Arise High School

Oakland · Alameda County · Oakland Unified · Public

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  • Almost all graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 100% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about 6 in 10.
  • Most grads aim beyond the UC system. Seniors file only ~0.6 UC applications each — families here mostly target CSU, private, or out-of-state colleges, so judge this school on more than its UC numbers.
  • One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
19
Around the CA median near the state median
Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB
4 admitted
4 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446 @10yr
UCLA
3 admitted
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511 @10yr
UCSD
3 admitted
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCD
9 admitted
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Arise High School compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

  • StatewideUC Reach Score of 19 — right around the California median of 18.
  • vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 19 vs a 29 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

About half of students read and write at grade level — about the state norm.
About 1 in 4 students do math at grade level — about the state norm.
ELA — met or exceeded
n = 97
54.6%
incl. 17.5% exceeded
On the Alameda County median (55.4%) · CA median 54.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 79.3%
Math — met or exceeded
n = 96
22.9%
incl. 5.2% exceeded
-1.3 pts vs. Alameda County median (24.2%) · CA median 21.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 53.6%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.

Race / ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino 92% -1.8
Black / African Am. 5% +2.8
Asian 1%
Filipino 1%
White 0%
Two or more 0%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 94% +5.9
English learners 38% +4.8
Socioeconomically disadv. 19% +4.0

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

25% of students are chronically absent — near the state norm of about 23%.
Chronic absent
25.1%
102 of 407 students

Absenteeism is up 11.0 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Alameda County median
25.4% · school is better than 52% of 69 HS
Statewide median
22.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
288 (2018)410 (2026)
+42.4%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
60 (2018)106 (2026)
+76.7%

If this trend holds (+3.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~426 +16 $0
3 yr (2029) ~460 +50 $0
5 yr (2031) ~496 +86 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Arise High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #6 of 7 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.
Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?
The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Latitude 37.8 High · Life Academy High School · Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy · Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy · Nea Community Learning Center · Aims College Prep High School · +4 more

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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Alameda County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

91% of students who start the year here finish it here.
Mixed signal
Outperforming on demand; some mid-year churn to look at.

Arise High School is recruiting families faster than Alameda County is shrinking (school +76.7% vs. county +0.6%), but 38 students didn't make it to year-end. The recruitment engine works; the mid-year exits are worth understanding. Chronic absenteeism is rising (25.1%, +11.0 pts since 2016-17) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.

+76.7%  school enrollment (2018–2026)
+0.6%  Alameda County baseline
+76.1pp  gap vs. county
90.8%  retention (county median 89.9%)
Enrollment — indexed to 100 at 2018
Stability rate by year (raw %)
Stability rate
90.8%
375 of 413 students

38 of 413 students who enrolled at Arise High School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (9.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Alameda County median
89.9% · school is in the 59th percentile of 70 HS
Statewide median
87.2% · in the 70th percentile of 1,689 HS

Stability by student group

Hispanic / Latino (389) 91.0%
Socio. disadvantaged (383) 91.6%
English learners (163) 90.2%
Students w/ disabilities (82) 90.2%

Nearest peer high schools

Latitude 37.8 High 91.0% Life Academy High School 90.1% Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy 85.8% Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy 91.8% Nea Community Learning Center 100.0%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

District financial profile — Oakland Unified (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$889.6M
+20.9% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$25,065
35,489 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 43.4%
Local: 41.5%
Federal: 15.1%
Instruction share
58.3%
of current spending · $11,001/pupil
Long-term debt
$998.6M
+10.3% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Oakland Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Arise High School sent 62 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 30.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 191 points above the California median of 18, higher than 54% of California high schools. The school produces 7.1 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score
19
Around the CA median Top 46% of CA high schools
19 admits / 98 seniors
-9 pts vs. peer median (29) · Ranked #6 of 7 similar schools
5-year trend
2019 · 6 2025 · 19
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18
Peer median
29
Top 10%
51
This school
19
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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 19

Higher than 54% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Arise High School's UC Reach Score of 19 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.

But in Alameda County, where the local median is 40 and the top-10% bar is 68, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 78 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Arise High School's UC Reach is higher than 54% of California high schools (980 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score
63
62 applications
In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Alameda Co. Top 10% ≥ 362 · higher than 41% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
30.6%
19 / 62 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 70% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
21.1%
4 enrolled of 19 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach Score
4
4 enrollees / 98 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
A-G Completion
Most graduates leave here ready to apply to UC and CSU — almost all finish the required courses, versus about 6 in 10 statewide.
100%
93 of 93 graduates · 2024-25 cohort
In context: CA median 55.9% · +44.1 pp above · Alameda Co. 73.7%.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
10.2
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 25% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
7.1
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 80% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
98
CDE grade 12 (exact)
Total School Enrollment
396
All grades · CDE Census Day
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
3.68
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
3.88

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Arise High School
Campus 4.00+ GPA 3.70–3.99 GPA 3.30–3.69 GPA < 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley Real shot Long odds Filtered out Filtered out
UC Irvine Strong shot Real shot Long odds Filtered out
UC Davis Strong shot Strong shot Real shot Filtered out
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus Applicant GPA Admit GPA Lift Admit rate vs peer schools @ same GPA
UC Berkeley (2024) 3.38 4.03 +0.66 13.5%
UC Irvine (2018) 3.78 4.04 +0.25 58.3% Peers +0.35 · wider
UC Davis 3.72 3.88 +0.16 64.3% Peers +0.35 · wider
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
GPA band UCB UCLA UCSD UCSB UCI UCD
4.00+ 17.0% 15.1% 45.2% 62.3% 46.3% 65.9%
3.70–3.99 3.1% 1.6% 9.3% 17.6% 17.0% 31.1%
3.30–3.69 0.8% 0.5% 1.5% 2.8% 2.4% 10.3%
3.00–3.29 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 1.9%
< 3.00 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.7%
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Arise High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 15.7 points above what their GPAs predict (35.8% actual vs. 20.1% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach Score (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Score Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite 15 4 4 26.7% 4 100.0% 3.71
UCLA → Elite 17 3 17.6% 3 3.72
UC San Diego → Selective 7 3 42.9% 3 3.45
UC Irvine → Selective 9 3.71
UC Davis → 14 9 64.3% 9 3.72 3.88
= UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.
Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.
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