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The highest-poverty public high schools in Alameda County, California

Across Alameda County, California, 68 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Rudsdale Continuation High leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 73.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Alameda County, California

Top % FRL

99.4%

Median % FRL

73.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Rudsdale Continuation High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	333	99.4%
2	Oakland International High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	270	99.3%
3	Fremont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,166	99.1%
4	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	719	99.0%
5	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	861	98.7%
6	Madison Park Academy 6-12	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	676	98.4%
7	LIFE Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	436	98.2%
8	Dewey Academy High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	125	96.8%
9	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	273	96.0%
10	MetWest High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	199	95.0%
11	Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy	Oakland, CA	Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District	High	405	93.8%
12	MetWest High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	237	93.7%
13	Lighthouse Community Charter High	Oakland, CA	Lighthouse Community Charter High District	High	281	92.9%
14	Oakland High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,579	90.2%
15	Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Acad DIST	High	480	90.2%
16	Alternatives in Action	Oakland, CA	Alternatives in Action District	High	106	89.6%
17	Young Adult Program	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	126	87.3%
18	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	Oakland, CA	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District	High	392	86.7%
19	Bay Area Technology	Oakland, CA	Bay Area Technology District	High	255	86.3%
20	Tennyson High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,511	83.9%
21	Lincoln High (Continuation)	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro Unified	High	166	83.7%
22	Oakland Charter High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Charter High District	High	330	83.6%
23	Gateway to College High at Laney College	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	104	81.7%
24	Robertson High (Continuation)	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	169	81.7%
25	San Lorenzo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	1,029	81.5%
26	Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High	Hayward, CA	New Haven Unified	High	140	78.6%
27	ARISE High	Oakland, CA	ARISE High District	High	396	76.5%
28	Skyline High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,250	76.0%
29	East Bay Arts High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	154	76.0%
30	San Leandro High	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro Unified	High	2,510	75.3%
31	Hayward High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,580	75.1%
32	Mt. Eden High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,865	75.0%
33	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Oakland, CA	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	High	207	73.9%
34	KIPP King Collegiate High	San Lorenzo, CA	KIPP King Collegiate High District	High	662	73.3%
35	Oakland Unity High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unity High District	High	295	72.9%
36	LPS Oakland R & D Campus	Oakland, CA	LPS Oakland R & D Campus District	High	173	70.5%
37	Latitude 37.8 High	Oakland, CA	Latitude 37.8 High District	High	389	70.4%
38	Oakland Technical High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,812	70.2%
39	Arroyo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	1,499	64.6%
40	AIMS College Prep High	Oakland, CA	AIMS College Prep High District	High	386	63.2%
41	Royal Sunset (Continuation)	Hayward, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	107	62.6%
42	Emery Secondary	Emeryville, CA	Emery Unified	High	162	60.5%
43	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	Hayward, CA	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology District	High	716	52.8%
44	James Logan High	Union City, CA	New Haven Unified	High	3,096	52.8%
45	John F. Kennedy High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,273	52.7%
46	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward	Hayward, CA	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward District	High	573	52.4%
47	Encinal Junior/Senior High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	High	1,280	47.3%
48	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	High	211	45.5%
49	East Bay Innovation Academy	Oakland, CA	East Bay Innovation Academy District	High	451	40.8%
50	Alameda Community Learning Center	Alameda, CA	Alameda Community Learning Center District	High	362	40.6%

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