McClymonds High

McClymonds High is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in Oakland, California, run under Oakland Unified, with 273 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

McClymonds High is one of 84 schools operated by Oakland Unified, a district that instructs 33,973 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McClymonds High logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at McClymonds High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

With demographic context factored in, McClymonds High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 10.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which McClymonds High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Yu Ming Charter, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McClymonds High.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McClymonds High has ticked down 32%, going from 401 students in 2018 to 273 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 5% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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