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LIFE Academy

Q: Is LIFE Academy a good school?

LIFE Academy ranks 1132 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

1132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

LIFE Academy is a public 6-12 school serving 436 students in Oakland, part of the Oakland Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's standout strength is its high graduation rate, which at 90.6% consistently beats the district average and outperforms nearby schools like Fremont High and Alternatives in Action. It also manages student attendance better than many local schools, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate. However, test scores in core subjects like math and science are below state averages, creating a notable gap between getting students to graduate and their measured academic proficiency.

Compared to other schools, LIFE Academy has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, suggesting more intensive resources. Its performance has fluctuated in recent years, and while it shows effective support for English Learners, its recent statewide ranking has dipped. Among local options, it performs similarly to Oakland High but below some charter schools like Oakland Charter High, indicating room for growth in academic achievement.

436

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,798

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 35th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601-3124

(510) 879-1335

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

African American:

3.7%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,962^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,132^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1962 of 2761	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1566 of 2783	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1692 of 2781	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1786 of 2740	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.6	2536 of 2715	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2207 of 2480	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1990 of 2508	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	2092 of 2497	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	2101 of 2477	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	904 of 1478	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	661 of 1521	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	621 of 1540	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	1143 of 1442	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1216 of 1364	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1822 of 2533	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1350 of 2551	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1377 of 2531	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1340 of 2509	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2278 of 2380	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2085 of 2262	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1446 of 2395	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	966 of 2388	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1134 of 2374	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	1236 of 2359	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2057 of 2213	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1844 of 2072	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1670 of 2542	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	1143 of 2579	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1209 of 2531	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1338 of 2458	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	2198 of 2369	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1939 of 2230	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1871 of 2534	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1548 of 2552	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1726 of 2538	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2144 of 2527	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2258 of 2407	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	2051 of 2273	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	55.6	450 of 1531	70.6%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1132 of 2162	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	789 of 2159	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	924 of 2170	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	850 of 2123	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	316 of 1290	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	1177 of 2133	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.7	478 of 2017	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	33.7	1333 of 2021	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	1051 of 2039	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	1101 of 1994	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	1209 of 2426	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.2	1151 of 2354	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.5	1327 of 2367	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1245 of 2281	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1155 of 2238	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.2	1248 of 2117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.3	1529 of 2063	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	1387 of 1968	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	1294 of 1901	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	16.1	1421 of 1653	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.3	1000 of 1117	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.0	136 of 1085	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	144 of 1064	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	540 of 1044	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	908 of 1906	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1050 of 1915	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	792 of 1915	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	939 of 1858	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	372 of 1054	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	1143 of 1833	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.4	364 of 1760	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	824 of 1900	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	414 of 1902	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	576 of 1917	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	434 of 1861	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	1001 of 1814	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.0	248 of 1742	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	901 of 2013	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	564 of 2026	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	679 of 2030	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	561 of 1943	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	160 of 1126	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	1006 of 1937	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.7	295 of 1862	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1202 of 1942	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	580 of 1948	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	893 of 1963	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	657 of 1916	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	222 of 1122	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	1062 of 1880	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.9	538 of 1834	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	713 of 1252	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	547 of 1216	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	263 of 1197	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2023)71st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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 (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
LIFE Academy	Public	6-12	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1335	436	30	14.5	98.2%	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	400 (91.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	45.5	1132^nd of 2162 public high schools	47.6%		59.2	789^th of 2159 public high schools	63.5%	343	18.3	25.0		21.7	18.0	50.8	34.4	50.9	38.5	9.8	17.5	18.6	17.2	15.8	$28,798	$5,359	$23,439
Oakland Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2433 Coolidge Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 436-0101	330	15	21.7	83.6%	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	238 (72.1%)	72 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	61.3	789^th of 2162 public high schools	63.5%		60.3	758^th of 2159 public high schools	64.9%	31		33.7		33.0				53.6	53.6				29.9	29.9	$27,013	$1,474	$25,539
ARISE High	Public, Charter	9-12	3301 East 12th St. Ste. 205	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ARISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 436-5487	396	25	15.6	76.5%	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	373 (94.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50.5	1028^th of 2162 public high schools	52.5%		39.6	1241^st of 2159 public high schools	42.5%	213			15.4	15.4				54.6	54.6				22.9	22.9	$25,335	$1,981	$23,354
Fremont High	Public	9-12	4610 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5570	1,166	72	16.2	99.1%	23 (2.0%)	156 (13.4%)	897 (76.9%)	42 (3.6%)	7 (0.6%)	11 (0.9%)	28 (2.4%)	12.2	1905^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%		12.2	1935^th of 2159 public high schools	10.4%	30		9.2	0.0	8.7				9.3	9.3				2.6	2.6	$26,351	$3,911	$22,440
Latitude 37.8 High	Public, Charter	9-12	1045 Derby Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Latitude 37.8 High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-7936	389	26	14.9	70.4%	25 (6.4%)	50 (12.9%)	276 (71.0%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	55.1	933^rd of 2162 public high schools	56.8%		48.7	1035^th of 2159 public high schools	52.1%	102		30.3		30.4				54.6	54.6				23.4	23.4	$10,166	$1,747	$8,419
Oakland High	Public	9-12	1023 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2304	1,579	86	18.3	90.2%	53 (3.4%)	324 (20.5%)	604 (38.3%)	480 (30.4%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	101 (6.4%)	43.4	1181^st of 2162 public high schools	45.4%		35.6	1349^th of 2159 public high schools	37.5%	168		20.2		19.8				41.6	41.6				26.3	26.3	$25,981	$3,904	$22,077
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	$22,007	$6,400	$15,607
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	$22,103	$1,574	$20,529
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	$23,818	$2,430	$21,388
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	$26,922	$4,986	$21,936

Frequently Asked Questions about LIFE Academy

Is LIFE Academy a good school?

LIFE Academy ranks 1132^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend LIFE Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended LIFE Academy.

What is the racial makeup of LIFE Academy?

Students at LIFE Academy are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is LIFE Academy in?

Oakland Unified

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