📍 1111 2nd Ave., Oakland, Alameda County, 94606
Dewey Academy High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Oakland, Alameda County. The school has 104 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Staci Ross-morrison. It is part of the Oakland Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
Dewey Academy High enrolls 104 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 32% |
| Asian | 11 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 9.7% |
| White | 3 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 104 students (95%) 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.
Dewey Academy High 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.
Dewey Academy High 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 104 students, Dewey Academy High is smaller than the district average of about 413 students per school.