Public schools in Oakland, CA

Oakland has 116 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 31 high, 16 middle, 66 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 47,610 students. They are run by 38 districts and agencies; Oakland Unified runs 79 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 38 districts and agencies that run Oakland's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in OaklandDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Oakland Unified7934,149$22,112
Yu Ming Charter School1766$16,602
Oakland School for the Arts District1779$17,516
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District1712$19,687
American Indian Public Charter II District1625$13,246
Lighthouse Community Charter District1544$19,006
Achieve Academy District1557$19,567
KIPP Bridge Academy District1509$18,426
Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District1523$17,920
ASCEND District1492$18,815
Lazear Charter Academy District1463$17,762
Oakland Military InstituteCollege Preparatory ACAD District1456$21,195

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

31 high schools in Oakland, 15,239 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Oakland Technical High1,81217.558.8%Oakland Unified
Oakland High1,57918.481.4%Oakland Unified
Skyline High1,25015.564.7%Oakland Unified
Fremont High1,16616.295.0%Oakland Unified
Coliseum College Prep Academy86114.993.6%Oakland Unified
Oakland School for the Arts82820.626.4%Oakland School for the Arts District
Castlemont High71914.096.5%Oakland Unified
Madison Park Academy 6-1267617.693.0%Oakland Unified
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy48015.175.2%Oakland Military InstituteCollege Preparatory ACAD District
East Bay Innovation Academy45117.637.3%East Bay Innovation Academy
The other 21 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
LIFE Academy43614.689.4%Oakland Unified
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy40524.484.7%Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District
ARISE High39615.773.7%ARISE High School
Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy39226.177.6%Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District
Latitude 37.8 High38914.965.3%Latitude 37.8 High District
AIMS College Prep High38624.057.8%American Indian Public High District
Rudsdale Continuation High33321.497.3%Oakland Unified
Oakland Charter High33021.775.5%Oakland Charter High District
Oakland Unity High29521.265.1%Oakland Unity High School
Lighthouse Community Charter High28114.079.4%Lighthouse Community Charter High District
McClymonds High27310.891.6%Oakland Unified
Oakland International High2709.299.3%Oakland Unified
Bay Area Technology25533.075.3%Bay Area Technology District
Envision Academy for Arts & Technology20717.371.0%Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District
LPS Oakland R & D Campus17312.765.3%LPS Oakland R & D Campus District
Young Adult Program12611.579.4%Oakland Unified
Dewey Academy High12516.090.4%Oakland Unified
Alternatives in Action10622.185.8%Alternatives in Action District
Gateway to College High at Laney College104not reported76.0%Oakland Unified
Street Academy Alternative High7721.884.4%Oakland Unified
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High588.498.3%Oakland Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

16 middle schools in Oakland, 6,072 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Edna Brewer Middle78517.748.2%Oakland Unified
Elmhurst United Middle72915.294.7%Oakland Unified
Montera Middle69518.146.3%Oakland Unified
Roosevelt Middle51215.390.2%Oakland Unified
Claremont Middle48717.245.6%Oakland Unified
Frick United Academy of Language Middle39217.297.4%Oakland Unified
Urban Promise Academy Middle39217.392.9%Oakland Unified
United for Success Academy Middle34716.593.4%Oakland Unified
Bret Harte Middle33712.482.8%Oakland Unified
Downtown Charter Academy30521.966.9%Downtown Charter Academy District
The other 6 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Westlake Middle27912.682.4%Oakland Unified
Oakland Charter Academy22231.478.8%Oakland Charter Academy District
AIMS College Prep Middle20018.270.5%American Indian Public Charter District
West Oakland Middle16511.092.1%Oakland Unified
Oakland Unity Middle13250.469.7%Oakland Unity Middle District
Aurum Preparatory Academy9323.377.4%Aurum Preparatory Academy District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

66 elementary schools in Oakland, 25,092 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Yu Ming Charter95919.731.4%Yu Ming Charter School
Melrose Leadership Academy72220.242.7%Oakland Unified
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary67824.796.8%Oakland Unified
Lincoln Elementary66424.166.7%Oakland Unified
American Indian Public Charter School II61721.865.5%American Indian Public Charter II District
Greenleaf61323.590.2%Oakland Unified
Chabot Elementary57624.027.1%Oakland Unified
Lighthouse Community Charter54918.879.6%Lighthouse Community Charter District
Montclair Elementary54722.826.5%Oakland Unified
Achieve Academy53723.586.2%Achieve Academy District
The other 56 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
KIPP Bridge Academy52020.781.9%KIPP Bridge Academy District
Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy51522.177.1%Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District
Franklin Elementary49922.790.6%Oakland Unified
Ascend49321.663.1%ASCEND District
Lazear Charter Academy49023.259.8%Lazear Charter Academy District
Glenview Elementary47625.123.7%Oakland Unified
Laurel Elementary47327.074.0%Oakland Unified
Highland Community45722.394.1%Oakland Unified
Garfield Elementary45424.591.2%Oakland Unified
Sequoia Elementary45225.135.0%Oakland Unified
Cox Academy44623.082.3%Cox Academy District
Global Family Elementary44622.393.5%Oakland Unified
Manzanita SEED Elementary43623.175.9%Oakland Unified
Reach Academy Elementary42524.397.4%Oakland Unified
Esperanza Elementary41822.095.9%Oakland Unified
Crocker Highlands Elementary41524.417.6%Oakland Unified
Joaquin Miller Elementary40625.430.8%Oakland Unified
Hillcrest39321.324.9%Oakland Unified
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary38921.097.7%Oakland Unified
Cleveland Elementary37626.942.6%Oakland Unified
Aspire Monarch Academy37420.473.3%Aspire Monarch Academy District
Redwood Heights Elementary37425.329.9%Oakland Unified
Thornhill Elementary37023.919.7%Oakland Unified
Allendale Elementary36821.293.8%Oakland Unified
Peralta Elementary35530.921.7%Oakland Unified
Emerson Elementary35419.766.1%Oakland Unified
Bella Vista Elementary34923.374.8%Oakland Unified
Urban Montessori Charter34379.835.6%Urban Montessori Charter District
Learning Without Limits33522.563.9%Learning Without Limits District
Manzanita Community Elementary33523.992.2%Oakland Unified
Markham Elementary32724.293.6%Oakland Unified
Francophone Charter School of Oakland32418.032.7%Francophone Charter School of Oakland District
East Oakland Pride Elementary31422.497.1%Oakland Unified
Piedmont Avenue Elementary31022.171.6%Oakland Unified
International Community Elementary30123.287.4%Oakland Unified
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary29617.493.2%Oakland Unified
ACORN Woodland Elementary29124.391.4%Oakland Unified
EnCompass Academy Elementary28320.689.8%Oakland Unified
Hoover Elementary28125.595.4%Oakland Unified
La Escuelita27426.184.3%Oakland Unified
Fruitvale Elementary25421.289.4%Oakland Unified
Think College Now Elementary25326.691.3%Oakland Unified
Madison Park Academy Elementary24121.092.1%Oakland Unified
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary23119.387.4%Oakland Unified
Aspire Triumph Technology Academy21721.490.3%Aspire Triumph Technology Academy District
Sankofa United Elementary21618.872.2%Oakland Unified
Aspire College Academy20618.792.2%Aspire College Academy District
Horace Mann Elementary20021.096.0%Oakland Unified
Burckhalter Elementary19321.480.8%Oakland Unified
Community School for Creative Education18328.283.1%Community School for Creative Education District
Grass Valley Elementary18219.284.1%Oakland Unified
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary18018.993.9%Oakland Unified
Carl B. Munck Elementary15116.868.2%Oakland Unified
Prescott Elementary13522.592.6%Oakland Unified
Brookfield Elementary13324.297.0%Oakland Unified
Kaiser Early Childhood Center1188.543.2%Oakland Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 other schools in Oakland, 1,207 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public72314.889.3%Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District
Independent Study Sojourner Truth48113.491.7%Oakland Unified
Home and Hospital Program33.041.7%Oakland Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Oakland's public schools compare with California's

The median Oakland school has 21.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 369 students (state 471).

Oakland against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
OaklandCalifornia
Median students per teacher21.221.6
Median school size (students)369471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)89%74%
Charter schools32%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 116 Oakland schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Oakland

  1. Oakland UnifiedRuns 79 of Oakland's 116 public schools and spent $22,112 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,112
  2. Oakland Technical High, the largest high school in Oakland1,812 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.1,812
  3. Compare Oakland Unified with Yu Ming Charter SchoolOakland's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Oakland addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. Bakersfield146 schools
  7. San Francisco123 schools
  8. Stockton122 schools

Questions about schools in Oakland

  1. How many public schools are in Oakland, CA?
    116 public schools with an address in Oakland were open in 2024-25: 31 high, 16 middle, 66 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 47,610 students. 37 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Oakland?
    Oakland Technical High, with 1,812 students in 2024-25 (Oakland Unified).
  3. Which districts run Oakland's schools?
    Oakland Unified (79 schools), Yu Ming Charter School (1 school), Oakland School for the Arts District (1 school), Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District (1 school), and 34 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .