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Dewey Academy High

Public Grades 9-12

1753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Dewey Academy High is a small public high school serving about 125 students in grades 9-12 within the Oakland Unified school district, known for serving a student population where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 98%, which is the highest among nearby schools and creates a major barrier to learning. Academically, proficiency rates in core subjects are very low, and the school's graduation rate of 51.2% is well below the district and state averages. This is particularly notable because Dewey Academy High spends over $44,000 per student, which is more than double the amount spent by some other local schools like Alameda Science and Technology Institute or Gateway to College High at Laney College.

When compared to other schools in the area, the differences are stark. For example, Alameda Science and Technology Institute, located less than two miles away, has a 98% graduation rate and minimal absenteeism. Within the Oakland Unified district, alternative high schools like Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High and Street Academy Alternative High show similar patterns of high absenteeism and low graduation rates, suggesting district-wide challenges in these types of programs. A recent positive trend is a gradual improvement in Dewey's graduation rate over the past few years.

125

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,119

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 2nd Ave.
Oakland, CA 94606-2285

(510) 879-8310

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.2%

Hispanic:

34.4%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2011 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (51% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg30%

California avg43%

1,753^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	16.6	1753 of 2162	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2110 of 2170	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2019 of 2133	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1767 of 2017	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	1944 of 2021	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1950 of 2039	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1884 of 1994	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	1981 of 2426	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	1974 of 2354	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	1931 of 2367	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1948 of 2281	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	1551 of 2238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	12.7	1833 of 2117	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1805 of 2063	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	1716 of 1968	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	1666 of 1901	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.5	1541 of 1653	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.2	543 of 592	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	539 of 582	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1705 of 1906	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1720 of 1833	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1612 of 1900	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1669 of 1814	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1370 of 1742	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1531 of 2013	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2001 of 2030	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1812 of 1937	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1580 of 1862	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	1787 of 1880	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1506 of 1834	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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 Dewey Academy High

What district is Dewey Academy High in?

Oakland Unified

Is Dewey Academy High a good school?

Dewey Academy High ranks in the bottom 18.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Dewey Academy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Dewey Academy High.

What is the racial makeup of Dewey Academy High?

Students at Dewey Academy High are 39% African American, 34% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

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