| Oakland Unified School District | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | |
1011 Union Street Oakland, California 94607
United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | TK–12+ |
| Superintendent | Kyla Johnson-Trammell |
| Schools | 80 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 35,489 |
| Teachers | 2,357 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 25 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.ousd.org |
Oakland Unified School District is a public education school district that operates a total of 80 elementary schools (TK–5), middle schools (6–8), and high schools (9–12). There are also 28 district-authorized charter schools in Oakland, California, United States, serving a total of 48,704 students across both district-run and district-authorized charter schools (as of census day in 2020–21, with 35,489 of those students served by district-run schools).
Located in one of California's most diverse cities,[1] OUSD serves a diverse population of students. Nearly half of the students in district and charter schools speak a non-English language at home. For the school year 2016–17, 31 percent of OUSD students were English-language learners.[2] OUSD also serves a large population of newcomer students.[3] Seventy-three percent of students receive free or reduced-price meals.[4]
OUSD was among the first school districts in the country to implement restorative justice practices to limit or eliminate suspensions.[5] During the 2015 school year, 96.1 percent of students were not suspended.[6]
Started in 2010, OUSD's African American Male Achievement Initiative enrolls more than 400 students. Students in the program have experienced success, including higher GPAs, higher graduation rates (up over 10 percent), and lower suspension rates (with a decrease of ⅓ for students enrolled in the program).[7] In 2016, OUSD launched an African American Girls and Young Women Achievement Program.[8]
In 2015 and 2016, OUSD forged partnerships with and secured grants from a number of technology companies, including Salesforce, Intel, Code.org,[9] and Google,[10] and set a goal to make computer science a graduation requirement for the freshman class that begins school in 2017.
- ^ "The 7 Most Diverse Cities in California". California.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Roadmap to ELL Achievement: English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement, 2016-17, End of Year Two Report". Oakland Unified School District: English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement (ELLMA). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Veale, Liza; Kingsley-Ma, Hannah (June 8, 2016). "Seeking asylum: Young migrants hope to make Oakland their home". kalw.org. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Tsai, Joyce (January 24, 2016). "Oakland's central kitchen to provide a bounty of fresh, locally sourced school meals". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Schools ban suspensions after success with restorative justice :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet". www.cabinetreport.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "New Fast Facts 2015-16 Now Available!". OUSD Data. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ Blasky, Mike (December 3, 2015). "Oakland leading the country in programs to better black male achievement, according to new report". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Press Release: OUSD Creates African American Girls and Young Women Achievement Program". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Maio, Pat (September 1, 2016). "Oakland Unified to expand computer science and math with tech company grant". EdSource. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Pershan, Caleb. "Google To Open Youth Education Center In Oakland". SFist. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.