At Bishop O’Dowd High School students discover their passions and their purpose. There are many ways to define the complete education experience at O’Dowd, but what is most distinctive is the emphasis on providing each student with every opportunity to explore and to deepen personal, academic, co-curricular and spiritual interests. It is commonplace to hear students talk about “finding their passion” as an O’Dowd student. It is this passion that later inspires them in their choices for college and beyond.
Bishop O’Dowd High School
9500 Stearns Ave, Oakland, CA 94605
Phone: 510-577-9100
Fax: 510-638-3259
Website: www.bishopodowd.org
Head of School
Stephen Phelps, Ed.D
Stephen Phelps, Ed.D
Established: 1951
Grades: 9-12
Grades: 9-12

Enrollment
- 1160Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
- 570Boys
- 590Girls
- 57Percent students of color
- 15:1Student: teacher ratio
- 25Average class size
- 79Faculty
- 77Percent faculty with advanced degrees
Admissions Process
- DecemberApplication deadline (month)
- $90Application fee
- 650Number of 9th Grade applications
- 290Average range of openings 9th Grade
- 10-15Average range of openings 10th Grade
- 10-15Average range of openings 11th Grade
Costs
- $14,700Tuition (2013-2014)
- $1100Other costs
- FebruaryFinancial aid deadline
- $6000Average grant
- 27Percent students on financial aid
Academics
- 12HL courses offered
- 15Advanced placement cources offered
- 1706Cumulative SAT score
- 566Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
- 565Mean SAT score Math
- 575Mean score Writing
- 96Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
- 4Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
7 or more students (2009-2013):
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University of California, Davis
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Oregon
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University of California, San Diego
Sports
- 15Number of Varsity sports offered
- 15Number of Junior Varsity sports
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Test Accepted | SSAT | ISEE | ERB | HSPT | CAT/STAR | CTBS | TOEFL | OTHER |
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