Is Claremont hills BUSD or OUSD?
Hello all - I am planning to buy a home in Claremont hills with a Berkeley address but having a hard time finding out what schools are zoned for the neighborhood. I checked the BUSD website, but the street name there is not listed. Anyone here who lives in Claremont with elementary school age kids ? Also, my wife and I will both be commuting to SF. What’s the best transport option from there ? I have heard Transbay route E works best. Is that true ?
Jul 6, 2019
Parent Replies
Check Oakland Unified's site--there are a number of homes in the Claremont hills that are actually in Oakland and are served by Oakland schools despite having Berkeley addresses, so if the street does not appear on the BUSD site, you are probably looking at one of these. (You can also tell by looking at the Alameda County Assessor's website--you will see either Oakland or Berkeley taxes listed for the property, except in some really unusual situations with split parcels.) The Oakland schools that serve Claremont-area homes are generally well regarded, although it is worth following the situation with Kaiser Elementary, which may move (which would likely lead to changes in the school zone boundaries).
Hi there,
We recently moved to a neighborhood close to yours. You’ll be in the South Berkeley zone, so your kid will be eligible to go to John Muir, Malcolm X, Emerson, and Le Conte/Sylvia Mendez.
Both of us work in the city but we’ve been using the Bart (we live mid way between Ashby and Rockridge stations, so we’re able to get into the Richmond or Pittsburg/Antioch lines. I don’t have experience with the Transbay network.
Hope this helps!
Rini
Call BUSD and OUSD registration. Provide the exact address and ask about zoning. The online maps can sometimes be misunderstood/incorrect. I know two families that looked at the online maps, and they were pretty upset to find out that their house wasn’t zoned the way they expected.
If possible, see if the school registrar can put your zoning in writing. I called to confirm my zoning, but it took a few weeks to get straightened out when I registered my kids for school. I didn’t think to try to get it in writing when I bought my house, but that would have saved me a bit of stress while things were getting sorted out.