Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier (BAM)
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier (BAM) is a public primary school in Berkeley, CA, serving grades K–5, rated A+, with 407 students and a 21.4:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 81% in Science, 78% in English Language Arts and 73% in Math.
A+TopHap school rating
Magnet
- Rating
- A+
- Grades
- K–5
- Enrollment
- 407
- Students per teacher
- 21.4:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
Science81%
English Language Arts78%
Math73%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- Yes
Student body
White47%
Two or more races20%
Hispanic14%
Asian10%
Black9%
Pacific Islander0%
Native American0%
- Male / female
- 49% / 51%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 29%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -0.2%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 408
Homes assigned to this school
6,811 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier (BAM). These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 2900 Buena Vista WayBerkeley, CA 947084 bd · 7.5 ba · 6,566 ft² · built 1929$7.2M
- 1210 Grizzly Peak BlvdBerkeley, CA 947087 bd · 4 ba · 3,646 ft² · built 1951$2.8M
- 188 Tamalpais RdBerkeley, CA 947084 bd · 3 ba · 2,118 ft² · built 1925$2.5M
- 1039 Park Hills RdBerkeley, CA 947084 bd · 2 ba · 2,337 ft² · built 1940$2.3M
- 785 San Luis RdBerkeley, CA 947073 bd · 2 ba · 2,666 ft² · built 1929$2.2M
- 755 Grizzly Peak BlvdBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 3 ba · 2,295 ft² · built 1948$2.1M
- 850 Creston RdBerkeley, CA 947085 bd · 3 ba · 2,414 ft² · built 1948$2.1M
- 1109 Amador AveBerkeley, CA 947072 bd · 1.5 ba · 2,005 ft² · built 1913$2M
- 721 Creston RdBerkeley, CA 947086 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,316 ft² · built 1937$1.9M
- 1230 Queens RdBerkeley, CA 947084 bd · 3 ba · 2,247 ft² · built 1949$1.9M
- 1516 Olympus AveBerkeley, CA 947084 bd · 3 ba · 2,682 ft² · built 1979$1.8M
- 1106 Grizzly Peak BlvdBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 3 ba · 2,720 ft² · built 1950$1.8M
- 896 Santa Barbara RdBerkeley, CA 947072 bd · 2 ba · 1,766 ft² · built 1923$1.7M
- 968 Keeler AveBerkeley, CA 947084 bd · 3 ba · 2,052 ft² · built 1947$1.7M
- 1305 Milvia StBerkeley, CA 947092 bd · 1 ba · 1,681 ft² · built 1925$1.7M
- 1360 Euclid AveBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2 ba · 1,828 ft² · built 1920$1.6M
- 966 Creston RdBerkeley, CA 947082 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,080 ft² · built 1938$1.6M
- 1180 Glen AveBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2 ba · 1,827 ft² · built 1923$1.6M
- 970 Miller AveBerkeley, CA 947082 bd · 1 ba · 1,730 ft² · built 1939$1.5M
- 2200 Rose StBerkeley, CA 947092 bd · 1 ba · 1,274 ft² · built 1928$1.5M
- 1077 Park Hills RdBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,688 ft² · built 1975$1.5M
- 1343 La Loma AveBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2 ba · 1,917 ft² · built 1978$1.4M
- 2018 Marin AveBerkeley, CA 947073 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,816 ft² · built 1927$1.4M
- 1080 Park Hills RdBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2 ba · 1,866 ft² · built 1948$1.4M
- 205 Fairlawn DrBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2 ba · 1,284 ft² · built 1955$1.3M
- 25 Stoddard WayBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 2 ba · 1,539 ft² · built 1940$1.3M
- 1321 Grizzly Peak BlvdBerkeley, CA 947082 bd · 2 ba · 1,256 ft² · built 1960$1.3M
- 1082 Keith AveBerkeley, CA 947083 bd · 1 ba · 1,052 ft² · built 1926$1.2M
- 841 Creston RdBerkeley, CA 947082 bd · 1 ba · 1,055 ft² · built 1939$1.2M
- 1406 Euclid AveBerkeley, CA 947082 bd · 2 ba · 1,332 ft² · built 1920$1.1M
- 1326 Shattuck AveBerkeley, CA 947091 bd · 1 ba · 1,032 ft² · built 1924$997K
- 1735 Spruce StBerkeley, CA 947092 bd · 1 ba · 895 ft² · built 1950$859K
- 1410 Spring WayBerkeley, CA 947081 bd · 1 ba · 672 ft² · built 1921$695K
- 1500 Grant StBerkeley, CA 947034 bd · 4 ba · 2,344 ft² · built 1913
- 1172 Arch StBerkeley, CA 947086 bd · 4 ba · 3,790 ft² · built 1924
- 1821 Delaware StBerkeley, CA 947031,762 ft² · built 1903
- 2220 Rose StBerkeley, CA 947095 bd · 2 ba · 1,890 ft² · built 1904
- 1437 Martin Luther King Jr WayBerkeley, CA 947091 bd · 2 ba · 1,651 ft² · built 1907
- 1627 Grant StBerkeley, CA 947038 bd · 8 ba · 3,978 ft² · built 1949
- 2023 Delaware StBerkeley, CA 947093 bd · 2 ba · 2,100 ft² · built 1908
School details
- Address
- 1645 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94709
- Phone
- (510) 644-6225
- Website
- parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/schools/berkeley/artsmagnet.html
- Setting
- City - Medium
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 060474000431
School district
Berkeley Unified School District
- District rating
- A+
- Schools
- 18
- Students
- 9,162
- Spending per student
- $21,489
- Teachers (FTE)
- 479
- Grades
- K–12
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