C+
Oakland Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Oakland.
Students
33,736
Schools
89
Spent per student
$25,692
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$1,148.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Oakland Unified School District
- School Grade C+: better than 36% of California districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 16 pts below the state
- Spends 21% more per student than the CA average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $1,148.0M, about $34,028 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cherryland.
K–5Colonial Acres ElementarySan Lorenzo Unified School District
6–89 middle schoolsHayward Unified School District
9–125 high schoolsHayward Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)72%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,692 per student · 21% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 46%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
34,296’20
33,607’21
33,784’22
33,598’23
33,736’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 48%Black 19%White 11%Asian 10%Two or more races 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
89 public schools.
Melrose Leadership Academy
722 students20:1
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary
678 students25:1
Lincoln Elementary
664 students24:1
Greenleaf
613 students23:1
Chabot Elementary
576 students24:1
Montclair Elementary
547 students23:1
Franklin Elementary
499 students23:1
Glenview Elementary
476 students25:1
Laurel Elementary
473 students27:1
Highland Community
457 students22:1
Garfield Elementary
454 students25:1
Sequoia Elementary
452 students25:1
Global Family Elementary
446 students22:1
Manzanita SEED Elementary
436 students23:1
Reach Academy Elementary
425 students24:1
Esperanza Elementary
418 students22:1
Crocker Highlands Elementary
415 students24:1
Joaquin Miller Elementary
406 students25:1
Hillcrest
393 students21:1
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary
389 students21:1
Cleveland Elementary
376 students27:1
Redwood Heights Elementary
374 students25:1
Thornhill Elementary
370 students24:1
Allendale Elementary
368 students21:1
Peralta Elementary
355 students31:1
Emerson Elementary
354 students20:1
Bella Vista Elementary
349 students23:1
Manzanita Community Elementary
335 students24:1
Markham Elementary
327 students24:1
East Oakland Pride Elementary
314 students22:1
Piedmont Avenue Elementary
310 students22:1
International Community Elementary
301 students23:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
296 students17:1
ACORN Woodland Elementary
291 students24:1
EnCompass Academy Elementary
283 students21:1
Hoover Elementary
281 students26:1
La Escuelita
274 students26:1
Fruitvale Elementary
254 students21:1
Think College Now Elementary
253 students27:1
Madison Park Academy Elementary
241 students21:1
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary
231 students19:1
Sankofa United Elementary
216 students19:1
Horace Mann Elementary
200 students21:1
Burckhalter Elementary
193 students21:1
Grass Valley Elementary
182 students19:1
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary
180 students19:1
Carl B. Munck Elementary
151 students17:1
Prescott Elementary
135 students23:1
Brookfield Elementary
133 students24:1
Kaiser Early Childhood Center
118 students9:1
Hintil Kuu Ka Child Development Center
47 students14:1
Burbank Child Development Center
36 students4:1
Infant and Preschool Program
1 students
Edna Brewer Middle
785 students18:1
Elmhurst United Middle
729 students15:1
Montera Middle
695 students18:1
Roosevelt Middle
512 students15:1
Claremont Middle
487 students17:1
Frick United Academy of Language Middle
392 students17:1
Urban Promise Academy Middle
392 students17:1
United for Success Academy Middle
347 students16:1
Bret Harte Middle
337 students12:1
Westlake Middle
279 students13:1
West Oakland Middle
165 students11:1
Oakland Technical High
1,812 students18:1
Oakland High
1,579 students18:1
Skyline High
1,250 students15:1
Fremont High
1,166 students16:1
Coliseum College Prep Academy
B−861 students15:1
Castlemont High
719 students14:1
Madison Park Academy 6-12
676 students18:1
LIFE Academy
A−436 students15:1
Rudsdale Continuation High
333 students21:1
McClymonds High
273 students11:1
Oakland International High
270 students9:1
MetWest High
199 students14:1
Young Adult Program
126 students11:1
Dewey Academy High
125 students16:1
Gateway to College High at Laney College
104 students
Street Academy Alternative High
77 students22:1
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High
58 students8:1
Independent Study Sojourner Truth
481 students13:1
Home and Hospital Program
3 students3:1
Burbank Preschool Center
0 students
Centro Infantil CDC
0 students
Harriet Tubman CDC
0 students
Highland CDC
0 students
Lockwood CDC
0 students
United Nations CDC
0 students
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.