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Skyline High School

12250 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA, 94619-2425 -

tel: (510)879-3060
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Definition of Terms

Skyline High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades KG - 12

County

Alameda County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2140 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

96 teachers

Students by Grade

Kind - 1 students

Grade 4 - 1 students

Grade 9 - 700 students

Grade 10 - 621 students

Grade 11 - 458 students

Grade 12 - 359 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	24%	11%
% Hispanic	19%	50%
% Black	43%	7%
% White	11%	28%
% Unknown	2 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

36%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Oakland Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	137	4
Number of Students Managed	49,539 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$509,588,000	$14,612,000
District Expenditure	$535,778,000	$15,326,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,287	$7,880
District Expenditure / Student	$10,815	$7,807
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Skyline High School a public high school in Oakland, California, USA. The school is operated by the Oakland Unified School District. Skyline is locally known for its prestigious performing arts and sports departments, nationally known for its notable alumni and known its great faculty and diversity.
Background: Skyline was built in late 1950s. At that time, the student body was made up of the predominantly white residents of the Oakland hills, with the first class graduating in 1962. Since then, however, Skyline's "feeder" schools have been expanded to include schools located in the "flatlands" of Oakland, causing the student body to become more racially diverse. More recently, in a process called "open enrollment," students residing in Oakland have been allowed to choose which school they attend, replacing the old system in which students were put into schools based on their address.
Academics: Skyline students can choose to belong to one of several "academies" including Architecture and Graphic Technology, Computer Science, Education, Health and Bioscience, and Performing Arts.
In addition to many normal and honors courses has many Advanced Placement classes. Current AP subjects include AB Calculus BC, Chemistry, World History, Economics, French, Spanish , English language, English literature, Statistics, Environmental science, US History, and US Government amongst others.
Athletics: Skyline is a sports powerhouse in the Oakland Athletic League. It currently offers 18 sports programs. Skyline is the defending OAL Champion in bowling, badminton (for the 6th consecutive year), volleyball, baseball, and soccer, among others.
Skyline has been traditionally dominant in other sports as well, most notably in football, where it has appeared in almost every OAL Championship game (Silver Bowl) and won the majority of them, under coach John Beam. Alumni of Skyline football include Georgia Tech standout Gerris Wilkinson, Cal Bear Harrison Smith, Marvel Smith of the Pittsburgh Steeler, and former Steeler Will Blackwell.
9-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton is also a Skyline alumnus. Yet now Skyline's football team has lost their title as the best and struggle to win more than 3 GAMES this series. The volleyball team however and the baseball team are proudly up holding their titles. Volleyball undefeated three years standing and baseball undefeated one year and counting. Basketball, both girls and boys, uphold their titles of losses and average about 3-5 wins a season.
Performing Arts: The Oakland Film office lists Skyline as a potential filming location in Oakland. Airline pilots also use Skyline High School as a beacon for the Oakland International Airport. Skyline, like other Oakland Public Schools, writes and publishes a monthly student newspaper named The Skyline Oracle. It thrives with fabulous writers with bright careers ahead of them.
Famous alumni: Gary Payton - NBA player, and future hall of famer for the Miami Heat; Tom Hanks - Hollywood actor and a two-time academy award winner Best Actor in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump; LaToya London - American Idol semifinalist; Marvel Smith - Offensive linesman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League.
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About This Zip Code (94619)

School Zip (94619)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

24,501 people

33,115,272 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

43%

32%

Population Average Age

37 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$54,174

$48,909

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.1 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

60 years old

39 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

66% / 34%

58% / 42%

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