School Tours for 2017-18 Enrollment

Oakland’s public school enrollment season for the 2017-2018 school year is now open and will close on Jan. 20 for district schools and Feb. 17 for Enroll Oakland charter schools. In case you missed it, OUSD has launched several new tools that make it easier than ever to find and apply to the right school for your student. Check out our post on how you can use these tools.

Once you’ve found a school that meets your student’s needs, consider attending a school tour. Visiting a school in person and talking with administrators and teachers can provide valuable insights that you can’t get from just reading about a school online.

Below is a table we’ve put together with school tour dates and times. We’ll continue updating as more schools set dates for tours. If you don’t see the school you’re interested in now, be sure to check back later. You should also feel free to contact a school directly to see about possible times to visit.

Here are some tips on how you can make the most out of your school tour:

School tour tips

  • As you take your school tour, watch how kids interact with teachers, other educators, and each other.
  • Are the kids having fun? Are the kids engaged?
  • If you have a student with special needs, ask if the school has the programs that fit your child’s needs (physical, emotional social, etc). Also ask how the program is staffed.
  • Ask whether the school has a family liaison, Parent Teacher Association (PTA), School Site Council (SSC) or other parent groups.
  • Ask how behavior problems are handled in the classroom and school wide.
  • Is the school demographically representative of Oakland? If not, ask what efforts the school is making to be more diverse, both racially and socio-economically.

 

School Tours and Open Houses

A list of school tours for public schools in Oakland. If you don't see a school you're looking for, be sure to check back later. We'll be adding school tour dates as they become available. *Note, open houses will generally just be informational sessions, whereas school tours will include opportunities to see classrooms.
School NameGradesGovernanceAddressPhone numberOpen HouseOpen House TimeTour DateTour Time
Achieve Academy elementary (Education for Change)ElementaryCharter1700 28th Avenue, 94601904-640012/610-11 AM
American Indian Public Charter School- American Indian Model Schools IIK - 8Charter171 12th Street, #200 94607893-8701Call office to make arrangements
American Indian Public High School-American Indian Model SchoolsHigh schoolCharter3637 Magee Avenue, 94619893-8701Call office to make arrangements
Ascend Elementary (Partnership Charter)K - 8Charter3709 East 12th Street, 94601
879-314012/16
1/6
1/19
9:15 AM
8:45 AM
9:15 AM
Aspire Monarch AcademyElementaryCharter1445 101st Avenue, 94603568-31011/198:45 AM
Aspire Triumph Technology AcademyCharterCharter3200 62nd Avenue, 94605638-94451/25
2/15
5:00 PM
Bay Area Technology School6 - 12Charter8251 Fontaine Street, 94605382-9932Tuesdays11:00 AM
Carl B. Munck ElementaryElementaryDistrict11900 Campus Drive, 94619531-490012/6
12/8
12/13
12/15
10:00 AM
Castlemont High SchoolHigh schoolDistrict8601 MacArthur Boulevard, 94605639-1466Call office to make arrangements
Castlemont Junior AcademyMiddleCharter8601 MacArthur Blvd Building 300, 94605775-0900Call office to make arrangements
Castlemont Primary AcademyTK - 1Charter8601 MacArthur Blvd. Building 300, 94605775-0900Call office to make arrangements
Chabot ElementaryElementaryDistrict6686 Chabot Road, 94618654-4884Kindergarden Tours 1/7 1/1710 AM
8:35 AM
Civicorps AcademyHigh/AdultCharter101 Myrtle Street, 94607992-7855Call office to make arrangements
Claremont Middle SchoolMiddleDistrict5750 College Avenue, 94618654-733712/7
12/14
9:00 AM
Cleveland ElementaryElementaryDistrict745 Cleveland Street, Oakland874-360012/2
1/6
1/11
9:00 AM
Coliseum College Prep Academy6 - 12District1390 66th Avenue, 94621639-3201Call office to make arrangements
Community School for Creative EducationK - 8Charter2111 International Boulevard, 94606516-2723Tuesdays9:00 AM
Community United ElementaryElementaryDistrict6701 International Boulevard, 94621639-2850Call office to make arrangements
Crocker Highlands ElementaryElementaryDistrict525 Midcrest Road, 94610451-590012/59:00 AM
Dewey AcademyHigh schoolDistrict1111 Second Avenue, 94606874-3660Call Student Assigment Center to arrange tours
(510) 273-1600
Downtown Charter AcademyMiddleCharter301 12th Street, 94607535-1580Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
10-11AM
East Bay Innovation Academy6 - 12CharterMS 3400 Malcolm Avenue, 94605 9th 1926 East 19th Street, 94606577-9557Middle School
12/1
1/12

High School
12/8
1/19
7:00 PM
East Oakland Leadership AcademyK - 8Charter2614 Seminary Avenue, 94605562-5238Call office to make arrangements
Edna Brewer Middle SchoolMiddleDistrict3748 13th Avenue, 94610531-660012/136:30 PM12/68:30 AM
Emerson Elementary SchoolElementaryDistrict4803 Lawton Avenue, 94609654-737312/2
12/16
8:30 AM
Encompass AcademyElementaryDistrict1025 81st Avenue, 94621639-3350Call to make arrangements
Epic Middle School (Education for Change)MiddleCharter1112 29th Ave, 94601689-2035Thursdays10:00 AM
Esperanza ElementaryElementaryDistrict10315 E. Street, 94603639-3367Call to make arrangements
Fred T Korematsu Discovery Academy ElementaryElementaryDistrict10315 E. Street, 94603639-3377Call to make arrangements
Gateway to College at LaneyHigh schoolDistrict900 Fallon Street, A-203, 94607986-694112/85-6 PM
Glenview ElementaryElementaryDistrict914 54th St, 94608531-667712/7
12/9
12/13
1/3
1/6
9:00 AM
Greenleaf ElementaryK - 8District6328 East 17th Street, 94621636-1400Call to make arrangements
Hillcrest ElementaryK - 8District30 Marguerite Dr, 94618879-1270Kindergarden
12/6
1/11
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Joaquin Miller ElementaryElementaryDistrict5525 Ascot Drive, 94611531-668812/7
12/14
1/4
1/10
9:30-10:30 AM
Kaiser ElementaryElementaryDistrict25 South Hill Court, 94618549-490012/7
12/13
1/4
9:30-10:30 AM
Laurel ElementaryElementaryDistrict3750 Brown Avenue, 94619531-686812/78:30-9:30 AM
Lighthouse Community Charter High SchoolHigh schoolCharter444 Hegenberger Road, 94621562-822512/5
12/7
1/9
1/12
2/9
6-7 PM
9-10 AM
6-7 PM
9-10 AM
6-7 PM
1/18
2/8
9:30-10:30 AM
Lighthouse Community Charter SchoolK - 8Charter444 Hegenberger Road, 94621562-880112/5
12/7
1/9
1/12
2/9
6-7 PM
9-10 AM
6-7 PM
9-10 AM
6-7 PM
1/18
2/8
9:30-10:30 AM
Lincoln ElementaryElementaryDistrict225 11th Street, 94607874-3372Every Wednesday9:00 AM
Melrose Leadership Academy (Elementary)K - 8District4730 Fleming Avenue, 94619535-383211/179-10 AM
Metwest High SchoolHigh schoolDistrict314 East 10th Street, 94606451-590212/2
12/9
10:15-11:15 AM
Montclair ElementaryElementaryDistrict1757 Mountain Boulevard, 94611339-610012/7
12/14
1/4
1/7
1/11
8:30-9:30 AM
except 1/7 (9-10 AM)
Montera Middle SchoolMiddleDistrict5555 Ascot Drive, 94611531-607012/13
1/6
8:30-9:30 AM
North Oakland Community Charter SchoolK - 8Charter1000 42nd Street, 94608655-05402/410:30 AM -12 PM12/6
12/13
1/10
1/17
1/24
1/31
2/7
2/14
8:45-10:25 AM
Oakland Charter AcademyMiddleCharter4251 Foothill Boulevard, 94601532-6751Call office to make arrangements
Oakland Military Institute, College Prep. Academy6 - 12Charter3911 Lusk Street, 94608594-3900weekdays20 minutes long at any time from 9 AM- 2:30 PM
Oakland School for the Arts6 - 12Charter530 18th Street, 94612873-88001/196-7:30 PM12/15
1/5
1/19
2/9
2/23
3/9
3/23
1:45- 3:35PM
Oakland Technical High SchoolHighDistrict4351 Broadway, 94611450-5400Shadow visits available
12/1 - 1/13
12/6
12/8
12/15
9- 10:30 AM
Peralta ElementaryElementaryDistrict460 63rd Street, 94609654-7365Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11/16 - 1/129-10 AM
Redwood Heights ElementaryElementaryDistrict4401 39th Avenue, 94619531-664412/14
1/11
10:45 AM
Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddleDistrict1926 19th Avenue, 94606535-2877Tuesdays9-9:45 AM
Sankofa AcademyK - 8District581 61st Street, 94609654-7787call to set up
Sequoia ElementaryElementaryDistrict3730 Lincoln Avenue, 94602531-6696call to set up
Skyline High SchoolHigh schoolDistrict12250 Skyline Boulevard, 94619482-710912/6
12/7
9-10:30 AM
Street AcademyHigh schoolDistrict417 29th Street, 94609874-3630Call to make arrangements
Thornhill ElementaryElementaryDistrict5880 Thornhill Drive, 94611339-680012/79:15-10:30AM
United For SuccessMiddleDistrict2101 35th Avenue, 94601535-388012/8
12/9
9:00 AM
Urban Montessori Charter School (K-8)K - 8Charter5328 Brann Street, 94619842-118112/6
1/13
1/24
2/2
2/3
2/17
9-10:30 AM
6-7PM (2/2 only)
Urban Promise AcademyMiddleDistrict3031 East 18th Street, 94601436-3636Call to make arrangements
Westlake Middle SchoolMiddleDistrict2629 Harrison Street, 94612879-2130Call to make arrangements
Yu Ming School (K-8)K - 8Charter1086 Alcatraz Avenue, 94608452-20631/31
2/11
6:30-8 PM
10AM-12PM
12/7
1/11
2/3
8:30-10 AM
Francophone Charter School of OaklandK - 8Charter9736 Lawlor St, 94605394-411012/7
1/14
2/2
6 - 730 PM
9 - 1030 AM
6 - 730 PM
12/15
1/6
1/12
1/31
2/9
9 - 945 AM
830 - 915 AM
830 - 915 AM
9 - 945 AM
830 - 915 AM
Aspire Eres AcademyK - 8Charter1936 Courtland Ave, 94601436-97601/17530 PM
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