Summary:
The 94612 zip code area of Oakland, California is home to 3 schools - 1 middle school and 2 high schools. While the schools serve a student population with high economic need, there is a stark contrast in academic performance between them.
The standout school in this area is Oakland School for the Arts, a public charter high school that has consistently ranked in the top 20% of California high schools over the past 3 years. This school boasts a 90.9% four-year graduation rate, significantly outperforms the state average on standardized tests, and has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 33.25%. In contrast, the other two schools, Westlake Middle and Envision Academy for Arts & Technology, rank in the bottom 5-10% of their respective school types statewide and have very low proficiency rates on standardized tests.
The data highlights some key factors that may be contributing to the performance gap, including chronic absenteeism rates as high as 74.6% at Westlake Middle, and variations in student-teacher ratios ranging from 21:1 at Oakland School for the Arts to 14.3:1 at Westlake Middle. Overall, this data set underscores the significant disparities in educational quality and outcomes that can exist even within a relatively small geographic area, and the need for targeted resources and support to help close achievement gaps across the Oakland School for the Arts District, Oakland Unified, and Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District.
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