Oakland Charter Academy
| Oakland Charter Academy | |
|---|---|
 Oakland Charter Academy campus. | |
| Location | |
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4215 Foothill Boulevard Oakland, California | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′30″N 122°12′47″W / 37.775138°N 122.213148°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter |
| Motto | Honor Hard Work |
| Established | 1994 |
| School district | Amethod Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 062805002893 |
| Principal | Philip Ellingberg |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| Enrollment | 235[1] (2018-19) |
| Color(s) | Black/Blue |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | OCA website |
Oakland Charter Academy (OCA) originally Jingletown Charter School, is a
National Blue Ribbon award. The school was also given the Hart Vision Charter School of the Year Award for 2009 by the California Charter Schools Association. The Amethod Public Schools system grew out of Oakland Charter Academy, and now includes Oakland Charter High School
and Downtown Charter Academy located in downtown Oakland. The system also operates Benito Juarez Elementary School, Richmond Charter Academy and John Henry High School in Richmond.
Oakland Charter Academy was first housed at 30th Avenue and International Boulevard in
Hispanic/Latino
. It is now located on the corner of Foothill Blvd and 42nd Avenue.
History
In the fall 1993 the school opened as Jingletown Charter School. It was the first charter school in
National Blue Ribbon award.[4] In spring 2008, the Oakland Charter Academy received an API of 902. Its student body was mostly Hispanic, and the API was over 200 points higher than the average API of Hispanic/Latino middle school students in California. The Oakland Charter Academy API was also over 200 points above the overall scores of all of the middle schools in Oakland.[4]
Operations
At Oakland Charter Academy every student received 70 (2019) minutes each of English and mathematics instructions. The day starts off with 30 minutes (Advisory) . In total there is 5 periods not including lunch. The classes included are Math, Science, English, P.E, and History. Furthermore, there is also art which students have once a week. The school requires its students to attend summer school. Katy Murphy of the students.
References
- ^ "Enrollment". CDE. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ History Amethod Public Schools. Retrieved on May 27, 2017.
- ^ The Oakland Tribune. September 17, 2006. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.
- ^ The Oakland Tribune. Monday November 3, 2008. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.