McClymonds High School

37°49′4.82″N 122°16′43.03″W / 37.8180056°N 122.2786194°W / 37.8180056; -122.2786194

McClymonds High School
Address
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2607 Myrtle Street

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United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto'School of Champions'
Established1915[1]
School districtOakland Unified School District
NCES District ID0628050
NCES School ID062805011555
Teaching staff23.04 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment281 (2022–2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.20[2]
Color(s)    orange and black
MascotWarrior
Websitewww.ousd.org/Domain/2263

McClymonds High School is a public high school in the West Oakland neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States. In addition to being the third oldest high school in Oakland, it is the only comprehensive high school in West Oakland, operated by the Oakland Unified School District. It was nicknamed the "School of Champions" in the early 1960s, after a number of award-winning athletes attended.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The West Oakland Project by Alison Yin". Narrative Magazine. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. ^ a b c "McClymonds High". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "480 Boys at McClymonds". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. April 1963. pp. 27–30, 32.
  4. ^ Kroichick, Ron (2022-09-15). "West Oakland's McClymonds High launched generations of Black sports greatness". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-07-09.