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Street Academy Alternative High

Public Grades 9-12

1954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 10% of California high schools

Summary

Street Academy Alternative High is a small public high school serving 77 students in grades 9–12 within the Oakland Unified district, designed for students who may need a different setting than a traditional comprehensive high school.

The school faces significant challenges, with a 2024-2025 graduation rate of only 21.9% and a dropout rate of 43.8%, which are dramatically lower and higher, respectively, than nearby schools like McClymonds High (93.8% graduation) and Oakland Technical High (94% graduation). Chronic absenteeism, where students miss 10% or more of school days, is nearly universal at 91%, compared to 50.5% at McClymonds and 24.3% at Oakland Tech. Academic proficiency is also a critical concern, with 0% of students testing proficient in English and Math.

While the school's per-student spending is relatively high at $30,923, these resources have not translated into better outcomes, a pattern also seen at other alternative schools in the area like Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High and Dewey Academy High. The stark contrast with higher-performing schools very close by, such as Oakland School for the Arts, highlights the varied educational landscape within Oakland. Key metrics like graduation rates have also been highly unstable from year to year, indicating potential challenges with program consistency for its high-need student population.

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,923

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

417 29th St.
Oakland, CA 94609-3510

(510) 879-2313

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

African American:

40.3%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2011 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (22% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,954^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	11.2	1954 of 2162	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1760 of 2159	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1868 of 2133	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1762 of 2017	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	1652 of 2021	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1838 of 2039	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	1794 of 1994	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	1929 of 2426	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	1822 of 2354	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1761 of 2367	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	1772 of 2281	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	1618 of 2238	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	1684 of 2117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	1467 of 2063	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	1543 of 1968	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	1281 of 1901	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.1	1315 of 1653	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.1	580 of 592	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	506 of 582	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.6	1611 of 1833	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1563 of 1760	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	14.7	1524 of 1814	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1766 of 2013	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1634 of 2026	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1647 of 1937	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1655 of 1862	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	12.5	1640 of 1880	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2019)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)12th percentile~ school

African American (2019)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science4%-28 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Street Academy provides a safe, loving climate where young people can thrive. The video about the school tells move about it than any statistics could possibly tell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtaoZg2kTbE Close Quote

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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 (2024)
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
Street Academy Alternative High	Public	9-12	417 29th St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2313	77	4	21.7	90.9%	1 (1.3%)	31 (40.3%)	36 (46.8%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	11.2	1954^th of 2162 public high schools	9.6%		16.9	1760^th of 2159 public high schools	18.5%	194		0.0	9.1	4.2				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$30,923	$5,348	$25,575
Oakland School for the Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	530 18th St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland School for the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 873-8800	828	40	20.5	28.7%	213 (25.7%)	210 (25.4%)	173 (20.9%)	45 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	153 (18.5%)	81.6	389^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%		94.2	126^th of 2159 public high schools	94.2%	263	37.6	42.9		40.1	51.7	53.0	56.0	88.5	61.6	31.0	31.9	38.1	34.3	33.8	$19,352	$623	$18,729
McClymonds High	Public	9-12	2607 Myrtle St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2303	273	25	10.8	96.0%	9 (3.3%)	191 (70.0%)	45 (16.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.2%)	15.2	1800^th of 2162 public high schools	16.7%		13.5	1869^th of 2159 public high schools	13.4%	69		7.3		8.0				17.5	17.5				8.3	8.3	$36,281	$5,777	$30,504
Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	1515 Webster St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 596-8901	207	12	17.2	73.9%	7 (3.4%)	61 (29.5%)	78 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58 (28.0%)	55.4	928^th of 2162 public high schools	57.1%		33.1	1424^th of 2159 public high schools	34.0%	496	0.0		14.3	10.5	42.9	10.5	20.0	56.3	36.3	7.1	5.3	6.7	33.3	17.3	$28,559	$3,543	$25,016
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15.0	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	41.8	1218^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.9	817^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	401	19.0	15.1		17.4	20.3	20.5	38.0	58.5	33.1	6.8	2.6	19.0	15.1	10.8	$19,512	$1,847	$17,665
AIMS College Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	746 Grand Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	AIMS College Prep High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	386	16	24.0	63.2%	14 (3.6%)	181 (46.9%)	65 (16.8%)	102 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	44.7	1150^th of 2162 public high schools	46.8%		68.4	594^th of 2159 public high schools	72.5%	556			16.3	16.3				38.2	38.2				26.9	26.9	$17,013	$1,491	$15,522
Oakland International High	Public	9-12	4521 Webster St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1353	270	29	9.2	99.3%	21 (7.8%)	13 (4.8%)	215 (79.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	7	2147^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%		8.3	2147^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$35,310	$5,658	$29,652
Oakland Technical High	Public	9-12	4351 Broadway	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2305	1,812	103	17.5	70.2%	321 (17.7%)	568 (31.3%)	369 (20.4%)	292 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	240 (13.2%)	72.2	557^th of 2162 public high schools	74.2%		65.7	638^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	81			28.5	28.4				60.1	60.1				37.7	37.7	$24,701	$4,079	$20,622
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High	Public	9-12	1240 18th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2309	58	7	8.3	100.0%	3 (5.2%)	23 (39.7%)	26 (44.8%)	3 (5.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)								0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$37,441	$7,918	$29,523
Gateway to College High at Laney College	Public	9-12	900 Fallon St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2311	104			81.7%	10 (9.6%)	30 (28.8%)	43 (41.3%)	9 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	10 (9.6%)								(n/a)			17.4	15.6											$21,011	$2,840	$18,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Street Academy Alternative High

Is Street Academy Alternative High a good school?

Street Academy Alternative High ranks in the bottom 9.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Street Academy Alternative High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Street Academy Alternative High.

What district is Street Academy Alternative High in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Street Academy Alternative High?

Students at Street Academy Alternative High are 47% Hispanic, 40% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

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