Oakland: Public Schools on the Rise (Montclair, Lakeview: neighborhood, school district, closing)

[Stephen1110]

Progress. And More For Us To Do!

From 2002-2012, Oakland's Districtwide API score has grown 162 points to 730, in some years doubling state average growth rates, and representing a gain of 16.2 points per year.

Oakland Schools: 1999 API

80 schools, 2 schools API N/A

45 < 500
14 = 500-599
8 = 600-699
6 = 700-799
5 = 800+

- 57.69% of Oakland Public/Charter schools performed below the 500 API
- 7.69% Oakland Public/Charter schools were approaching the 800 API
- 6.4% of Oakland Public/Charter schools performed above the 800 API

Oakland Schools: 2012 API

130 schools, 5 schools API N/A

2 < 500
15 = 500-599
23 = 600-699
43 = 700-799
42 = 800+

- 1.6% of Oakland Public/Charter schools performed below the 500 API
- 34.4% Oakland Public/Charter schools were approaching the 800 API
- 33.6% of Oakland Public/Charter schools performed above the 800 API

From 1999-2012:

- # of Schools performing below the 500 API decreased by 95.55%
- # of Schools approaching the 800 API increased by 616.66%
- # of Schools performing above the 800 API increased by 740%

Lets Go California's Most Improved Urban School District!

Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center

[Natural510]

Wow, that is amazing. Oakland Tech's turnaround is remarkable, and Oakland High is getting respectable too. Unfortunately with McClymonds, not so much.

[18Montclair]

Im very impressed by Oakland Tech and Oakland High as well as Edna Brewer Middle School.

Things are definitely improving but we all acknowledge that there is still a lot to be done, but we are definitely headed in the right direction. Great thread Stephen, too bad I can't rep you.

[jade408]

Great news. Thanks Stephen!


I am on my phone, please forgive the typos.

[DocGoldstein]

Great news. Now if we could do something about the drop out rate.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by jade408

Great news. Thanks Stephen!


I am on my phone, please forgive the typos.

Yeah, I really appreciate the fact that such a huge number of schools have increased their scores so dramatically.

[Stephen1110]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Things are definitely improving but we all acknowledge that there is still a lot to be done, but we are definitely headed in the right direction.

Hopefully, Jerry Brown's budget plan will further improvements.


Gov. Jerry Brown's education spending plan a boon for districts like Oakland Unified | Oakland Local

[Natural510]

I've always wondered why Cleveland Elemantary has scored so much better than Lakeview when they're virtually in the same neighborhood. I guess it's a moot point since (last I read) Lakeview is closing, but those kinds of discrepencies always puzzled me about the OUSD.

[Stephen1110]

I'm glad KIPP is going strong. It'll be good if Hoover can join the 800+ club in a couple of years, and other West Oakland schools improve.

[EclecticEars]

Didn't Oakland's public school generally have nowhere to go but up, anyway?