Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy

Located at 3877 Lusk St., in Oakland, California, Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy is a tight-knit secondary school that works with 480 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by Oakland Military Inst College Prep Acad DIST. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 43% below typical.

Oakland Military Inst College Prep Acad DIST is the operating authority for Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Alameda County) reports that median household income runs about $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. Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

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

The campus sits in an urban setting. Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, members of the Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy 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.