📍 8601 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, Alameda County, 94605
Castlemont High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oakland, Alameda County. The school has 680 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Blasher. It is part of the Oakland Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Castlemont High enrolls 680 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 426 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
668 of the school's 680 students (98%) 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.
Castlemont 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.
Castlemont 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 680 students, Castlemont High is larger than the district average of about 413 students per school.