Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Oakland Charter High School
Public · Oakland · Alameda County · 330 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
56
Strong
top 10% in California
Higher than 92% of California high schools
+34.7 pp above peer median (21)
· Ranked #1 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 38
2025 · 56
-12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2025)
-21.5 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+9%)
~318
5-yr projected enrollment (12 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Oakland Charter High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 7): 56 vs. a peer median of 21.
- ▸Oakland Charter High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 123 in 2023 to 56 in 2025 — a 67-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.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Oakland Charter High School is admitting at roughly +18 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.052) alone would predict (42% actual vs. 24% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 12% (88→77 from 2018 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~318 by 2028 — about 12 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Unity High School | Public | 23 | -10% |
| Latitude 37.8 High | Public | — | +129% |
| Aims College Prep High School | Public | 30 | +6% |
| Arise High School | Public | 19 | +77% |
| Mcclymonds High School | Public | 5 | -11% |
| Life Academy High School | Public | 27 | -5% |
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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