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AIMS College Prep High

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AIMS College Prep High ranks 1150 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 47% of California high schools

Summary

AIMS College Prep High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to 386 students in Oakland, California, operating within its own AIMS College Prep High District.

The school presents a complex picture, with significant strengths in student retention but recent, sharp declines in academic performance. It boasts a very high graduation rate (96.5%) and a low chronic absenteeism rate (16.7%), both of which are notably better than many nearby schools in the Oakland Unified district, such as Street Academy Alternative High and Dewey Academy High. However, proficiency scores in English and Math have fallen dramatically over the past few years, dropping its statewide ranking. This decline has affected all student groups, and the school's current academic standing is closer to some struggling local alternatives than to higher-performing schools like Piedmont High.

Interestingly, AIMS achieves its strong graduation and attendance outcomes with significantly lower per-student spending than comparable Oakland schools, though its student-teacher ratio is higher. The recent academic downturn suggests potential systemic challenges that warrant attention, even as the school's foundational support systems appear effective at keeping students engaged and on track to graduate.

386

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,013

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

746 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610-2714

(510) 893-8701

District: AIMS College Prep High District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.9%

Asian:

26.4%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2019 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

California avg41%

1,150^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 26 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

832^nd of 1,543AIMS College Prep High District 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	44.7	1150 of 2162	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	594 of 2159	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	243 of 2170	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	652 of 2123	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	533 of 1290	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	571 of 2133	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	260 of 523	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	133 of 517	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	29 of 521	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	65.5	136 of 522	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	284 of 592	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	459 of 585	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	334 of 573	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.8	129 of 591	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	32.7	423 of 581	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	395 of 582	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	244 of 1085	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	227 of 1044	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	153 of 467	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1469 of 1906	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	700 of 1915	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	283 of 1915	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	859 of 1858	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	468 of 1054	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	743 of 1833	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1538 of 1900	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1411 of 1902	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.0	390 of 1917	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	825 of 1861	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	958 of 2013	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.6	337 of 2026	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.6	98 of 2030	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.4	433 of 1943	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	346 of 1126	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	489 of 1937	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	692 of 1942	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	491 of 1948	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	247 of 1963	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	525 of 1916	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	508 of 1122	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	535 of 1880	71.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science16%-16 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
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 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
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
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
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
Millennium High Alternative	Public	9-12	760 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2703	61	5	13.4	18.0%	26 (42.6%)	7 (11.5%)	12 (19.7%)	5 (8.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.4%)	63.2	737^th of 2162 public high schools	65.9%		67.2	610^th of 2159 public high schools	71.7%	127		30.8		28.6				53.9	53.9				35.7	35.7	$28,131	$1,398	$26,733
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
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)
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	800 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2626	733	41	17.8	3.5%	388 (52.9%)	17 (2.3%)	73 (10.0%)	118 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (18.6%)	99	17^th of 2162 public high schools	99.2%		98.9	20^th of 2159 public high schools	99.1%	3		78.4		76.9				95.8	95.8				80.7	80.7	$26,141	$676	$25,465
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 AIMS College Prep High

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AIMS College Prep High ranks 1150^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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AIMS College Prep High District

What is the racial makeup of AIMS College Prep High?

Students at AIMS College Prep High are 47% African American, 26% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend AIMS College Prep High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended AIMS College Prep High.

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