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About this school
Madison Park Upper Campus is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 664 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
Its teachers have had 196 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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92%
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.
Madison Park Upper Campus Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Madison Park Upper Campus
$160,170
raised using DonorsChoose
196
projects
funded
72
teachers
funded
957
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
26
projects for
technology
19
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Madison Park Upper Campus has received support from
670 individuals from California and
287 individuals out-of-state.