Oakland Alternative High School

Oakland High School
Address
3319 S. Adams Street
Tacoma, Washington 98409
United States
Information
School district Tacoma Public Schools
Principal John Jones
Teaching staff 16 certificated classroom teachers; four certificated non-teaching staff (librarian, nurse, counselor, career counselor)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 250
Student to teacher ratio 17.7 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Color(s) Black & Green
Mascot Eagle
Website http://www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/oakland/Pages/default.aspx

Oakland Alternative High School is an alternative secondary school in Tacoma, Washington. It was built in 1912 by a prominent local architectural firm and is located at 3319 South Adams Street (South End).[2]

Campus

The school's building, designed by architect Frederick Heath and George Gove (of the Heath & Gove firm), and was built in 1912.[2] The school served elementary students until 1988, at which time it became a high school. During 2009-10, approximately 250 students attended Oakland. OHS also added a middle school component in the 2009-10 school year.

Curriculum

The curriculum at OHS is the same as any Tacoma School District's comprehensive high schools. Oakland works on a quarter system, rather than a semester system. Student earn the same amount of credits at Oakland per quarter as students attending comprehensive high schools do in a semester. Oakland has a three period day vs. a six or seven period day. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "School Detail for Oakland Alternative High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. 1 2 "Oakland Alternative High School in Tacoma's South End was built in 1912 by architects Frederick Heath and George Gove. It is one of more than two-dozen pre-1960s school buildings owned by Tacoma Public Schools that could be eligible for the City of Tacoma's register of historic places." Todd Matthews Survey could help preserve Tacoma's oldest public schools October 28, 2008 Tacoma Daily Index
  3. ↑ http://www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/oakland/Pages/default.aspx

Coordinates: 47°13′49″N 122°29′09″W / 47.23028°N 122.48583°W / 47.23028; -122.48583


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