Aurum Preparatory Academy

Aurum Preparatory Academy operates as a tiny 6-8 campus in Oakland, California, operated by Aurum Preparatory Academy District. Current enrollment sits at 93 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 86% smaller than the state mean of about 659.

Aurum Preparatory Academy sits inside Aurum Preparatory Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Aurum Preparatory Academy shows that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 46% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Aurum Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at Aurum Preparatory Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Aurum Preparatory Academy is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aurum Preparatory Academy.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Aurum Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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