Yu Ming Charter

Yu Ming Charter operates as a sprawling elementary-level community in Oakland, California, one of the schools within Yu Ming Charter District. Current enrollment sits at 959 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 106% larger than typical.

Operationally, Yu Ming Charter answers to Yu Ming Charter District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Yu Ming Charter logs that 55% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 33% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Yu Ming Charter has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Yu Ming Charter is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: McClymonds High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Yu Ming Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Yu Ming Charter typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.