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Enrollment
861
High
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805011920
Coliseum College Prep Academy
1390 66th Ave., Oakland, CA 94621 · (510) 879-3232 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
850 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 8% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
22.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.1pp since 2014
Math
7.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 18.2% | 29.6% | 47.6% |
| Math | 1.6% | 6.3% | 21.5% | 70.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 7.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 7.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 7.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 7.9% |
| 2020-21 | 41.9% | 9.5% |
| 2018-19 | 36.4% | 17.8% |
| 2017-18 | 39.3% | 20.0% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 13.5% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Coliseum College Prep Academy
Coliseum College Prep Academy's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliseum College Prep Academy this school | 861 | 98.7% | 16.2% |
| Manual Arts Senior High Los Angeles | 1,001 | 97.5% | 20.6% |
| Fremont High Oakland | 1,166 | 99.1% | 6.2% |
| Augustus Hawkins High Los Angeles | 1,122 | 98.5% | 21.4% |
| Madison Park Academy 6-12 Oakland | 676 | 98.4% | 11.9% |
| Jordan High Los Angeles | 797 | 97.9% | 28.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coliseum College Prep Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #1,025 of 1,052 | #29 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #1,010 of 1,056 ▼ 29 | #30 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,027 of 1,056 ▼ 3 | #30 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #298 of 1,044 | #10 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #817 of 2,093 | #29 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #93 of 1,352 | #7 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #934 of 1,351 | #47 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #16 of 1,575 | #5 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +81.3% | #10 of 327 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
861
+262 (+44%) vs 2020
+124% since 2010-11, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 861 | 57.9 | 14.9:1 | 99% (850) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 53.5 | 14.6:1 | 98% (766) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 50.9 | 13.8:1 | 97% (677) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 95% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 29.3 | 16.2:1 | 95% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 96% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | N/A | N/A | 96% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coliseum College Prep Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 81% (475 to 861); teachers up 98% (29.3 to 57.9).
About Coliseum College Prep Academy
A mid-sized high school in Oakland, California, Coliseum College Prep Academy is part of Oakland Unified. The school counted 861 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12.
Besides Coliseum College Prep Academy, Oakland Unified runs 83 other schools. The district enrolls 33,973 students.
More than half of enrollment at Coliseum College Prep Academy is Hispanic: 80%. Other groups include 14% Black and 3% Asian. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Coliseum College Prep Academy is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Federal data show 99% of students (850) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Alameda County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Coliseum College Prep Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of California public high schools.
Coliseum College Prep Academy scores 16.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 21.7%.
The school is in Alameda County, where the median household earns about $129,367 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Coliseum College Prep Academy. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Coliseum College Prep Academy is 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Coliseum College Prep Academy reported 599 students in 2020-21 and 861 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Coliseum College Prep Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary0.1 mi · 678
- Oakland Unity Middle0.2 mi · 132
- Greenleaf0.2 mi · 613
- Alternatives in Action0.2 mi · 106
- Aurum Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 93
- Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Coliseum College Prep AcademyHow large is Coliseum College Prep Academy?
Coliseum College Prep Academy enrolls approximately 861 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Coliseum College Prep Academy serve?
Coliseum College Prep Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Coliseum College Prep Academy?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Coliseum College Prep Academy.
What is the student diversity at Coliseum College Prep Academy?
Student demographics at Coliseum College Prep Academy are roughly 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Coliseum College Prep Academy?
Coliseum College Prep Academy is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.