High · California

Oakland School for the Arts

Charter

Oakland School for the Arts, a public high school in Oakland, California: grades 6–12, 828 students, 20.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Oakland School for the Arts District.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
828
Teachers (FTE)
40.2
Students per teacher
20.6
Grades
6–12
High

More students per teacher than 61% of high schools in California

Median 19.1 · 2,120 schools compared

More students per teacher than 85% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 61% of high schools in California

Median 462 · 2,126 schools compared

Larger than 69% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

54%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of high schools in California

Median 34% · 189 high schools compared

347 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

34%proficient

+6.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of high schools in California

Median 18% · 190 high schools compared

339 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
High · Grades 6–12
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Oakland School for the Arts District.

Location

Address
530 18th St., Oakland, CA 94612
Phone
(510)873-8800
City or town
Oakland

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
6–1220717.323%6.3%
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–12588.4——
Street Academy Alternative HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–127721.8——
McClymonds HighFree meals for all
9–1227310.8——
9–12104———
Dewey Academy HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1212516.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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