- 1800 San Pablo Ave.
- Oakland, CA 94612
- (510) 873-8800
Charter | Grades 9-12 | Oakland Unified
About Oakland School For The Arts
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Oakland School For The Arts is located in Oakland, CA and is one of 42 high schools in Oakland Unified. It is a charter school that serves 311 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.
Oakland School For The Arts did not make 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 Oakland School For The Arts'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.
Oakland School For The Arts had an API growth score of 723 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Oakland School For The Arts's 2009 base score was 749 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Oakland School For The Arts had 10 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Oakland School For The Arts's students and teachers.
Oakland School For The Arts Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Black
50 %
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Multiple or No Response
24 %
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White
13 %
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Hispanic
10 %
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Asian
3 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 66%
- Male 34%
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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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