Summary:
Oakland Technical High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,796 students in Oakland, California. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
Oakland Technical High has a relatively diverse student population, with a mix of White (22.05%), African American (26.89%), Hispanic (21.38%), and Asian (16.37%) students. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with 42.76% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, higher than the district (32.17%) but lower than the state (55.41%). In Mathematics, 28.25% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, again higher than the district (14.11%) but lower than the state (27.36%). However, the school has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.8% to 94.1% over the past few years, which are higher than the district average. Concerning, though, is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.7% in 2017-2018 to 53.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and many nearby schools.
Compared to nearby schools, Oakland Technical High generally outperforms lower-performing schools like McClymonds High, Street Academy Alternative High, and Oakland International High in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Oakland School for the Arts, Piedmont High, and AIMS College Prep High in these metrics. Additionally, Oakland Technical High has a relatively high percentage of students (57.24%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges and higher chronic absenteeism rates.
Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Oakland Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
861st of 2,346 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,464
Feeder schools for Oakland Technical High:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.1
Number of students: 1,796
Racial breakdown:
African American:
26.9%
White:
22.0%
Hispanic:
21.4%
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Asian:
16.4%
Two or more races:
12.6%
Not Specified:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.2%
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