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About this school
Highland Child Development Center is
a public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
Its teachers have had 15 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
73%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Highland Child Development Center
$19,138
raised using DonorsChoose
15
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
26
donors
1
project
for
art supplies
Highland Child Development Center has received support from
24 individuals from California and
2 individuals out-of-state.