Oakland School for the Arts
530 18th Street, Oakland, CA 94612View on map
- Public
- Oakland
- 112 seniors
- 815 students
Oakland School for the Arts is a public high school in Oakland (Oakland Unified) with 112 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 53 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Davis (UCD). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
66%
35 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
31%
35 of 112 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
47%
53 of 112 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.8%
3 of 34 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
12%
3 of 26 applicants, 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
Oakland School for the Arts applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
3 of 34 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
3 of 26 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)
- San DiegoAbout the same
26%
7 of 27 admitted
This school26%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
6 of 22 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.84)
- DavisAbout the same
39%
11 of 28 admitted
This school39%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
78%
25 of 32 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.84)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.75)
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report8 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
Oakland School for the Arts applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- San Diego9 pts lower
25%
7 of 28 admitted
This school25%Overall34%
- Long Beach14 pts lower
33%
7 of 21 admitted
This school33%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- San Francisco6 pts lower
90%
27 of 30 admitted
This school90%Overall96%
too few applicants to report3 applied
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 (104 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
76 of 104 graduates
UC or CSU
32%
33 graduates
Community college
17%
18 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 19 | 18% |
| CSU | 14 | 13% |
| CA private college | 6 | 6% |
| Out of state | 19 | 18% |
| Community college | 18 | 17% |
| Not enrolled | 28 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 76 | 73% |
| Total | 104 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
2
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
8
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
25% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
29%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
33 of 113 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)
5%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
5 of 101 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 5 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 82%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 64%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 8%
- Low-income students 27%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 75%County median 75%