Street Academy Alternative High

Street Academy Alternative High, a tiny 9-12 campus in Oakland, California, operated by Oakland Unified, educates 77 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Street Academy Alternative High sits 91% smaller than that benchmark.

Street Academy Alternative High is one of 84 schools operated by Oakland Unified, a district that hosts 33,973 students overall.

Demographically, Street Academy Alternative High lists that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 40% Black, 6% Asian, 5% 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, Street Academy Alternative High has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Street Academy Alternative High is one campus in the mix.

Westlake Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 29%: 108 students in 2018 compared to 77 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 49% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

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