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Oakland High School

1023 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94610View on map

  • Public
  • Oakland
  • 352 seniors
  • 1,624 students

Oakland High School is a public high school in Oakland (Oakland Unified) with 352 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 125 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

100 of 125 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

28%

100 of 352 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

36%

125 of 352 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.0%

5 of 84 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

14 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Oakland High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    6%

    5 of 84 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    14 of 92 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    10%

    8 of 77 admitted

    This school10%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    33 of 84 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    37%

    19 of 51 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    39 of 91 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    70%

    45 of 64 admitted

    This school70%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.79)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    51 of 57 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.89)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    58 of 61 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.82)

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

Oakland High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo26 pts higher

    56%

    25 of 45 admitted

    This school56%Overall30%

  • San Jose6 pts lower

    74%

    73 of 98 admitted

    This school74%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    93%

    51 of 55 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • San Francisco11 pts lower

    85%

    96 of 113 admitted

    This school85%Overall96%

  • East Bay13 pts lower

    84%

    102 of 122 admitted

    This school84%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 (267 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

202 of 267 graduates

UC or CSU

43%

115 graduates

Community college

27%

71 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6123%
CSU5420%
CA private college42%
Out of state124%
Community college7127%
Not enrolled6524%
Enrolled in college20276%
Total267100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
See the full report

Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

12

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

16% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

15%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

59 of 392 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

13 of 330 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 1 class

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 44%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 75%

Across California

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