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Oakland School for the Arts

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Oakland School for the Arts is an urban public school in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District. It serves 780 students in grades 6 - 12. Its teachers have had 31 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 6 - 12

780 Students

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530 18th St

Oakland, CA 94612 View local requests

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Oakland School for the Arts Demographics

24%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

47%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Oakland School for the Arts

$32,401

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

240

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Oakland School for the Arts has received support from 198 individuals from California and 42 individuals out-of-state.

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Oakland School for the Arts

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