Oakland School for the Arts Email Format
Primary and Secondary EducationCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Oakland School for the Arts is a tuition-free public charter school in Oakland, California, serving more than 800 students in grades 6 through 12. It offers a balanced program that merges college-preparatory academics with intensive arts training across ten disciplines, delivering 10 to 15 hours of weekly instruction by professional artists. Its mission centers on inclusive and innovative arts education to prepare graduates and empower a diverse student body to shape their communities with their voices. The school's vision aims to cultivate generations of problem-solvers, creative thinkers, authentic leaders, and artists who contribute to local and global communities through the arts. OSA emphasizes equitable access to arts education, with roughly 29% of students benefiting from free or reduced-price lunch and coming from under-resourced Title 1 schools, and graduates advancing to universities, conservatories, or arts careers. The staff and faculty are described as a collaborative, supportive community focused on student growth.