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Oakland School for the Arts

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 6-12

755

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 18th St.
Oakland, CA 94612-1512

(510) 873-8800

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

Two or more races:

24.4%

African American:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school62%

District avg26%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

Oakland School for the Arts did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2018	87.0	310 of 2480	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	434 of 2508	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	294 of 2497	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	405 of 2477	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.4	615 of 2379	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.9	576 of 2259	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	549 of 2236	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	58.1	833 of 2179	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.1	1129 of 2063	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	897 of 2005	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.9	1064 of 1999	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.8	1044 of 1804	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	73.0	119 of 600	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	83.4	342 of 2262	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	77.6	319 of 2072	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	87.7	273 of 2273	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	77.6	89 of 462	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.0	237 of 1496	84.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	79.2	421 of 2017	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.7	641 of 2021	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	86.9	254 of 2039	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	92.4	137 of 1994	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	61.3	509 of 2426	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	57.8	595 of 2354	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	52.7	726 of 2367	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.3	933 of 2281	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.5	946 of 2238	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.3	811 of 2117	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	696 of 2063	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	637 of 1968	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.4	515 of 1901	72.9%	★★★★☆
2004	63.1	295 of 1653	82.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	444 of 582	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	66.2	595 of 1760	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	69.8	496 of 1742	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	87.0	243 of 1834	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	48.4	209 of 366	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.8	194 of 1173	83.5%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2018)88th percentile~ school

Female (2018)85th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2018)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)84th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)81st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2018)80th percentile-7 vs school

High school

Male (2018)87th percentile+8 vs school

White (2018)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2018)66th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)43rd percentile-36 vs school

African American (2018)24th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+22 vs state

Mathematics52%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Home and Hospital Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$13,791	$2,840	$10,951
Nea Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Nea Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4008	479	23	21.2	32.2%	115 (24.0%)	64 (13.4%)	135 (28.2%)	76 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (18.0%)								(n/a)	48.9	30.4			41.9	50.0	52.1	57.5	40.0	35.1	13.6		44.8	62.0	39.6	17.0	20.0	16.2	21.7		31.7							$15,967	$715	$15,252
Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Public, Alternative	K-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5330	481	36	13.4	97.3%	119 (24.7%)	135 (28.1%)	140 (29.1%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.6%)								(n/a)	15.0	31.0	50.0	50.0	39.0	8.7	18.8	19.1	20.8	30.4	30.6	46.7	26.6	4.6	18.8	4.8	33.3	42.9	34.3	74.1	32.5							$25,126	$4,633	$20,493
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	701 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 775-0255	723	49	14.7	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	606 (83.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)								(n/a)	6.1	22.5	16.1		15.9	15.1	11.1	6.1	14.3	27.4	43.7	30.7	22.7	41.5	22.2	10.2	5.4	17.8	53.5	12.9	24.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$25,278	$1,725	$23,553
San Leandro Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	13701 Bancroft Ave	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 618-4460	102	6	17.7	80.4%	13 (12.7%)	12 (11.8%)	49 (48.0%)	14 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	8.3	21.7	33.3	20.7			45.5			0.0	25.0	28.6			0.0			0.0	25.0	15.7							$17,168	$10,589	$6,579
Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 Fairmont Ave.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-7609	56	8	6.7	94.6%	3 (5.4%)	29 (51.8%)	23 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)																												$105,130	$28,030	$77,100
Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2625 Barnard Rd.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 231-1431	420	35	12.0	52.6%	45 (10.7%)	72 (17.1%)	197 (46.9%)	61 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	36 (8.6%)								(n/a)	13.6	32.0	13.0		17.3	30.8	50.0	13.6	38.5	24.0	32.0	41.5	33.3	15.4	21.4	9.1	30.8	28.0	33.3	13.2	20.1							$4,501	$1,377	$3,124
Castro Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18400 Clifton Way	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 537-3193	45	4	12.4	40.0%	11 (24.4%)	2 (4.4%)	13 (28.9%)	10 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.0%)								(n/a)				20.0	20.0							72.7	72.7							36.4	36.4							$15,661	$101	$15,560
S.F. County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3045 Santiago St.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2222	120	4	27.5	30.0%	29 (24.2%)	14 (11.7%)	29 (24.2%)	31 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.2%)								(n/a)													18.2								0.0							$26,896	$3,868	$23,028
Alameda County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-4590	73	5	13.8	58.9%	2 (2.7%)	8 (11.0%)	55 (75.3%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)		0.0			0.0						7.1	9.1	7.1						0.0		0.0							$101,571	$31,752	$69,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland School for the Arts

How many students attend Oakland School for the Arts?

In the 2017-18 school year, 755 students attended Oakland School for the Arts.

What district is Oakland School for the Arts in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Oakland School for the Arts?

Students at Oakland School for the Arts are 37% White, 24% Two or more races, 18% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

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