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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Berkeley 01

This page covers 26 elementary schools in Berkeley 01. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 26
1
rank
Marrington Elementary
Grades PK–05430 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
2
rank
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
Grades KG–05418 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
3
rank
Daniel Island School
Grades PK–081,170 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
4
rank
Philip Simmons Elementary
Grades PK–04525 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
5
rank
Westview Elementary
Grades 03–05560 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Bowen's Corner Elementary
Grades PK–05779 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
7
rank
Cane Bay Elementary
Grades PK–041,263 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
8
rank
St. Stephen Elementary
Grades PK–05291 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
Hanahan Elementary
Grades PK–05923 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Nexton Elementary
Grades PK–051,025 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,148
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
16 more elementary schools in Berkeley 01 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
26
Elementary Schools
46
Total Schools
50
#1 Score
43
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.