Oakland School for the Arts

Set in Oakland, California, Oakland School for the Arts is a moderately sized secondary school, overseen by Oakland School for the Arts District. It instructs 828 students across grades 6 through 12.

Oakland School for the Arts District is the operating authority for Oakland School for the Arts, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Oakland School for the Arts lists that 26% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 25% Black, 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Oakland School for the Arts reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Oakland School for the Arts higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Oakland School for the Arts qualify 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 below typical.

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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Oakland School for the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Envision Academy for Arts & Technology, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakland School for the Arts.

Oakland School for the Arts operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, Oakland School for the Arts runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Oakland School for the Arts community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.