Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Oakland School for the Arts
Public · Oakland · Alameda County · 815 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
27%
Higher than 68% of California high schools
-19.7 pp vs. peer median (46.5%)
· Ranked #4 of 6 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 40.6%
2025 · 26.8%
+9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+8.1 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+1%)
~839
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.0%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Oakland School for the Arts sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 6): 27% vs. a peer median of 46%.
- ▸Oakland School for the Arts's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 50% in 2024 to 27% in 2025 — a 24-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 9% (103→112 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +9%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.0%/yr); projects to ~839 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont High School | Public | 53.7% | -5% |
| Coliseum College Prep Academy | Public | 46.5% | +75% |
| Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public | Public | — | +15% |
| Five Keys Charter (sf Sheriff's) | Public | — | +65% |
| Castlemont High School | Public | 5.8% | +12% |
| Oakland Military Institute, College Preparatory Academy | Public | — | -52% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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