Downtown Oakland Science Academy
1515 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94612View on map
- Public
- Oakland
- 53 seniors
- 171 students
Downtown Oakland Science Academy is a public high school in Oakland (Alameda County Office of Education) with 53 seniors. In fall 2025, 62% of its 13 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 97% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
62%
8 of 13 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
8 of 53 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
13 of 53 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Downtown Oakland Science Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
8 of 12 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.57)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Downtown Oakland Science Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, worse at 4.
- San Jose30 pts lower
50%
5 of 10 admitted
This school50%Overall80%
- Sacramento14 pts lower
80%
16 of 20 admitted
This school80%Overall94%
- San Francisco28 pts lower
68%
13 of 19 admitted
This school68%Overall96%
- East Bay17 pts lower
80%
20 of 25 admitted
This school80%Overall97%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (63 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
62%
39 of 63 graduates
UC or CSU
37%
23 graduates
Community college
14%
9 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 11% |
| CSU | 16 | 25% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 6 | 10% |
| Community college | 9 | 14% |
| Not enrolled | 24 | 38% |
| Enrolled in college | 39 | 62% |
| Total | 63 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
5
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
53% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
54%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
21 of 39 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
4%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
2 of 46 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Science: 2 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 20%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 5%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 8%
- Low-income students 70%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 97%County median 75%