MetWest High

As an one-room-style high school in Oakland, California, MetWest High caters to 237 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Oakland Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 72% below the state mean of about 838.

Within Oakland Unified, which oversees 84 schools and 33,973 students, MetWest High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MetWest High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Black, 9% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MetWest High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Alameda County put the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which MetWest High is one.

MetWest High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MetWest High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at MetWest High has edged up 36%, going from 174 students in 2018 to 237 in 2024. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 61% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

On this page, members of the MetWest High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.