Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy

Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy operates as a compact 9-12 campus in Oakland, California, run under Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy answers to Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 16% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household income runs about $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Aurum Preparatory Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.