Oakland School
School Notes Overview:
Our students come to us from all over southwestern Pennsylvania. They are a diversified group of young persons who meld their distinct personalities and independence into a wholesome school community. The Oakland School is a non-profit, co-educational high school, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The school draws students from Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The Oakland School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the United Private Academic Schools Association of Pennsylvania. A college preparatory curriculum emphasizes the development of reading, writing, and thinking, experimentation, and imaginative self-expression. ...
School Overview:
Oakland School |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades 8 - 12 | |
| County | Allegheny County, PA | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 48 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(PA) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 16% | 25% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 8 - 6 students | ||
| Grade 9 - 4 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 7 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 14 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 17 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 9 teachers | |
This School |
(PA) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:4 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 180 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 5 hours | 6 hours |
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | |
School Notes:
- Our students come to us from all over southwestern Pennsylvania. They are a diversified group of young persons who meld their distinct personalities and independence into a wholesome school community. The Oakland School is a non-profit, co-educational high school, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The school draws students from Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The Oakland School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the United Private Academic Schools Association of Pennsylvania. A college preparatory curriculum emphasizes the development of reading, writing, and thinking, experimentation, and imaginative self-expression.
- Profile last updated: 02/03/2009
In the News:
- Student starts fire at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 09:00:02 pm
Pittsburgh police charged an eighth-grade boy with setting a fire in a bathroom at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy. - Student charged with setting fire in Oakland school (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:36:57 pm
An eighth-grade student at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy was arrested today after a fire was set in a second-floor boys restroom - Carnegie Mellon University responds quickly to reports of ill students (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
posted on August 26, 2009 at 04:02:10 am
At least 26 students at the Oakland school have flu-like illnesses consistent with the symptoms of swine flu, an influenza strain that emerged in spring. - Wanda’s Picks for June 12 (San Francisco Bay View)
posted on June 14, 2009 at 04:58:17 am
June 9 we had an up close and personal interview on Wanda's Picks Radio with the great pianist, George Cables. He was at Yoshi's in San Francisco with his friends, Bobby Hutcherson and Charlie Haden and is on to New York for a tribute to Freddie Hubbard later this week. Listen any time at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Wandas-Picks/2009/06/09/Wandas-Picks-Special. You will not be disappointed. - Pitt to host gathering on working-class studies (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
posted on May 26, 2009 at 04:06:45 am
The 2009 Working Class Studies Association conference, titled "Class Matters," will be held June 3-6 in the university's William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland, school officials said.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (15213) | School Zip (15213) |
(PA) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 28,320 people | 12,280,267 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 53% | 22% |
| Population Average Age | 22 years old | 37 years old |
| Average Household size | 1.9 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $18,473 | $43,232 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 3.9 rooms | 5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 62 years old | 51 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 27% / 73% | 68% / 32% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- Central Catholic High School - 839 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
- Oakland Catholic High School - 606 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
- The University School - 22 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
- The Neighborhood Academy - 88 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
- North Catholic - 381 students - 2.2 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Zip 15213
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