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What's one thing Oakland Technical High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,812
High
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004305
Oakland Technical High
4351 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611 · (510) 879-2305 · Alameda County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,812 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,272 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 460 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 460 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 454 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 438 | 24% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.1pp since 2014
Math
37.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.8% | 28.2% | 16.8% | 23.1% |
| Math | 20.1% | 17.6% | 22.4% | 39.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.8% | 28.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.7% | 30.9% |
| 2018-19 | 53.7% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 32.3% |
| 2016-17 | 59.3% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oakland Technical High
Oakland Technical High's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Technical High this school | 1,812 | 70.2% | 47.3% |
| Deer Valley High Antioch | 1,812 | 82.6% | 33.4% |
| Skyline High Oakland | 1,250 | 76.0% | 37.2% |
| Jesse M. Bethel High Vallejo | 1,418 | 77.4% | 23.8% |
| Inderkum High Sacramento | 2,194 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| Alexander Hamilton Senior High Los Angeles | 2,055 | 76.1% | 41.7% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oakland Technical High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #362 of 1,052 | #16 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #302 of 1,056 ▲ 38 | #16 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #476 of 1,056 ▼ 29 | #17 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #555 of 1,044 | #12 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,812 | #383 of 2,093 | #15 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #245 of 1,352 | #15 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.1% | #6 of 1,351 | #3 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #871 of 1,575 | #38 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #486 of 802 | #14 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,812
-149 (-8%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,587
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,812 | 103.3 | 17.5:1 | 70% (1,272) |
| 2023-24 | 1,813 | 97.3 | 18.6:1 | 68% (1,240) |
| 2022-23 | 1,796 | 99.2 | 18.1:1 | 57% (1,028) |
| 2020-21 | 1,961 | 97 | 20.2:1 | 51% (994) |
| 2017-18 | 1,998 | 95.7 | 20.9:1 | 49% (970) |
| 2015-16 | 2,016 | 92 | 21.9:1 | 48% (966) |
| 2010-11 | 1,828 | N/A | N/A | 51% (931) |
| 2000-01 | 2,320 | 96 | 24.2:1 | 31% (717) |
| 1990-91 | 1,587 | 59 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Technical High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,998 to 1,812); teachers up 8% (95.7 to 103.3).
About Oakland Technical High
Oakland Technical High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Oakland, California. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,812 students enrolled. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 116% bigger than that.
Federal data list 84 schools in Oakland Unified, with 33,973 students enrolled.
Oakland Technical High's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 31%. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 16% Asian, and 13% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 10%. Oakland Technical High has a diversity index of 78%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 103.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.5 students per teacher. High schools in California have a similar average ratio of 18.2:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%. It compares with 49% for public schools in Alameda County.
The allk12 Grade for Oakland Technical High is B+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.4%. Oakland Technical High scores 47.3%.
Alameda County census figures show that median household income is about $129,367, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Oakland Technical High is among the 394 public schools in Alameda County.
Nearby, Emerson Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. Oakland Technical High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oakland Technical High at 3rd of 6.
In the federal locale system, Oakland Technical High is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Oakland Technical High had 1,961 students in 2020-21 and 1,812 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.2:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Oakland Technical High covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oakland Unified
- Oakland HighHigh · 1,579 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Coliseum College Prep AcademyHigh · 861 students
- Edna Brewer MiddleMiddle · 785 students
- Elmhurst United MiddleMiddle · 729 students
Other schools in Oakland
- Oakland HighHigh · 1,579 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Yu Ming CharterElementary · 959 students
- Coliseum College Prep AcademyHigh · 861 students
- Oakland School for the ArtsHigh · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Elementary0.2 mi · 354
- Oakland International High0.3 mi · 270
- Piedmont Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 310
- Beach Elementary0.7 mi · 323
- Claremont Middle0.9 mi · 487
- Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Technical HighHow many students attend Oakland Technical High?
Oakland Technical High enrolls approximately 1,812 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oakland Technical High serve?
Oakland Technical High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Oakland Technical High?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Oakland Technical High.
What is the student diversity at Oakland Technical High?
Student demographics at Oakland Technical High are roughly 18% White, 20% Hispanic, 31% Black, 16% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Oakland Technical High in?
Oakland Technical High is part of Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.