Opportunity Academy

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Hayward, California

Opportunity Academy in Hayward, California enrolled 175 students in 2024-25 with 8.5 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 55-59% (California: 86.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

166 students in 2022-23, 157 students in 2023-24, 175 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.3 to 8.5.

Students enrolled at Opportunity Academy by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231662023-241572024-25175
Students enrolled at Opportunity Academy by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231662023-241572024-25175
Students enrolled at Opportunity Academy by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231662023-241572024-25175
Students enrolled at Opportunity Academy by school year2022-23: 166, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231662023-241572024-25175
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231668.319.9
2023-241578.319.0
2024-251758.520.7

20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; 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, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Opportunity Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOpportunity Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Opportunity Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOpportunity Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Opportunity Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOpportunity Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Opportunity Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOpportunity Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Opportunity Academy enrolled 186 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent64.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.6% of students were Hispanic, 35.4% Black, 4.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.6%
  2. Black35.4%
  3. White4.6%
  4. Asian3.4%
  5. Two or more races2.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%
  7. American Indian0.6%

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 Opportunity Academy scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Mathunder 50%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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

55-59% of the 148 students in Opportunity Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. 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 districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate55‑59%46%86.2%
Students in the class148217495,492

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 Hayward

10 public high schools in Hayward report 2024-25 enrollment; Opportunity Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mt. Eden High1,86521.958.9%
Hayward High1,58019.163.7%
Tennyson High1,51117.976.0%
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology71619.845.7%
Leadership Public Schools - Hayward57325.341.5%
Opportunity Academy17520.737.7%
Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High14016.763.6%
Royal Sunset (Continuation)10712.657.0%

All public schools in Hayward →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Opportunity Academy

  1. Brenkwitz HighThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 76 students, 4.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Royal Sunset (Continuation)The next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 107 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Opportunity Academy with Brenkwitz HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alameda County Office of Education spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaOpportunity Academy is the number 1,410 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,410 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.20.7:1
  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 Opportunity Academy

  1. How many students attend Opportunity Academy?
    175 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 166 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hayward, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Opportunity Academy?
    20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Opportunity Academy a Title I school?
    Opportunity Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Opportunity Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Opportunity Academy scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California'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 Opportunity Academy?
    55-59% of the 148 students in Opportunity Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. 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 Opportunity Academy in?
    Alameda County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691051. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069105114090 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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