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Oakland, California Private Schools (Closed)

Pacific Boychoir Academy

Gr: 3-8 | 15 students

Avg. class size: 10 students

All-boys | Specialized Curriculum

4101 Park Boulevard

Oakland, CA 94602

(510) 652-4722

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Raskob Day School

Gr: 3-8 | 72 students

Special Education School

3520 Mountain Blvd

Oakland, CA 94619

(510) 436-1275

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St. Bernard School

Gr: K-8 | 175 students

Catholic

1630 62nd Avenue

Oakland, CA 94621

(510) 632-6323

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St. Jarlath Elementary School

Gr: K-8 | 152 students

Catholic

2634 Pleasant St

Oakland, CA 94602

(510) 532-4387

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Oakland, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-3.4% (-2 schools) 10-yr

10,425

Students

+2.5% (+251 students) 10-yr

$22,363

Avg. Tuition

+29.1% (+$5,035) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

64%

Students of Color

+1.6% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Oakland, CA Total Schools
2025	57
2024	60
2023	54
2022	54
2021	55
2020	55
2019	52
2018	56
2017	58
2016	61
2015	59

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Private schools down 4 from 61 in 2016 to 57 in 2025, with Oakland peaking at 61 and ending lower.

# Students

10,425 Students

659,615 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	192	180	179
2024	188	175	172
2023	193	181	174
2022	186	189	185
2021	183	185	180
2020	186	179	171
2019	188	179	175
2018	186	173	172
2017	191	179	180
2016	181	173	178
2015	172	162	167

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Students per school rose 11 in Oakland, from 181 in 2016 to 192 in 2025, while California rose from 173 to 180.

% Students of Color

64%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	61%	51%	34%
2024	58%	51%	34%
2023	59%	50%	33%
2022	54%	48%	33%
2021	54%	48%	32%
2020	52%	48%	32%
2019	58%	48%	31%
2018	57%	47%	31%
2017	63%	50%	32%
2016	63%	49%	32%
2015	63%	49%	32%

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Students of color down 2 points in Oakland private schools, from 63% in 2016 to 61% in 2025, while California rose from 49% to 51%.

0.78

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.78	0.74	0.65
2024	0.78	0.74	0.65
2023	0.78	0.74	0.65
2022	0.74	0.73	0.64
2021	0.75	0.73	0.64
2020	0.75	0.73	0.64
2019	0.74	0.73	0.63
2018	0.75	0.73	0.63
2017	0.75	0.72	0.61
2016	0.76	0.72	0.61
2015	0.76	0.72	0.61

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Diversity score higher private schools in Oakland rose from 0.76 in 2016 to 0.78 in 2025, above California's 0.74 and the U.S. 0.65.

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# American Indian Students

29 Students

3,574 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2023	1%	1%	1%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

1,169 Students

71,777 Students

% Asian Students

12%

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	12%	11%	5%
2024	12%	11%	5%
2023	12%	11%	5%
2022	11%	10%	4%
2021	11%	10%	4%
2020	12%	10%	4%
2019	9%	10%	4%
2018	8%	10%	4%
2017	7%	10%	4%
2016	7%	10%	4%
2015	7%	10%	4%

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Asian share up 5 points in Oakland private schools, rising from 7% in 2016 to 12% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

1,358 Students

104,405 Students

% Hispanic Students

14%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	14%	16%	9%
2024	14%	16%	9%
2023	13%	16%	9%
2022	9%	16%	8%
2021	9%	16%	9%
2020	9%	16%	9%
2019	11%	16%	8%
2018	11%	17%	8%
2017	10%	17%	8%
2016	12%	17%	8%
2015	12%	17%	8%

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Hispanic share up 2 points in Oakland private schools, rising from 12% in 2016 to 14% in 2025.

# Black Students

1,588 Students

30,221 Students

% Black Students

16%

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	16%	5%	7%
2024	16%	5%	7%
2023	17%	5%	8%
2022	14%	4%	7%
2021	15%	5%	7%
2020	14%	5%	8%
2019	16%	4%	7%
2018	16%	4%	7%
2017	21%	5%	7%
2016	21%	5%	7%
2015	22%	5%	8%

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Black student share down 5 points in Oakland private schools, from 21% in 2016 to 16% in 2025, while California stayed at 5%.

# White Students

3,109 Students

235,730 Students

% White Students

31%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	31%	37%	52%
2024	31%	37%	52%
2023	35%	38%	52%
2022	40%	40%	54%
2021	40%	40%	54%
2020	38%	40%	54%
2019	40%	41%	56%
2018	39%	41%	56%
2017	36%	43%	58%
2016	35%	43%	58%
2015	37%	43%	58%

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White students down 4 points in Oakland private schools, from 35% in 2016 to 31% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

18 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

2,663 Students

188,740 Students

% of Others Students

27%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	27%	29%	26%
2024	27%	29%	26%
2023	22%	28%	25%
2022	26%	28%	25%
2021	25%	27%	25%
2020	27%	27%	24%
2019	24%	26%	24%
2018	26%	26%	23%
2017	25%	24%	22%
2016	24%	24%	22%
2015	21%	23%	21%

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Other races share up 3 points in Oakland private schools, rising from 24% in 2016 to 27% in 2025.

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Academics

# Teachers

971 Teachers

55,836 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	11:1	12:1	11:1
2022	10:1	12:1	11:1
2021	10:1	13:1	11:1
2020	11:1	13:1	12:1
2019	10:1	12:1	12:1
2018	10:1	12:1	12:1
2017	10:1	13:1	12:1
2016	10:1	13:1	12:1
2015	11:1	13:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio up 1 in Oakland private schools, rising from 10:1 in 2016 to 11:1 in 2025 while California stayed at 12:1.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	60%	59%	55%
2024	60%	58%	54%
2023	60%	58%	54%
2022	60%	59%	54%
2021	61%	59%	54%
2020	61%	58%	54%
2019	61%	58%	53%
2018	62%	58%	53%
2017	62%	58%	53%
2016	60%	57%	52%
2015	59%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

19 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	19	17	15
2024	19	17	15
2023	19	17	15
2022	19	17	15
2021	19	17	15
2020	19	17	15
2019	20	17	15
2018	20	17	15
2017	20	17	15
2016	20	17	15
2015	19	17	15

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Class size down 1 student in Oakland private schools, from 20 in 2016 to 19 in 2025, while California stayed at 17 and the U.S. at 15.

Average Number of AP Courses

14 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2022	11	13	11
2021	11	13	11
2020	13	13	11
2019	13	13	11
2018	13	13	11
2017	12	12	10
2016	11	12	10
2015	10	11	10

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Average SAT score

1284

(Out of 1600)

1267

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$22,363

$17,625

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$23,812	$17,790	$13,694
2024	$23,327	$17,351	$13,340
2023	$23,027	$16,650	$12,825
2022	$21,908	$15,800	$12,321
2021	$20,975	$15,412	$12,072
2020	$20,407	$14,800	$11,784
2019	$20,143	$14,428	$11,547
2018	$19,799	$14,111	$11,280
2017	$19,047	$13,685	$10,994
2016	$18,560	$13,253	$10,614
2015	$17,328	$12,623	$10,195

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Tuition up 28% in Oakland, rising from $18,560 in 2016 to $23,812 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$1,223

$1,072

Average % on Financial Aid

36%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	35%	29%	34%
2024	34%	29%	34%
2023	34%	29%	34%
2022	36%	28%	33%
2021	35%	28%	33%
2020	35%	28%	32%
2019	36%	27%	31%
2018	36%	27%	30%
2017	38%	27%	30%
2016	39%	26%	29%
2015	37%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$19,458

$9,632

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$19,458	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$19,948	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$20,695	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$19,420	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$18,052	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$17,856	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$17,856	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$18,452	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$16,757	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$7,775	$5,279	$5,105
2015	$7,548	$5,100	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$13.5 million

$18.27 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

82%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Oakland, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	78%	84%	85%
2024	85%	84%	85%
2023	85%	84%	85%
2022	86%	84%	85%
2021	86%	84%	85%
2020	86%	84%	85%
2019	86%	84%	85%
2018	86%	84%	85%
2017	86%	85%	85%
2016	86%	84%	85%
2015	81%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Oakland, CA?

The private schools in Oakland, CA include Head Royce School, Bishop Odowd High School, and Park Day School.

How many private schools are located in Oakland?

57 private schools are located in Oakland.

How much do private schools cost in Oakland?

The average tuition cost is $22,363, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $17,625.

How diverse are private schools in Oakland?

Oakland private schools are approximately 64% minority students, which is higher than the California private school average of 52%.

What percentage of students in Oakland go to private school?

14% of all K-12 students in Oakland are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Oakland?

47% of private schools in Oakland are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Oakland are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Oakland include: Mountain Blvd Montessori School vs. My Own Montessori, Rockridge Montessori School vs. My Own Montessori, Park Day School vs. Redwood Day

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