Public school · Oakland Unified · Oakland, California

LIFE Academy — Rating & test scores

Oakland · 6–12 · 436 students (2024–25)

36thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
51

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (58 of 64); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 64
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 66% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Oakland Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is LIFE Academy a good school?

LIFE Academy scores higher than 36 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 36th percentile, Developing, spring 2025.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 40 in 100 California middle schools we score (40th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 24 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 34 in 100 at the average Oakland Unified high school. 0.4% of students (2 of 450) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grades 6, 7, 8 and 11 at LIFE Academy in Oakland scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 41% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

67 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 66% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 58 in English, 59 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 58 tested

Advanced
24%
Proficient
42%
Below the standard
34%
This school66%
California57%
Oakland Unified44%

66% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 59 tested

Advanced
2%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
71%
This school29%
California32%
Oakland Unified22%

29% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 6–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced24%30%61%
Advanced3%7%15%
Proficient21%23%46%
Developing level33%22%24%
Minimal43%48%15%
Tested586061
California48%51%49%
Difference−24−21+12
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced66%
Advanced24%
Proficient42%
Developing level18%
Minimal16%
Tested58
California57%
Difference+9

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced14%13%23%
Advanced5%3%8%
Proficient9%10%15%
Developing level33%29%23%
Minimal53%58%54%
Tested586061
California37%38%36%
Difference−23−25−13
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced29%
Advanced2%
Proficient27%
Developing level20%
Minimal51%
Tested59
California32%
Difference−3

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 39% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 40th percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 179 tested

Advanced
8%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
61%
This school39%
California49%
Oakland Unified36%

39% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 179 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
83%
This school17%
California37%
Oakland Unified26%

17% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 51% to 66% and math from 17% to 29%.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school24%42%18%16%58
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Oakland Unified17%27%22%34%2,457
Math, grade 11 · This school2%27%20%51%59
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Oakland Unified9%13%17%61%2,499
English, grades 6–8 · This school8%31%26%35%179
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Oakland Unified13%23%23%41%9,061
Math, grades 6–8 · This school6%11%28%55%179
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Oakland Unified14%12%21%53%9,033

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202666%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202629%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 43% in 2017 to 66% in 2026. In math, it went from 10% in 2017 to 29% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201743%
68 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201865%
65 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201944%
63 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202259%
61 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202357%
63 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202455%
56 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202551%
59 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202666%
58 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201710%
68 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201836%
64 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201916%
62 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202222%
59 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202319%
62 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202425%
56 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202517%
58 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202629%
59 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on LIFE Academy’s results?

Oakland Unified’s board decides LIFE Academy’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed LIFE Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Oakland Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Oakland Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Oakland Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Oakland Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 67% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 58 of 64 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

67%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 43 of 64 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

97%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 56 of 58 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

77% enrolled in college within 12 months · 60 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓5 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓23 · 39%
  • California community college17 · 28%
  • In-state private1 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled14 · 23%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
67 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 58 of 64 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 43 of 64 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 56 of 58 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
22
Admitted
16
Enrolled
9

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 21 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 19 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 13 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 12 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 8 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 22 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2024Applied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 24 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 30 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2021Applied 29 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2020Applied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2018Applied 22 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2017Applied 32 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2016Applied 27 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 13

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
49
Admitted
45
Enrolled
20

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State East BayApplied 179 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 21
  • San Francisco StateApplied 159 · Admitted 142 · Enrolled 46
  • San José StateApplied 103 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 87 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 50 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 45 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 40 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • San Diego StateApplied 39 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 23 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 17 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 15 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 14 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 13 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 9 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 49 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 53 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2023Applied 46 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2022Applied 38 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2021Applied 40 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 16

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

24 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Oakland Unified high school, 34 in 100 were. 0.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. 41 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 107 of 443 students counted for it; suspension: 2 of 450 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Oakland Unified high school 6.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

24 in 100This school
34 in 100At the average Oakland Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

107 of 443 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.4%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 450). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 6: 41 in 100, 26 of 63
  • Grades 7–8: 16 in 100, 20 of 126
  • Grades 9–12: 24 in 100, 61 of 254
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at LIFE Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Teach here? Tell us Oakland Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 66% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 65% in English, against 49% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
LIFE AcademySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 58 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 65%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 58 tested28%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 57 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 66%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 57 tested30%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 91%2. Black or African American: 3%3. Asian: 3%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino91%
  2. Black or African American3%
  3. Asian3%
  4. White—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

53% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 63 of 118 English learners53%
Oakland Unified · 3,379 of 8,21541%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

98%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 428 of 436. California: 63%.

33teachers, 2024–25

8 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

9%in their first year, 2024–25

50%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino and low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Oakland Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 58 tested
English65%+3134%+1649%
Math28%+1216%+523%
Hispanic or Latino · 57 tested
English66%+3333%+1749%
Math30%+1713%+921%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Oakland Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino91%
Black or African American3%
Asian3%
White—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 50% of teaching positions, 13.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 27.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into LIFE Academy, and how do I get in?

From parts of Greenleaf.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Grades 6–12 · this school
LIFE Academy

For middle school, the district assigns part of this area to Greenleaf.

For high school, the district assigns part of this area to Fremont High (1st · Needs Support · 2025).

For high school, the district assigns part of this area to Castlemont High (bottom · Needs Support · 2025).

For high school, the district assigns part of this area to Coliseum College Prep Academy (32nd · Developing · 2025).

For high school, the district assigns part of this area to Madison Park Academy 6-12 (10th · Needs Support · 2025).

15 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. United for Success Academy Middle (4th percentile, Needs Support, among middle schools, 2026) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All feeding elementary schools (15)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Greenleaf

    Assigned for part of the zone

    50% of the zone’s children

High-school links

  • Fremont High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    1st percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    68% of the zone’s children

  • Castlemont High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    bottom percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    32% of the zone’s children

  • Coliseum College Prep Academy

    Assigned for part of the zone

    32nd percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    32% of the zone’s children

  • Madison Park Academy 6-12

    Assigned for part of the zone

    10th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    32% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Oakland Unified which school serves your address.

School website: ousd.org ↗Office: (510) 879-1335Administrator: Alykhan Boolani
2101 35th Avenue, Oakland 94601

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Oakland Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 71% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (59 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 0% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8 and 11, spring 2026 (78 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (510) 879-13352101 35th Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025
  • ARISE High0.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    66thSolidScope Score 62
  • Fremont High0.8 mi
    1stNeeds SupportScope Score 28
  • Latitude 37.8 HighSBE - Latitude 37.8 High · 0.9 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    56thSolidScope Score 58
  • Oakland High1.8 mi
    17thNeeds SupportScope Score 45

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #948 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #12 of 23 in Oakland Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate91%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math7%4022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)67%6420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math34%4918%
Chronically absent24 in 100545%
Suspension rate0.7% (3 of 454)605%
English learners: top level18%535%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–255136#948California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1931 in 1001.9% (9 of 483)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 1002.4% (11 of 453)
2024–2524 in 1000.7% (3 of 454)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English23712%45%
2026 · Math2385%20%
2025 · English2447%39%
2025 · Math2413%16%
2024 · English23810%43%
2024 · Math2389%24%
2023 · English23413%42%
2023 · Math2358%20%
2022 · English23310%41%
2022 · Math2285%21%
2019 · English2589%28%
2019 · Math2564%13%
2018 · English2648%34%
2018 · Math2633%18%
2017 · English2584%33%
2017 · Math2571%11%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English6118%
2025 · Grade 7 · English6351%
2025 · Grade 8 · English6134%
2025 · Grade 11 · English5951%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math6110%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math6317%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math5919%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math5817%
2024 · Grade 6 · English6125%
2024 · Grade 7 · English6040%
2024 · Grade 8 · English6152%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5655%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math6116%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math6033%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math6123%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math5625%
2023 · Grade 6 · English5730%
2023 · Grade 7 · English5740%
2023 · Grade 8 · English5740%
2023 · Grade 11 · English6357%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math5718%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math5920%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math5723%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math6219%
2022 · Grade 6 · English5929%
2022 · Grade 7 · English5648%
2022 · Grade 8 · English5728%
2022 · Grade 11 · English6159%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math5922%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math5524%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5518%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math5922%
2019 · Grade 6 · English6023%
2019 · Grade 7 · English7224%
2019 · Grade 8 · English6319%
2019 · Grade 11 · English6344%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math6017%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math7214%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math626%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math6216%
2018 · Grade 6 · English7218%
2018 · Grade 7 · English6218%
2018 · Grade 8 · English6537%
2018 · Grade 11 · English6565%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math7211%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math6211%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math6514%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math6436%
2017 · Grade 6 · English6411%
2017 · Grade 7 · English6450%
2017 · Grade 8 · English6229%
2017 · Grade 11 · English6843%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math632%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math6425%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math626%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math6810%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1203%29%61%7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income23444%+17+3
Hispanic or Latino22145%+19+3
English learners7810%+6+3
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+5181Accelerated−14179Moderate
Low-income+4177Average−14175Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+6165Accelerated−13163Moderate
English learners+4128Average−11126Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+767not categorized−1267not categorized
English learners only+161not categorized−459not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+738Accelerated+437Average
English-only students+830not categorized−2030not categorized
Students with disabilities−126Average−1526Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+5 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

181 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−14 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

179 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −14 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 24 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.7% (3 of 454) → 2025–26 · 0.4% (2 of 450) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female32 in 10024 in 100−8 in 100
Male30 in 10024 in 100−6 in 100
Asian22 in 10023 in 100+1 in 100
Black or African American66 in 10060 in 100−6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino28 in 10022 in 100−6 in 100
Students with disabilities42 in 10032 in 100−10 in 100
English learners30 in 10029 in 100−1 in 100
Low-income30 in 10025 in 100−5 in 100
All students31 in 10024 in 100−7 in 100
Homeless—36 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 67% · numerator 43 students classified Prepared · denominator 64 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 43 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 43 of 64 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
91%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
97%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
77%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025221693.513.653.90
2024201763.613.713.89
2023241463.553.714.00
20223024113.623.743.85
20212919113.493.793.84
20202220113.683.723.85
20192220143.753.783.81
2018221173.453.623.75
20173216153.603.853.85
20162717133.573.703.72

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251944
Berkeley20241865
Berkeley202317under 3under 3
Berkeley20222375
Berkeley20211743
Davis2025217under 3
Davis2024189under 3
Davis2023154under 3
Davis2022275under 3
Davis202113under 3under 3
Irvine20256under 3under 3
Irvine20247under 3under 3
Irvine202312under 3under 3
Irvine20229under 3under 3
Irvine202112under 3under 3
Los Angeles202513under 3under 3
Los Angeles202410under 3under 3
Los Angeles202313under 3under 3
Los Angeles202218under 3under 3
Los Angeles2021133under 3
Merced20251313under 3
Merced20241010under 3
Merced20221211under 3
Merced202118134
Riverside202584under 3
Riverside202374under 3
Riverside20227under 3under 3
Riverside2021177under 3
San Diego2025106under 3
San Diego202474under 3
San Diego202373under 3
San Diego202283under 3
San Diego202193under 3
Santa Barbara20245under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20236under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2022135under 3
Santa Barbara2021113under 3
Santa Cruz2025124under 3
Santa Cruz20241710under 3
Santa Cruz2023186under 3
Santa Cruz20222212under 3
Santa Cruz20211910under 3
Universitywide202522169
Universitywide202420176
Universitywide202324146
Universitywide2022302411
Universitywide2021291911

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count1
AP enrollment (male/female)17
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 67 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)441

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California58%
California State University2339%
California community college1728%
In-state private12%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1423%

60 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 77% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,173 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,489 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,397 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 436

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,620 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 436

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,286 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 19%Student services 7%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$491,255,72157.08%57%
Instruction support$164,121,98719.07%19%
Student services$55,003,2496.39%7%
Administration$54,466,8586.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$76,415,9438.88%9%
Other$19,349,7682.25%2%
Total$860,613,526100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $860,613,526 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$18,173 per pupil
2020$16,594 per pupil
2019$15,652 per pupil
2018$11,195 per pupil
2017$11,617 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94601 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94601 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,359
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26%
ZIP-area population53,259
Median age36.1 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94601 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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