Aspire College Academy

Located at 8030 Atherton St., in Oakland, California, Aspire College Academy is a small K-5 school that hosts 206 students (grades K through 5), run under Aspire College Academy District. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Aspire College Academy District is the operating authority for Aspire College Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Aspire College Academy lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 22% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Aspire College Academy is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Oakland Pride Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Aspire College Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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