Oakland High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tacoma, Washington

Oakland High School in Tacoma, Washington enrolled 112 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 22.4 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 62%

142 students in 2022-23, 114 students in 2023-24, 112 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.2 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Oakland High School by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-231422023-241142024-25112
Students enrolled at Oakland High School by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-231422023-241142024-25112
Students enrolled at Oakland High School by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-231422023-241142024-25112
Students enrolled at Oakland High School by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-231422023-241142024-25112
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314213.210.8
2023-241149.312.3
2024-251125.022.4

22.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Washington high schools

Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Oakland High School 22.4; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOakland High School 22.4state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Oakland High School 22.4; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOakland High School 22.4state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Oakland High School 22.4; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOakland High School 22.4state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Oakland High School 22.4; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOakland High School 22.4state median 20.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 95 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oakland High School enrolled 95 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 95 of the 95 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions32
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

33.3% of students were White, 23.4% Black, 18.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White33.3%
  2. Black23.4%
  3. Hispanic18.9%
  4. Two or more races15.3%
  5. Pacific Islander8.1%
  6. American Indian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Oakland High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 41.1% in math across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtWashington
Math20% or less31% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-59% of the 39 students in Oakland High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate50‑59%83%83.8%
Students in the class392,06885,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Tacoma

21 public high schools in Tacoma report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stadium High School1,70023.528.5%
Lincoln High School1,55620.554.2%
Mount Tahoma High School1,41021.452.7%
Dr. Dolores Silas High School1,16023.030.4%
Washington High School98917.659.3%
Fife High School88522.835.6%
Tacoma School of the Arts65819.633.1%
Columbia Junior High School61920.842.8%

All public schools in Tacoma →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Oakland High School

  1. Insight School of WA Open Doors ProgramThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 8 students (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Foss High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 599 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Oakland High School with Insight School of WA Open Doors ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tacoma School District spends per student$19,679 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,679
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonOakland High School is the number 391 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#391 of 606
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher22.4 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.22.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Oakland High School

  1. How many students attend Oakland High School?
    112 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 142 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tacoma, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakland High School?
    22.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Oakland High School a Title I school?
    Oakland High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Oakland High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Oakland High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 41.1% in math across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Oakland High School?
    50-59% of the 39 students in Oakland High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Oakland High School in?
    Tacoma School District, NCES district ID 5308700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530870001811 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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