Oakland Charter High School is a

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Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...

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serving

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students. It was established in 2007. The school mascot is the

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. It is part of the Amethod Public Schools systemHistory
Amethod Public Schools. Retrieved on September 13, 2011. and the

Oakland Unified School District Oakland Unified School District is a public education school district that operates a total of 80 elementary schools (TK–5), middle schools (6–8), and high schools (9–12). There are also 28 district-authorized charter schools in Oaklan ...

. In 2010–2011 the school had 121 students. The school has since had, for the 2019–2020 school year, 461 students. The

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recognized the school as a Title I Academic Achievement Award School. Students scored a 961 on the

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in 2010 and 938 in 2011, results that exceeded those of other Oakland High Schools except

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and ranking among the top high schools in California.2011 API scores
LA Times The Oakland Charter High School campus has been moved from the downtown location to a new one where the

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campus is located for the 2017–18 school year.

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2007 establishments in California Charter high schools in California Educational institutions established in 2007 High schools in Oakland, California Oakland Unified School District {{AlamedaCountyCA-struct-stub