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Gateway to College High at Laney College

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Gateway to College High at Laney College is a public high school in Oakland, California, serving 98 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Gateway to College High has consistently low performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.32% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 35.2% in the district and 55.73% statewide. In mathematics, the performance is even lower, with only 5.26% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 15.22% in the district and 27.9% statewide. The school's science proficiency rates are also below the district and state averages. Gateway to College High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 33.3% to 86.4%, and its dropout rate has varied from 6.7% to 11.7%.

The school faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 52.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby Oakland High and McClymonds High schools, which both had a 20.4% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year. Gateway to College High serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 83.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the school's low academic performance, it has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $13,694 in the 2020-2021 school year to $21,011 in the 2023-2024 school year.

104

Students ?

4800.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,011

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Fallon St.
Oakland, CA 94607-4808

(510) 879-2311

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

African American:

28.8%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2010 → 29th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 33% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (37% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

California avg33%

Not ranked this year

Gateway to College High at Laney College 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	1526 of 2159	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1184 of 2133	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	5.0	2203 of 2426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	2139 of 2354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	1850 of 2367	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	2088 of 2281	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	1404 of 1902	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	1461 of 2026	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile-3 vs school

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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
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
Dewey Academy High	Public	9-12	1111 2nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8310	125	8	15.9	96.8%	6 (4.8%)	49 (39.2%)	43 (34.4%)	12 (9.6%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (4.0%)	8 (6.4%)	16.6	1753^rd of 2162 public high schools	18.9%					(n/a)								8.3	8.3				12.0	12.0	$44,119	$9,319	$34,800
MetWest High	Public	9-12	314 E 10Th St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2338	199	14	14.2	95.0%	20 (10.1%)	49 (24.6%)	95 (47.7%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)								(n/a)
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 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
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
Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Public	9-12	555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial P	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4021	211	8	27.7	45.5%	37 (17.5%)	9 (4.3%)	19 (9.0%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.8%)	98.4	30^th of 2162 public high schools	98.6%		99.2	13^th of 2159 public high schools	99.4%	17		70.0		68.6				94.0	94.0				74.0	74.0	$18,826	$1,399	$17,427
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 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway to College High at Laney College

How many students attend Gateway to College High at Laney College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 104 students attended Gateway to College High at Laney College.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway to College High at Laney College?

Students at Gateway to College High at Laney College are 41% Hispanic, 29% African American, 10% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What district is Gateway to College High at Laney College in?

Oakland Unified

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