📍 3700 Coolidge Ave., Oakland, Alameda County, 94602
Bret Harte Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oakland, Alameda County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. The Principal is April Harris. It is part of the Oakland Unified school district. It serves grades 6–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
Bret Harte Middle enrolls 446 students across grades 6–9. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 163 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 11% |
| Asian | 48 | 11% |
| White | 21 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
382 of the school's 446 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bret Harte Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bret Harte Middle is one of 82 schools in Oakland Unified, based in Oakland, California. The district serves 33,838 students district-wide and employs 1,808 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Bret Harte Middle is close to the district average of about 413 students per school.