9.9 out of 10 signals that students gain ground at a rate well above expectations, regardless of where they started academically. The 13.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio gives teachers room to work with individual students — a structural advantage that matters at the middle school level, where academic trajectories shift fast.

Academic performance scores 7.7 out of 10, solid on its own but clearly not the ceiling here. The combination of above-average academic output and near-perfect growth points to a school that isn't just serving high-achieving students — it's actively accelerating development across its enrollment. For families weighing Berkeley options, Longfellow's ranking as 6th of 16 schools in the city, paired with a statewide top-10 middle school standing, makes it one of the most data-backed choices in the area.