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Join us for the OUSD Elementary Lit Fest
Our annual Lit Fest will take place on April 23 at La Escuelita where we will bring together students, educators, families, and community organizations to celebrate student reading and writing! We hope to see you there!
Join us for the OUSD STEM Fair
Our biggest STEM Fair yet will take place on May 6 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at the Oakland Coliseum. There will be hands-on activities, robotics demonstrations, food, music, and hundreds of student projects from across our district on display. We hope to see you there!
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Honoring Latino Academic Excellence
Fremont High School hosted the 26th Annual Latino Student Honor Roll event on March 28, drawing a large crowd to celebrate students who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
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New TK Hubs For 2026-27
The Board has approved four new TK hubs: Montclair TK @ Carl B. Munck, Thornhill TK @ Carl B. Munck, Cleveland TK @ Fruitvale, and Crocker TK @ Fruitvale. Families can contact the enrollment office to add these new schools to their application. Text us at 510-879-4600 or email at enroll@ousd.org.
A Lasting Legacy in Oakland
Dr. Marcus A. Foster was one of the most transformative leaders in the history of public education in Oakland and across the nation. His leadership helped shape not just the school system, but the identity of Oakland as a city that believes in its young people.
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Focused on What Matters Most
Even in a difficult budget year, our priority is clear. Protect classrooms. Support students. Keep Oakland in control of its schools.
OUSD is a Sanctuary District!
Oakland Unified stands in solidarity with the immigrant community and remains committed to providing safe and secure learning communities for all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or immigration status. We take seriously our identify as a sanctuary district and in these turbulent times seek to reassure the community of ongoing focus on student care and safety.
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Focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.
EXPLORE OUR FOUR PILLARS
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Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade
Accelerating Citywide Efforts to Guarantee Literacy for all Third Graders
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Supporting Empowered Graduates
Developing Essential Skills to Secure Post-Secondary Success
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Creating Joyful Schools
Reimagining Schools to be Places of Joy, Inclusion, and Beauty
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Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff
Attracting and Retaining Staff Reflective of Oakland’s Rich Diversity
EXPLORE OUR FOUR PILLARS
Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade
Accelerating Citywide Efforts to Guarantee Literacy for all Third Graders
Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade
Oakland’s vision is that its youngest students develop a joyful curiosity and a love of reading, writing and self-expression.
Supporting Empowered Graduates
Developing Essential Skills to Secure Post-Secondary Success
Supporting Empowered Graduates
Oakland’s vision of powerful graduates is one in which students are empowered with skills, knowledge, and opportunities, along with having a clear vision for themselves.
Creating Joyful Schools
Reimagining Schools to be Places of Joy, Inclusion, and Beauty
Creating Joyful Schools
In Oakland’s vision, students feel safe, welcomed, and liberated in their daily environments — at home, in school, and in the community — and are active participants in their academic and social emotional success.
Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff
Attracting and Retaining Staff Reflective of Oakland’s Rich Diversity
Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff
Oakland’s vision is that our students’ diverse and rich backgrounds are reflected by Black, Brown, and multilingual educators.
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Learning is growing, and every student deserves a safe, joyful environment that equips them to be lifelong learners and leaders.
OUSD offers music, language, hands-on learning and STEAM opportunities for preschoolers to seniors in high school. Our 77 K-12 schools are located in the country's second most racially diverse city and are spread across 78 square miles. We prepare students to be engaged civic leaders ready to pursue their college, career and post-K-12 educational dreams.
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Oakland Goes Outdoors & OUSD Celebrate 1,000th Student Outdoor Experience with Redwood Park Trip during Earth Week
Oakland Goes Outdoors (OGO), an important District partner, will celebrate its 1,000th outdoor learning experience on April 23 by taking more than 100 eighth grade students from Frick United Academy of Language to Redwood Regional Park.
Since launching in 2018, OGO has expanded from a small pilot into a districtwide initiative that provides thousands of students with curriculum-aligned outdoor experiences during the school day. To date, more than 18,000 students have participated, with more than 6,200 served in the 2024–25 school year alone across 23 school sites.