Westlake Middle School in Oakland, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Westlake Middle School

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Westlake Middle School is an urban public school in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District. It serves 300 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Its teachers have had 90 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

300 Students

22 Teachers

2629 Harrison St

Oakland, CA 94612 View local requests

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Westlake Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

86%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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