About American Indian Public High School
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American Indian Public High School is located in Oakland, CA and is one of 42 high schools in Oakland Unified. It is a charter school that serves 100 students in grades 9-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
American Indian Public High School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See American Indian Public High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
American Indian Public High School had an API growth score of 946 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. American Indian Public High School's 2009 base score was 958, however the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, American Indian Public High School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about American Indian Public High School's students and teachers.
American Indian Public High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Asian
38 %
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Hispanic
37 %
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Black
13 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
10 %
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White
2 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 55%
- Male 45%
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About Oakland, CA
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $40,055
- Average Household Size 2.6 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 27%
- % Owning / % Renting 41% / 59%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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