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Skyline High

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Skyline High ranks 856 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

Skyline High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,250 students in grades 9-12 within the Oakland Unified district, and it stands out as a mid-performing school that has shown significant academic improvement in recent years.

Compared to many other high schools in its district, Skyline demonstrates notable strengths, particularly in graduating students and teaching English Language Arts. Its 86.6% graduation rate is higher than the district average and exceeds rates at nearby schools like Castlemont High and Fremont High. The school also achieves these solid outcomes while spending less per student than several neighboring schools. However, challenges remain, including a high rate of chronic absenteeism and proficiency in mathematics and science that lags behind state averages, a trend common across many local schools.

An interesting finding is that Skyline provides exceptionally strong support for students with special education needs. The school's performance has been somewhat volatile from year to year, but its current statewide ranking places it in the 60th percentile, a marked improvement from several years ago. While it outperforms most schools within Oakland Unified, it operates in a very different context from extremely high-performing schools in neighboring districts like Miramonte High in the Acalanes Union High district.

1,250

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,174

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12250 Skyline Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94619-2425

(510) 879-2306

District: Oakland Unified

Feeder schools for Skyline High:

Elementary:	Allendale Elementary
	Carl B. Munck Elementary
	Fruitvale Elementary
	Grass Valley Elementary
	More...
	Joaquin Miller Elementary
	Laurel Elementary
	Montclair Elementary
	Redwood Heights Elementary
	Sequoia Elementary
	Thornhill Elementary
Middle:	Bret Harte Middle
	Elmhurst United Middle
	Montera Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

African American:

20.6%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

California avg41%

856^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	58.7	856 of 2162	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	1065 of 2159	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1093 of 2170	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	763 of 2123	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	1346 of 2133	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	914 of 2017	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.6	1218 of 2021	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	1236 of 2039	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	1146 of 1994	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.3	1433 of 2426	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.6	1366 of 2354	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1313 of 2367	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	1032 of 2281	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.4	1007 of 2238	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.2	933 of 2117	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.7	962 of 2063	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.3	882 of 1968	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.9	829 of 1901	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.5	821 of 1653	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	228 of 523	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	367 of 517	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	417 of 521	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	284 of 522	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	371 of 592	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	412 of 582	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	351 of 585	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	473 of 573	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	455 of 591	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	456 of 581	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	491 of 582	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	449 of 581	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.7	280 of 1161	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	511 of 1117	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.5	891 of 1052	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	725 of 1085	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	279 of 1064	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	29.3	851 of 1044	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	340 of 941	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	101 of 938	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	698 of 1906	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1036 of 1915	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	993 of 1915	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	713 of 1858	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	1309 of 1833	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	882 of 1760	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1107 of 1900	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1239 of 1902	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1090 of 1917	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1053 of 1861	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1225 of 1814	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	635 of 1742	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	252 of 410	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	964 of 2013	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	1303 of 2026	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1138 of 2030	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	802 of 1943	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	1260 of 1937	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	675 of 1862	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	866 of 1942	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	965 of 1948	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	1065 of 1963	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	729 of 1916	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	1164 of 1880	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	855 of 1834	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	362 of 577	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	380 of 574	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.8	468 of 541	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	349 of 515	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.5	396 of 422	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	407 of 1252	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	475 of 1216	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	473 of 1197	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	215 of 1155	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	435 of 1173	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	398 of 1193	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.4	171 of 1204	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	353 of 1222	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	133 of 1173	88.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)81st percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 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
Skyline High	Public	9-12	12250 Skyline Blvd.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2306	1,250	81	15.4	76.0%	166 (13.3%)	257 (20.6%)	497 (39.8%)	155 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.4%)	150 (12.0%)	58.7	856^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%		47.5	1065^th of 2159 public high schools	50.7%	209		32.1		32.4				52.9	52.9				28.1	28.1	$26,174	$3,978	$22,196
Oakland Unity High	Public, Charter	9-12	6038 Brann St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unity High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7170	295	14	21.1	72.9%	15 (5.1%)	26 (8.8%)	247 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50.6	1024^th of 2162 public high schools	52.6%		75.3	479^th of 2159 public high schools	77.8%	545		16.4		16.2				65.7	65.7				22.4	22.4	$22,103	$1,574	$20,529
Bay Area Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Bay Area Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 382-9932	255	8	33.0	86.3%	1 (0.4%)	53 (20.8%)	176 (69.0%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	31.4	1458^th of 2162 public high schools	32.6%		25.5	1577^th of 2159 public high schools	27.0%	119	2.3	15.2		7.6	23.5	23.1	28.6	42.4	30.5	11.8	19.2	16.3	12.1	15.1	$19,958	$1,158	$18,800
Rudsdale Continuation High	Public	9-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2352	333	16	21.4	99.4%	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.3%)	285 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	9.4	2046^th of 2162 public high schools	5.4%		10	2069^th of 2159 public high schools	4.2%	23		0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$27,571	$4,342	$23,229
LPS Oakland R & D Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	8601 MacArthur Blvd. Bldg. 100	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	LPS Oakland R & D Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 633-0750	173	14	12.7	70.5%	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	167 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23.9	1616^th of 2162 public high schools	25.3%		12.8	1898^th of 2159 public high schools	12.1%	282								32.4	32.4				8.1	8.1	$27,908	$7,104	$20,804
Castlemont High	Public	9-12	8601 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2301	719	51	14.0	99.0%	15 (2.1%)	205 (28.5%)	435 (60.5%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.2%)	25 (3.5%)	11.4	1943^rd of 2162 public high schools	10.1%		12.4	1919^th of 2159 public high schools	11.1%	24		5.3	0.0	4.2				6.4	6.4				5.7	5.7	$30,723	$5,104	$25,619
Miramonte High	Public	9-12	750 Moraga Way	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3930	1,167	61	18.9	4.6%	648 (55.5%)	13 (1.1%)	104 (8.9%)	251 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (12.4%)	98.4	29^th of 2162 public high schools	98.7%		98.3	30^th of 2159 public high schools	98.6%	1		80.8	54.6	79.8				89.8	89.8				78.7	78.7	$20,533	$1,119	$19,414
Alternatives in Action	Public, Charter	9-12	6221 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alternatives in Action District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4314	106	5	22.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	88 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	15.2	1802^nd of 2162 public high schools	16.7%		13.6	1865^th of 2159 public high schools	13.6%	63			3.2	3.2				0.0	0.0				10.0	10.0	$22,007	$6,400	$15,607
Coliseum College Prep Academy	Public	6-12	1390 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3232	861	58	14.8	98.7%	10 (1.2%)	122 (14.2%)	688 (79.9%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.6%)	31.1	1468^th of 2162 public high schools	32.1%		46.1	1095^th of 2159 public high schools	49.3%	373	12.6	20.2		16.2	13.2	16.9	22.1	41.2	22.9	8.5	8.9	7.1	7.0	7.9	$26,922	$4,986	$21,936
Fremont High	Public	9-12	4610 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5570	1,166	72	16.2	99.1%	23 (2.0%)	156 (13.4%)	897 (76.9%)	42 (3.6%)	7 (0.6%)	11 (0.9%)	28 (2.4%)	12.2	1905^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%		12.2	1935^th of 2159 public high schools	10.4%	30		9.2	0.0	8.7				9.3	9.3				2.6	2.6	$26,351	$3,911	$22,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyline High

What schools feed into Skyline High?

Skyline High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allendale Elementary
Elementary : Carl B. Munck Elementary
Elementary : Fruitvale Elementary
Elementary : Grass Valley Elementary
Elementary : Joaquin Miller Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Elementary
Elementary : Montclair Elementary
Elementary : Redwood Heights Elementary
Elementary : Sequoia Elementary
Elementary : Thornhill Elementary
Middle : Bret Harte Middle
Middle : Elmhurst United Middle
Middle : Montera Middle

How many students attend Skyline High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,250 students attended Skyline High.

What district is Skyline High in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Skyline High?

Students at Skyline High are 40% Hispanic, 21% African American, 13% White, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Skyline High a good school?

Skyline High ranks 856^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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