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Rudsdale Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 5% of California high schools

Summary

Rudsdale Continuation High is a small public high school serving 333 students in grades 9-12 within the Oakland Unified district, designed for students who have faced significant academic or personal challenges in traditional settings.

The school faces profound challenges, with a staggering 96.8% of students chronically absent, a graduation rate of 48.2%, and no students testing proficient in core subjects last year; these metrics are significantly worse than the district and state averages, and the school's performance has declined over the past decade. Despite spending over $27,500 per student, which is higher than many nearby schools like Skyline High and Coliseum College Prep Academy, outcomes remain extremely poor, suggesting the student needs are complex and not easily addressed by funding alone.

However, other schools in the area serving similar high-need populations, such as East Bay Innovation Academy and Oakland Unity High, demonstrate that much stronger results in attendance, graduation, and academics are possible, indicating that different educational models and approaches can yield better outcomes for students facing similar life circumstances.

333

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,536

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8251 Fontaine St.
Oakland, CA 94605-4109

(510) 879-2352

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.6%

African American:

9.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2010 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (48% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,046^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14High Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	2046 of 2162	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2069 of 2159	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	2046 of 2133	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1965 of 2017	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1950 of 2039	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1884 of 1994	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	2179 of 2426	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	2076 of 2354	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	2027 of 2367	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	1965 of 2281	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	1885 of 2238	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1741 of 2117	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	1838 of 2063	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1677 of 1968	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	1464 of 1901	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1413 of 1653	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.4	676 of 941	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1797 of 1906	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1911 of 1915	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1715 of 1833	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1758 of 1900	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1708 of 1814	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	389 of 410	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1873 of 2013	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1926 of 2026	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1853 of 1937	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1828 of 1942	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1825 of 1880	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)28th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rudsdale Continuation High	Public	9-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2352	333	16	21.4	99.4%	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.3%)	285 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	9.4	2046^th of 2162 public high schools	5.4%		10	2069^th of 2159 public high schools	4.2%	23		0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$31,536	$29,296	$2,240
Bay Area Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Bay Area Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 382-9932	255	8	33.0	86.3%	1 (0.4%)	53 (20.8%)	176 (69.0%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	31.4	1458^th of 2162 public high schools	32.6%		25.5	1577^th of 2159 public high schools	27.0%	119	2.3	15.2		7.6	23.5	23.1	28.6	42.4	30.5	11.8	19.2	16.3	12.1	15.1
LPS Oakland R & D Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	8601 MacArthur Blvd. Bldg. 100	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	LPS Oakland R & D Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 633-0750	173	14	12.7	70.5%	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	167 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23.9	1616^th of 2162 public high schools	25.3%		12.8	1898^th of 2159 public high schools	12.1%	282								32.4	32.4				8.1	8.1	$46,159	$43,264	$2,895
Castlemont High	Public	9-12	8601 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2301	719	51	14.0	99.0%	15 (2.1%)	205 (28.5%)	435 (60.5%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.2%)	25 (3.5%)	11.4	1943^rd of 2162 public high schools	10.1%		12.4	1919^th of 2159 public high schools	11.1%	24		5.3	0.0	4.2				6.4	6.4				5.7	5.7	$37,578	$34,868	$2,710
East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	451	26	17.6	40.8%	71 (15.7%)	121 (26.8%)	182 (40.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	53.5	961^st of 2162 public high schools	55.6%		88.5	255^th of 2159 public high schools	88.2%	706	36.3	33.9		35.3	48.2	52.8	53.1	54.1	52.3	36.4	32.6	35.4	18.0	31.0
Oakland Unity High	Public, Charter	9-12	6038 Brann St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unity High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7170	295	14	21.1	72.9%	15 (5.1%)	26 (8.8%)	247 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50.6	1024^th of 2162 public high schools	52.6%		75.3	479^th of 2159 public high schools	77.8%	545		16.4		16.2				65.7	65.7				22.4	22.4
Coliseum College Prep Academy	Public	6-12	1390 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3232	861	58	14.8	98.7%	10 (1.2%)	122 (14.2%)	688 (79.9%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.6%)	31.1	1468^th of 2162 public high schools	32.1%		46.1	1095^th of 2159 public high schools	49.3%	373	12.6	20.2		16.2	13.2	16.9	22.1	41.2	22.9	8.5	8.9	7.1	7.0	7.9	$26,882	$24,284	$2,598
Alternatives in Action	Public, Charter	9-12	6221 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alternatives in Action District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4314	106	5	22.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	88 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	15.2	1802^nd of 2162 public high schools	16.7%		13.6	1865^th of 2159 public high schools	13.6%	63			3.2	3.2				0.0	0.0				10.0	10.0	$58,742	$54,372	$4,370
Skyline High	Public	9-12	12250 Skyline Blvd.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2306	1,250	81	15.4	76.0%	166 (13.3%)	257 (20.6%)	497 (39.8%)	155 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.4%)	150 (12.0%)	58.7	856^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%		47.5	1065^th of 2159 public high schools	50.7%	209		32.1		32.4				52.9	52.9				28.1	28.1	$29,284	$26,738	$2,546
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1009 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 567-9631	405	17	24.3	93.8%	3 (0.7%)	65 (16.0%)	314 (77.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	32.4	1438^th of 2162 public high schools	33.5%		26.8	1554^th of 2159 public high schools	28.0%	116	11.6	10.5		11.0	15.6	25.4	18.6	46.6	26.7	1.6	4.5	9.3	14.0	6.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Rudsdale Continuation High

What district is Rudsdale Continuation High in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Rudsdale Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Rudsdale Continuation High.

Is Rudsdale Continuation High a good school?

Rudsdale Continuation High ranks in the bottom 5.4% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rudsdale Continuation High?

Students at Rudsdale Continuation High are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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