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McClymonds High

Public Grades 9-12

1800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

McClymonds High is a small public high school serving about 273 students in grades 9-12 within the Oakland Unified School District, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California high schools.

While the school spends significantly more per student (over $36,000) than many nearby schools like Oakland Technical High or AIMS College Prep High, its academic results are among the lowest in the area, with only about 18% of students proficient in English and 8% in math. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, affecting over half the students, which is more than double the district average and far higher than schools such as Oakland School for the Arts.

Despite these academic struggles, McClymonds High has a remarkably high graduation rate of nearly 94%, well above the district and state averages. This places it in a unique position, performing better than alternative schools like Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High but lagging far behind traditional and charter schools in core academic subjects, highlighting a complex picture of student support versus academic achievement.

273

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,075

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2607 Myrtle St.
Oakland, CA 94607-3415

(510) 879-2303

District: Oakland Unified

Feeder schools for McClymonds High:

Elementary:	Hoover Elementary
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	Prescott Elementary
Middle:	West Oakland Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.0%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,800^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	15.2	1800 of 2162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1869 of 2159	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1746 of 2170	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1625 of 2123	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1680 of 2133	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1518 of 2017	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	1516 of 2021	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	1553 of 2039	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	1752 of 1994	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	1926 of 2426	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	1940 of 2354	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	1877 of 2367	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	1710 of 2281	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	1748 of 2238	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1664 of 2117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	1534 of 2063	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.9	529 of 1968	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	425 of 523	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	478 of 517	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	431 of 521	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	399 of 522	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	469 of 592	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	476 of 582	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.2	814 of 1052	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1523 of 1906	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1685 of 1915	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1572 of 1915	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1392 of 1858	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1508 of 1833	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1437 of 1760	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1615 of 2013	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1873 of 2026	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1631 of 2030	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1513 of 1943	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1501 of 1937	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1403 of 1862	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1721 of 1942	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1718 of 1948	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1612 of 1963	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1565 of 1916	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1528 of 1880	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1390 of 1834	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.0	812 of 1197	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2018)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science8%-25 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
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	$41,075	$38,888	$2,187
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High	Public	9-12	1240 18th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2309	58	7	8.3	100.0%	3 (5.2%)	23 (39.7%)	26 (44.8%)	3 (5.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)								0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$73,315	$70,828	$2,487
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	$26,703	$24,888	$1,815
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
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15.0	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	41.8	1218^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.9	817^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	401	19.0	15.1		17.4	20.3	20.5	38.0	58.5	33.1	6.8	2.6	19.0	15.1	10.8
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
Emery Secondary	Public	9-12	1100 Steve Dain Dr.	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4998	162	14	11.6	60.5%	14 (8.6%)	71 (43.8%)	37 (22.8%)	19 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	18 (11.1%)	26	1568^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		51.3	976^th of 2159 public high schools	54.8%	592		2.9	7.5	5.4				37.1	37.1				17.1	17.1	$29,640	$28,182	$1,458
Young Adult Program	Public	12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	126	11	11.4	87.3%	10 (7.9%)	48 (38.1%)	45 (35.7%)	17 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$1,620	$00	$1,620
Oakland International High	Public	9-12	4521 Webster St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1353	270	29	9.2	99.3%	21 (7.8%)	13 (4.8%)	215 (79.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	7	2147^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%		8.3	2147^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$53,230	$49,820	$3,410
Oakland Technical High	Public	9-12	4351 Broadway	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2305	1,812	103	17.5	70.2%	321 (17.7%)	568 (31.3%)	369 (20.4%)	292 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	240 (13.2%)	72.2	557^th of 2162 public high schools	74.2%		65.7	638^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	81			28.5	28.4				60.1	60.1				37.7	37.7	$22,970	$20,396	$2,574

Frequently Asked Questions about McClymonds High

What schools feed into McClymonds High?

McClymonds High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hoover Elementary
Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
Elementary : Prescott Elementary
Middle : West Oakland Middle

How many students attend McClymonds High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended McClymonds High.

What district is McClymonds High in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of McClymonds High?

Students at McClymonds High are 70% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is McClymonds High a good school?

McClymonds High ranks in the bottom 16.7% of California high schools.

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