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Oakland International High: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Oakland International posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (1.1% vs 3.6%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

4521 Webster Street, 94609 (opens in new tab)·Oakland Unified·Oakland·Grades 9-12·270 students·99% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(510) 879-1353·Website
Alternative school — serves students who benefit from a non-traditional educational setting. Scores are not directly comparable to comprehensive schools.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope947
% Exceeded0%16%
% Met+0%36%
Grad rate46.2%86.6%
College readiness0.0%33.9%
Absence55.1%30.2%
Suspension1.1%3.6%
Scope Score
9
🌱 Building Momentum · Needs Support
ranked #2,132 statewide · #26 of 28 in Oakland Unified

Oakland International High scores 9 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 1st percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “0% proficient” and call it done. Oakland International deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakland, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 1st percentile since 2019.

ELAOrange(Increased Significantly)MathRed(Declined Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 0% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 110%0%0%0%0%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 116%0%0%0%0%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
0%
State 36%
Graduate
46%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 0 are proficient by 11th grade → 46 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
46.2%
State 86.6%
40.4pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
0.0%
State 15.8%
15.8pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 33.9%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
0.0%
State 35.7%
35.7pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
55.1%
State 30.2%
24.9pp above state avg
Suspension rate
1.1%
State 3.6%
2.5pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
0.4%
State 18.0%
17.6pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask how English learners are supported, and what changes for them after they reclassify.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Oakland International High in Oakland, 0.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 24.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oakland International High trails its district average for low-income students by 24.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); English Learner students (0.0% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 75 students tested.

All students at this school: 0% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 0%, district —, state 36%0%
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 0%, district 6%, state 11%0% · +0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 0%, district 21%, state 32%0% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 0%, district 19%, state 32%0% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 0%, district 29%, state 42%0% · +0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 0%, district 31%, state 44%0% · +0 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 0%, district 11%, state 22%0% · +0 vs school

6 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 55.1%, district 30.6%, state 30.2%55.1% · +24.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.1%, district —, state 3.6%1.1% · −2.5pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1259.4%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
43%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Oakland International's class of 2023, 43% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 65 completers, 43% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 0 (0%)California State University 3 (5%)California community college 23 (35%)In-state private 0 (0%)Out-of-state, 4-year 1 (2%)Out-of-state, 2-year 1 (2%)Not enrolled 37 (57%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 5 of Oakland International's 60 graduates enrolled in the University of California system.

Applied15fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted15
Enrolled5
Where they landed (fall 2025)

6 of 6 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 43% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (23) than at UC (0).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 9:1, district 21:19:1
Teaching staff31 teachers
Avg. experience8.4 years
Fully credentialed45%
First-year teachers16%
Intern / emergency permit3.9%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$62,696 – $109,878
Principal salary$149,098 – $185,804
Superintendent salary$378,797

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
CTE pathway completers39 students

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $40,724, CA average $14,491$40,724 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,790 per student

$1,790 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

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

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support19%
Student services6%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,173 per pupil
2019$16,594 per pupil
2018$15,652 per pupil
2017$11,195 per pupil
2016$11,617 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic79.6%
District 50.7% · CA 56.1%
White7.8%
District 10.1% · CA 19.9%
Black4.8%
District 19.7% · CA 4.8%
Other4.1%
District 10.5% · CA 9.0%
Asian3.7%
District 9.0% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 99.3% (35pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$108K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.21M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+65% · CA 35%
ZIP population23,928
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 270 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 0% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Oakland International High a good high school?

Oakland International High has a Scope Score of 9 out of 100, placing it in the 1st percentile of California high schools and ranked #2,132 statewide. 0.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 15.8 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Oakland International High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 0.0% of students at Oakland International High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 0.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 0.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 0.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 157 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Oakland International High rank in California?

Oakland International High ranks #2,132 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 1st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Oakland International High?

55.1% of students at Oakland International High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.1%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Oakland International High compare to other schools in Oakland?

Oakland International High scores 9/100 (1st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 270 students. Use the schools in Oakland page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Oakland International High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Oakland International High in Oakland, 0.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 24.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oakland International High trails its district average for low-income students by 24.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); English Learner students (0.0% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 75 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

How many students from Oakland International High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 5 Oakland International High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
46.2%
↓ vs CA 86.6% · 7th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 33th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 33.9% · 31th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 24th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
55.1%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 30th pctile
▲ 5.4pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
1.1%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 61th pctile
▼ 1.8pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
0.4%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 27th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11790%0%1%99%0%−49
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11780%0%0%100%0%−24

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide760%0%29%71%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged750.0%−24−38
English Learners780.0%−5−10
Hispanic/Latino610.0%−22−39
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = the same students tracked across grades, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Oakland International High ←90.0%0.0%1.1%
Piedmont High1.6 mi9366.6%88.3%0.3%
Berkeley High2.5 mi7438.3%64.2%2.6%
Millennium High Alternative1.6 mi6222.3%44.8%4.0%
California average4715.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
46.2%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
68.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
43.1%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
201993#19860.6%2.8%51.1%3.3%
202291#20660.0%0.0%56.1%2.5%
202391#21210.0%0.0%65.2%2.4%
202491#21120.0%0.0%49.7%2.9%
202591#21320.0%0.0%55.1%1.1%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 38 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female52.2%64.2%+12.0pp
Male57.2%56.2%-1.0pp
Asian44.7%37.5%-7.2pp
Black/African American7.4%20.0%+12.6pp
Filipino60.0%63.6%+3.6pp
Hispanic/Latino61.6%63.2%+1.6pp
Students with Disabilities53.3%
English Learners55.5%59.7%+4.2pp
Homeless67.4%65.0%-2.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged55.1%59.9%+4.8pp
All Students55.2%59.6%+4.4pp
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
2025151553.843.843.89
2024201753.793.81
202375‹33.783.67
2022131033.833.86
2021231783.923.943.99
2020181353.783.923.95
201915743.924.01
2018188‹33.744.00
201716743.853.93
201623553.713.923.92
201512‹3‹33.80
201413753.773.963.95

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202515‹3‹3
Berkeley2024193‹3
Berkeley20237‹3‹3
Berkeley202213‹3‹3
Berkeley202120‹3‹3
Davis2025117‹3
Davis2024186‹3
Davis20237‹3‹3
Davis2022123‹3
Davis20211874
Los Angeles202511‹3‹3
Los Angeles20249‹3‹3
Los Angeles20227‹3‹3
Los Angeles202116‹3‹3
Merced202577‹3
Merced202455‹3
Merced202266‹3
Merced202188‹3
San Diego20256‹3‹3
San Diego20249‹3‹3
San Diego2021103‹3
Santa Barbara20246‹3‹3
Santa Cruz2025108‹3
Santa Cruz20241711‹3
Santa Cruz2022137‹3
Santa Cruz20211711‹3
Universitywide202515155
Universitywide202420175
Universitywide202375‹3
Universitywide202213103
Universitywide202123178

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections0
Total enrollment (CRDC)341

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00.0%
California State University34.6%
California community college2335.4%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year11.5%
Out-of-state, 2-year11.5%
Not enrolled3756.9%

65 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 43% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · UC Infocenter (annual refresh, summer) — ‹5/‹3 = masked, never summed across campuses · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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