MetWest High

MetWest High is one of the micro-enrollment secondary schools in Oakland, California, part of Oakland Unified, with 199 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 76% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Oakland Unified comprises 84 schools with combined enrollment of 33,973 students; MetWest High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MetWest High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 25% Black, 10% White, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, MetWest High reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household income runs about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MetWest High is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is MetWest High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

MetWest High operates from an inner-city location.

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