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About this school
Castlemont High School is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 698 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Its teachers have had 457 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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90%
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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Castlemont High School
$354,824
raised using DonorsChoose
457
projects
funded
130
teachers
funded
1,266
donors
29
projects
for
basic supplies
41
projects for
technology
45
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Castlemont High School has received support from
886 individuals from California and
380 individuals out-of-state.