Is Oakland High a good school?

Oakland High ranks 989 th of 2125 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakland High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,579 students attended Oakland High.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland High?

Students at Oakland High are 38% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% White.

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

Oakland High

Public 9-12

1023 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94610-3930

(510) 879-2304

District: Oakland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
989^th of 2,125 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,829

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

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 1,579

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.2%

Asian:

29.6%

African American:

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oakland High ranks better than 53.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked high schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.36. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Oakland High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.2%), Asian (29.6%), African American (23.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oakland High is 18.3. 14 high schools in the Oakland Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oakland High is $8,829, which is the 5^th highest among 11 high schools in the Oakland Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Oakland High:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakland High 989^th of 2125 California public high schools. (See Oakland High in the ranking list.)

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Oakland Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakland Unified 1123^rd of 2062 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oakland High

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Rank History for all students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.17	1145^th	1653	30.7%
2005	27.79	1100^th	1901	42.1%
2006	27.32	1173^rd	1968	40.4%
2007	28.18	1181^st	2063	42.8%
2008	31.85	1128^th	2117	46.7%
2009	35.26	1180^th	2238	47.3%
2010	37.53	1067^th	2281	53.2%
2011	32.11	1253^rd	2367	47.1%
2012	24.77	1448^th	2354	38.5%
2013	24.21	1500^th	2426	38.2%
2015	41.94	1132^nd	1994	43.2%
2016	36.57	1248^th	2039	38.8%
2017	40.39	1235^th	2021	38.9%
2018	39.00	1234^th	2017	38.8%
2019	34.86	1339^th	2133	37.2%
2022	47.36	987^th	2123	53.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	6.93	482^nd	515	6.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.63	282^nd	938	69.9%
2019	35.78	576^th	941	38.8%
2022	65.20	148^th	1044	85.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.95	1101^st	1862	40.9%
2019	41.79	1129^th	1937	41.7%
2022	56.22	725^th	1943	62.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	29.54	212^th	290	26.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.21	1165^th	1760	33.8%
2019	43.54	1001^st	1833	45.4%
2022	50.30	814^th	1858	56.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.17	768^th	1052	27.0%
2019	22.37	969^th	1117	13.2%
2022	20.96	1075^th	1161	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.73	1187^th	1834	35.3%
2019	24.73	1359^th	1880	27.7%
2022	42.14	994^th	1916	48.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.00	503^rd	581	13.4%
2019	14.51	505^th	582	13.2%
2022	20.21	483^rd	581	16.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.41	429^th	582	26.3%
2019	27.19	424^th	592	28.4%
2022	30.06	365^th	522	30.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oakland High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.99	1294^th	1742	25.7%
2019	19.57	1411^th	1814	22.2%
2022	41.97	1046^th	1861	43.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Oakland High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	60	752	915	142	7	n/a	n/a	0	1876
1989	37	601	888	112	5	n/a	n/a	0	1643
1990	36	496	893	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	1567
1991	38	516	913	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	1642
1992	36	540	952	174	17	n/a	n/a	0	1719
1993	38	607	906	185	2	n/a	n/a	0	1738
1994	35	641	878	197	3	n/a	n/a	0	1754
1995	28	542	925	203	1	n/a	n/a	0	1699
1996	28	542	925	203	1	n/a	n/a	0	1699
1997	24	457	965	184	1	n/a	n/a	0	1631
1998	63	642	1297	252	2	n/a	n/a	0	2256
1999	81	670	1275	261	0	n/a	n/a	4	2291
2000	81	658	1258	319	2	n/a	n/a	2	2320
2001	92	661	1189	345	1	n/a	n/a	3	2291
2002	74	559	1150	380	4	n/a	n/a	3	2170
2003	74	559	1150	380	4	n/a	n/a	3	2170
2004	46	551	1129	338	3	n/a	n/a	12	2079
2005	44	581	1133	332	7	n/a	n/a	8	2105
2006	34	552	1087	314	5	n/a	n/a	18	2010
2007	28	505	1008	312	2	n/a	n/a	20	1875
2008	26	490	953	313	3	n/a	n/a	0	1785
2009	25	548	866	312	2	25	29	0	1807
2010	23	538	861	319	3	25	48	0	1817
2011	24	566	797	324	6	17	43	0	1777
2012	26	621	740	316	5	11	11	0	1730
2013	24	551	668	328	5	10	15	0	1601
2014	25	568	583	341	4	13	18	0	1552
2015	25	555	562	341	2	10	20	0	1515
2016	33	549	526	424	2	11	38	0	1583
2017	29	505	508	461	6	19	34	0	1562
2018	28	423	540	513	4	16	44	0	1568
2019	28	400	548	587	5	18	56	0	1642
2020	38	389	546	615	3	14	52	0	1657
2021	40	382	525	629	2	12	60	0	1650
2022	33	369	467	603	2	6	99	0	1579

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oakland High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1876	82.3	22.7	n/a
1989	1643	72.7	22.5	n/a
1990	1567	69.0	22.7	n/a
1991	1642	69.5	23.6	n/a
1992	1719	70.6	24.3	23.9
1993	1738	75.6	23.0	50.1
1994	1754	74.9	23.4	43.6
1995	1699	70.9	24.0	47.3
1996	1699	70.9	24.0	47.3
1997	1631	72.0	22.7	57.8
1998	2256	101.2	22.3	59.1
1999	2291	92.2	24.8	52.6
2000	2320	100.3	23.1	51.8
2001	2291	102.9	22.3	41.9
2002	2170	96.8	22.4	60.5
2003	2170	96.8	22.4	60.5
2004	2079	91.0	22.8	67.1
2005	2105	92.0	22.9	66.7
2006	2010	88.0	22.8	71.1
2007	1875	84.4	22.2	76
2008	1785	93.0	19.2	70.9
2009	1807	86.6	19.3	67.9
2010	1817	85.6	21.2	70.9
2011	1777	n/a	n/a	74.8
2012	1730	70.8	24.4	67.9
2013	1601	77.4	20.6	99.8
2014	1552	67.3	23.0	85.6
2015	1515	67.0	22.6	87.9
2016	1583	75.0	21.1	88.2
2017	1562	89.5	17.4	87.5
2018	1568	80.7	19.4	87.3
2019	1642	88.7	18.5	87
2020	1657	n/a	n/a	86.4
2021	1650	91.1	18.1	85.4
2022	1579	86.1	18.3	86.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oakland High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1876	82.3	22.7	n/a
1989	1643	72.7	22.5	n/a
1990	1567	69.0	22.7	n/a
1991	1642	69.5	23.6	n/a
1992	1719	70.6	24.3	23.9
1993	1738	75.6	23.0	50.1
1994	1754	74.9	23.4	43.6
1995	1699	70.9	24.0	47.3
1996	1699	70.9	24.0	47.3
1997	1631	72.0	22.7	57.8
1998	2256	101.2	22.3	59.1
1999	2291	92.2	24.8	52.6
2000	2320	100.3	23.1	51.8
2001	2291	102.9	22.3	41.9
2002	2170	96.8	22.4	60.5
2003	2170	96.8	22.4	60.5
2004	2079	91.0	22.8	67.1
2005	2105	92.0	22.9	66.7
2006	2010	88.0	22.8	71.1
2007	1875	84.4	22.2	76
2008	1785	93.0	19.2	70.9
2009	1807	86.6	19.3	67.9
2010	1817	85.6	21.2	70.9
2011	1777	n/a	n/a	74.8
2012	1730	70.8	24.4	67.9
2013	1601	77.4	20.6	99.8
2014	1552	67.3	23.0	85.6
2015	1515	67.0	22.6	87.9
2016	1583	75.0	21.1	88.2
2017	1562	89.5	17.4	87.5
2018	1568	80.7	19.4	87.3
2019	1642	88.7	18.5	87
2020	1657	n/a	n/a	86.4
2021	1650	91.1	18.1	85.4
2022	1579	86.1	18.3	86.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Oakland High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$8,828

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oakland High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 1339^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 987^th of 2123 High schools	16.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oakland High)	37	44.4	7.4%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oakland Unified)	30.4	43	12.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Oakland High)	12.4	25.3	12.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Oakland Unified)	13.1	16.3	3.2%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
11th Grade Science (Oakland High)	14	18.3	4.3%
11th Grade Science (Oakland Unified)	11.7	15.3	3.6%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	30.8	0.4%
12th Grade Science (Oakland High)	16.5	20.6	4%
12th Grade Science (Oakland Unified)	10.8	15.7	4.9%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1642	1650	0.5%
African American	400	382	4.5%
American Indian	5	2	60%
Asian	548	525	4.2%
Hispanic	587	629	7.2%
Pacific Islander	18	12	33.3%
White	28	40	42.9%
Two or More Races	56	60	7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	87%	85.4%	1.6%

Schools Near Oakland High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				CAST Science (2022)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2022)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2022)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	Total
Oakland High	Public	9-12	1023 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2304	1,579	86	18.3	86.8%	33 (2.1%)	369 (23.4%)	603 (38.2%)	467 (29.6%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	99 (6.3%)	47.4	989^th of 2125 public high schools	53.5%					(n/a)		18.3	20.6	19.5				44.4	44.4				25.3	25.3	$8,829
AIMS College Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	746 Grand Ave.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public High District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	446	10	43.7	60.3%	26 (5.8%)	129 (28.9%)	80 (17.9%)	198 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.5%)	62.8	654^th of 2125 public high schools	69.2%		55	533^rd of 1290 public high schools	58.7%	121		31.1		30.8				43.3	43.3				36.7	36.7
Dewey Academy High	Public	9-12	1111 2nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-8310	104	13	8.0	91.3%	4 (3.8%)	31 (29.8%)	51 (49.0%)	9 (8.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0											$8,073
MetWest High	Public	9-12	314 E. Tenth St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2338	279	18	15.5	96.4%	17 (6.1%)	45 (16.1%)	179 (64.2%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	45.8	1025^th of 2125 public high schools	51.8%					(n/a)		14.8	26.9	18.8				51.0	51.0				16.7	16.7	$9,667
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	800 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 594-2626	814	48	16.9	3.3%	491 (60.3%)	9 (1.1%)	78 (9.6%)	98 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (17.0%)	98	46^th of 2125 public high schools	97.8%		97.8	15^th of 1290 public high schools	98.8%	31			69.0	69.0				84.4	84.4				71.1	71.1	$11,864
Millennium High Alternative	Public	9-12	760 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 594-2703	57	5	10.9	14.0%	27 (47.4%)	10 (17.5%)	7 (12.3%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.8%)	83	314^th of 2125 public high schools	85.2%					(n/a)								85.7	85.7				31.3	31.3	$18,354
Gateway to College High at Laney College	Public	9-12	900 Fallon St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2311	69			37.7%	5 (7.2%)	14 (20.3%)	36 (52.2%)	4 (5.8%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	7 (10.1%)								(n/a)			15.4	14.3
Oakland Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2433 Coolidge Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 436-0101	453	20	22.6	66.7%	14 (3.1%)	26 (5.7%)	263 (58.1%)	146 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	73.3	479^th of 2125 public high schools	77.5%		76.4	282^nd of 1290 public high schools	78.1%	197			23.7	23.7				67.6	67.6				38.1	38.1
LIFE Academy	Public	6-12	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-1335	446	27	16.3	95.1%	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.9%)	397 (89.0%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	54.1	852^nd of 2125 public high schools	59.9%		72.9	316^th of 1290 public high schools	75.5%	536	7.4	24.6	18.0	17.0	28.8	48.2	28.1	59.0	41.2	22.0	23.6	18.2	22.0	21.5	$7,960
Street Academy Alternative High	Public	9-12	417 29th St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2313	88	7	12.5	90.9%	1 (1.1%)	42 (47.7%)	37 (42.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)		0.0		0.0

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