Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Oakland Charter High School
Public · Oakland · Alameda County · 330 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach · Class of 2025
56%
Higher than 92% of California high schools
+34.7 pp above peer median (21.1%)
· Ranked #1 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 37.5%
2025 · 55.8%
-12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2025)
-21.5 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+9%)
~318
5-yr projected enrollment (12 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Oakland Charter High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 7): 56% vs. a peer median of 21%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 32 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Oakland Charter High School is admitting at roughly +18 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.052) alone would predict (42% actual vs. 24% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 12% (88→77 from 2018 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~318 by 2028 — about 12 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Unity High School | Public | 22.8% | -10% |
| Latitude 37.8 High | Public | — | +129% |
| Aims College Prep High School | Public | 30.1% | +6% |
| Arise High School | Public | 19.4% | +77% |
| Mcclymonds High School | Public | 5.4% | -11% |
| Life Academy High School | Public | 27.4% | -5% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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