Out of 801 students enrolled in Oakland School for the Arts, 14 percent were in 10th-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grade with the highest concentration of students was seventh-grade with 15.6 percent of all students.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
In a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, seven percent of respondents said large class sizes was the biggest issue facing California’s K-12 schools. In the same survey, 50 percent of the respondents said they didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 105 | 13.1 |
| Seventh | 125 | 15.6 |
| Eighth | 117 | 14.6 |
| Ninth | 120 | 15 |
| 10th | 112 | 14 |
| 11th | 116 | 14.5 |
| 12th | 106 | 13.2 |
