North Oakland Community Charter

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Oakland, California, North Oakland Community Charter instructs 111 students from grades K through 5, operated by North Oakland Community Charter District. Enrollment runs roughly 76% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

North Oakland Community Charter is a school of North Oakland Community Charter District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, North Oakland Community Charter reports that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 39.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, 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 North Oakland Community Charter is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Oakland Community Charter.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. North Oakland Community Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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