Latitude 37.8 High

Latitude 37.8 High is a secondary school of small scale in Oakland, California, operated by Latitude 37.8 High District, instructing 389 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Latitude 37.8 High sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Latitude 37.8 High sits inside Latitude 37.8 High District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Latitude 37.8 High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Latitude 37.8 High records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Latitude 37.8 High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lazear Charter Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Latitude 37.8 High operates from a high-density location. Latitude 37.8 High is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Latitude 37.8 High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.