Oakland City Wire

In the 2023-24 school year, kindergarten was the largest grade in Oakland Unified School District, with 4,381 students making up 9.7% of the student body, according to the California Department of Education. This represents a growth of 0.3% compared to the previous year.

The grade with the second highest number of students was second grade, with 3,595 students, or 8% of the student body.

The school that had the highest number of kindergarten students in Oakland Unified School District during the period was Lincoln Elementary School, while Home and Hospital Program and Infant and Preschool Program had the fewest.

Overall, Oakland Unified School District enrolled 45,005 students, ranking as the 11th highest enrolled district in California for the 2023-24 school year. It also ranked 11th highest in the previous school year.

California's public schools face a growing financial crisis driven by declining enrollment and an increase in chronic absenteeism, both impacting the state's school funding model.

Enrollment, which peaked at 6.3 million students in the early 2000s, has steadily declined to under 6 million today, with projections indicating it could fall below 5.2 million by 2032. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.

At the same time, chronic absenteeism has surged from 12% pre-pandemic to 25%, disproportionately impacting younger students and jeopardizing their long-term success.

School	Total Enrollment
ACORN Woodland Elementary School	290
Allendale Elementary School	374
Bella Vista Elementary School	379
Bret Harte Middle School	417
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary	423
Brookfield Elementary School	114
Burckhalter Elementary School	208
Carl B. Munck Elementary School	171
Castlemont High School	698
Chabot Elementary School	579
Claremont Middle School	488
Cleveland Elementary School	383
Coliseum College Prep Academy	780
Crocker Highlands Elementary School	410
Dewey Academy High	89
East Oakland Pride Elementary School	345
Edna Brewer Middle School	791
Elmhurst United Middle School	752
Emerson Elementary School	332
EnCompass Academy Elementary	299
Esperanza Elementary School	430
Franklin Elementary School	491
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary	176
Fremont High School	1,186
Frick United Academy of Language Middle	355
Fruitvale Elementary School	254
Garfield Elementary School	483
Gateway to College High at Laney College	98
Glenview Elementary School	454
Global Family Elementary School	440
Grass Valley Elementary School	158
Greenleaf	616
Hillcrest	376
Home and Hospital Program	9
Hoover Elementary School	268
Horace Mann Elementary School	182
Independent Study Sojourner Truth	573
Infant and Preschool Program	1
International Community Elementary School	306
Joaquin Miller Elementary School	384
La Escuelita	265
Laurel Elementary School	412
LIFE Academy	441
Lincoln Elementary School	687
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary	662
Madison Park Academy 6-12	664
Madison Park Academy Elementary	228
Manzanita Community Elementary School	338
Manzanita SEED Elementary School	413
Markham Elementary School	297
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	337
McClymonds High School	265
Melrose Leadership Academy	678
MetWest High School	237
Montclair Elementary School	562
Montera Middle School	659
New Highland Academy Elementary	453
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary	249
Oakland High School	1,525
Oakland International High School	290
Oakland Technical High School	1,813
Peralta Elementary School	341
Piedmont Avenue Elementary School	313
Prescott Elementary School	130
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High School	82
Reach Academy Elementary	427
Redwood Heights Elementary School	383
Roosevelt Middle School	551
Rudsdale Continuation High School	304
Sankofa United Elementary School	232
Sequoia Elementary School	447
Skyline High School	1,432
Street Academy Alternative High	57
Think College Now Elementary	258
Thornhill Elementary School	392
United for Success Academy Middle	356
Urban Promise Academy Middle	371
West Oakland Middle School	160
Westlake Middle School	300
Young Adult Program	133