LPS Oakland R & D Campus

LPS Oakland R & D Campus, a rural-scale secondary school in Oakland, California, operated by LPS Oakland R & D Campus District, teaches 173 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so LPS Oakland R & D Campus sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

LPS Oakland R & D Campus sits inside LPS Oakland R & D Campus District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, LPS Oakland R & D Campus logs that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Black. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. LPS Oakland R & D Campus is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is Castlemont High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

LPS Oakland R & D Campus operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, LPS Oakland R & D Campus runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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