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Oakland High

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Oakland High ranks 1181 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

Oakland High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Oakland Unified district, with approximately 1,579 students in a community where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is on a positive upward trend, having improved its statewide academic ranking from the 30th to the 45th percentile over the past few years, which places it as one of the higher-performing traditional high schools within Oakland Unified. Its 80.9% graduation rate is notably higher than several nearby district alternatives like Gateway to College High at Laney College and Street Academy Alternative High, and it has made significant progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic.

When compared to other schools in the area, Oakland High's scale allows for diverse programs, though it faces common challenges like mathematics proficiency, which lags behind English. Its performance trajectory is more stable than some local charter schools, such as AIMS College Prep High, which saw a recent decline. The school continues to focus on improving graduation rates and supporting all student subgroups.

1,579

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,567

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1023 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94610-3930

(510) 879-2304

District: Oakland Unified

Feeder schools for Oakland High:

Elementary:	Bella Vista Elementary
	Crocker Highlands Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
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	Glenview Elementary
	La Escuelita
Middle:	Edna Brewer Middle
	Roosevelt Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.3%

Asian:

30.4%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (18% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,181^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	43.4	1181 of 2162	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1349 of 2159	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1522 of 2170	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	987 of 2123	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	1339 of 2133	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1234 of 2017	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	1235 of 2021	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.6	1248 of 2039	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.9	1132 of 1994	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.2	1500 of 2426	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.8	1448 of 2354	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	1253 of 2367	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	1067 of 2281	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.3	1180 of 2238	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	1128 of 2117	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.2	1181 of 2063	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.3	1173 of 1968	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.8	1100 of 1901	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1145 of 1653	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	454 of 523	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	442 of 517	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	432 of 521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	365 of 522	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	424 of 592	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	429 of 582	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	493 of 585	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	499 of 573	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	554 of 591	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	483 of 581	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	505 of 582	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	503 of 581	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	1075 of 1161	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	969 of 1117	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	768 of 1052	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	633 of 1085	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	724 of 1064	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	148 of 1044	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	576 of 941	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	282 of 938	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1199 of 1906	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1264 of 1915	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1460 of 1915	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	814 of 1858	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	1001 of 1833	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1165 of 1760	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1228 of 1900	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1464 of 1902	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1507 of 1917	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1046 of 1861	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1411 of 1814	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1294 of 1742	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	316 of 410	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	167 of 328	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	212 of 290	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1079 of 2013	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1251 of 2026	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1444 of 2030	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.2	725 of 1943	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	1129 of 1937	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1101 of 1862	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1033 of 1942	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1242 of 1948	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1326 of 1963	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	994 of 1916	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1359 of 1880	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1187 of 1834	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	524 of 577	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	458 of 574	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	482 of 515	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	903 of 1252	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1135 of 1216	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	945 of 1197	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-36 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (2025)
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
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	$24,567	$22,398	$2,169
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
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	$44,680	$42,224	$2,456
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	$45,048	$43,416	$1,632
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)															$35,585	$32,846	$2,739
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	$37,412	$36,942	$470
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											$6,661	$4,880	$1,781
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
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
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	$32,005	$28,988	$3,017

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland High

What is the racial makeup of Oakland High?

Students at Oakland High are 38% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 21% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Oakland High in?

Oakland Unified

What schools feed into Oakland High?

Oakland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bella Vista Elementary
Elementary : Crocker Highlands Elementary
Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Garfield Elementary
Elementary : Glenview Elementary
Elementary : La Escuelita
Middle : Edna Brewer Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle

Is Oakland High a good school?

Oakland High ranks 1181^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,579 students attended Oakland High.

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