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About ASCEND

A School Cultivating Excellence, Nurturing Diversity
ASCEND is a small and autonomous Oakland public school that opened in 2001. We currently serve 430 students in grades K-8 with 24 students in every class. Our school is 80% Latino, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Multi-Racial, and 1% Filipino. We hold extremely high standards for our students and expect that they will also follow our Ways to ASCEND: Take charge of your own learning, be kind and considerate, help each other, persevere, be responsible, and be reflective.
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CONTACT US
3709 E. 12th St.
Oakland, CA 94601 (Map & Directions)
510-879-3140
Larissa Adam, Principal
larissa.adam@ousd.k12.ca.us

Nondiscrimination Policy
OUSD prohibits unlawful discrimination against any protected group as identified under Education Code 200 and 220 and Government Code 11135, and Title IX, including actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age, or on the basis of a persons association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in any District program or activity that received or benefits from state financial assistance, including athletic programs. Complaint forms are available at school sites and at the Office of the Ombudsperson, located in the Districts Paul Robeson Administrative Building, 1025 Second Avenue, Room 316. For further information, call 273-3243. BOARD POLICY 0410, 5145.3