| Definition of Terms |
Oakland Technical Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 8 - 12 |
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| County |
Alameda County, CA |
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| Total Students |
1661 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
80 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 8 - 1 students | | Grade 9 - 578 students | | Grade 10 - 471 students | | Grade 11 - 346 students | | Grade 12 - 265 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:21 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
3% |
| % Asian |
20% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
13% |
39% |
| % Black |
59% |
9% |
| % White |
7% |
36% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
5% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
40% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
3% |
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(CA) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Oakland Unified School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
137 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
48,438 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$509,588,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$535,778,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,520 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$11,061 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Oakland Technical High School, known locally as Oakland Tech, or just simply "Tech", is a public high school in Oakland, California, and is operated by the Oakland Unified School District.
- Background
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Oakland Tech is one of six comprehensive public high school campuses in Oakland. Oakland Tech's attendance boundary includes several neighborhoods, including Oakland Chinatown, Rockridge and Temescal.
- Tech received the maximum 6-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 2009.
- The mascot is Bobo the Bulldog.
- Tech was displaced for earthquake retrofitting in the 1970s, to 5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (formerly Grove Street). This location, known as "Old Tech" was actually the campus of the now defunct University High School (1923–1948). That campus then served as Merritt College from 1954 to 1966 and is considered the birthplace of the Black Panthers.
- Academies
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Students at Oakland Technical High School have the option enrolling in one of the school's academies, which operate as small subsets of the school. Students take one class within their academies, and spend the rest of the day in normal classes.
- Paideia is an advanced History and English program directed by Maryann Wolfe and Marietta Joe. Together they both teach grades 10–12. In the sophomore year, students have the option to take English 2 Paideia and World Cultures, taught by Douglas Stubblefield and Marietta Joe. In 11th grade, students, based on their grades, have the option to enroll in HP English/AP US History or HP English/HP US History, taught by Elisabeth Haugen and Maryann Wolfe. In 12th grade, students who area recommended may take the advanced senior block, consisting of AP Government, AP Literature, and HP Comparative Government, taught by Marietta Joe and Maryann Wolfe, in which they analyze works of art and compare them to the government. Recently this year, another sub section has been added to Paideia. In senior year, students, according to grades will also be able to take AP Government and AP English 4.
- The Engineering Academy is a rigorous academy that focuses on Mechanical Engineering. Starting in 10th grade, the students in this academy take Engineering, Physics—focused on mechanics, AP Physics, drafting, etc. Students in this academy routinely win state-wide awards in various competitions. Students can be jointly enrolled in the Paideia and the Engineering programs.
- The Engineering Academy and the Paideia program routinely send students off to top tier public and private universities. In 2007 the Engineering Academy sent more girls to the freshman class at MIT than any other school west of the Mississippi. In 2008, over half of the advanced senior block was accepted to the prestigious UC Berkeley. Students regularly score 4’s or 5’s for AP classes taken in the Paideia program.
- Appearance in films
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Tech was featured in the 1987 film The Principal starring James Belushi and Louis Gossett Jr. The Principal was filmed at what is locally referred to as "Old Tech".
- In 1993, Tech, at its current location, was featured in the movie Made in America featuring Will Smith, Nia Long, Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson.
- Test scores
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The Oakland Unified School District mandates that every school publish a public record of their standing on a variety of standardized tests and other quantitative analyses. To view Oakland Tech's scores, see: Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-06.
- Building
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Oakland Tech's main building, built in 1914, resembles the main science building of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the 1970s when many California schools were being demolished and rebuilt for earthquake safety, Tech's main building was determined to be too historic to tear down. Instead, it was gutted and rebuilt on the inside, while its historic exterior was preserved. The school was declared a historic landmark by the city of Oakland on July 23, 1985.
- Demographics
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According to 2008-2009 statistics, Oakland Tech enrolls approximately 1,800 students. The school's approximate racial makeup is 52% African American, 18% Asian, 10% White, 15% Hispanic and 5% others.
- Notable alumni
- John Brodie
- Gabriel Carroll
- Ron Dellums – former U.S. Congressman, mayor of Oakland, California
- Clint Eastwood – actor, movie producer, movie director
- Mistah F.A.B. – rapper
- Curt Flood
- Bernie Hamilton
- Rickey Henderson
- Ted Lange
- Cookie Lavagetto
- Marshawn Lynch – football player
- Tony Martin
- Rod McKuen
- Abbas Milani
- Huey P. Newton
- The Pointer Sisters – R&B group
- Leon Powe – basketball player
- Yukmouth – rapper
- Jim Pollard
- Josh Johnson- football player
- External links
- School website
- The Tech Scribe – School newspaper
- The Apollos A short film about the Oakland Technical High School class that helped get the MLK Day bill passed in California.
- [1] Article from San Francisco Chronicle about "The Apollos."
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (94611) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
36,508 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
72% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.1 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$68,853
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.2 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
54 years old |
39 years old |
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57% / 43% |
58% / 42% |
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