Performing Arts High Schools

Hello! My child is a rising 9th grader in Berkeley Unified and very interested in theater and film. She's had attendance issues due to anxiety and I'm worried she'll slip through the cracks at Berkeley High School. (Note: Her two older siblings have thrived at BHS.)

I'm wondering about folks' experiences with Contra Costa School of Performing Arts in Walnut Creek and Oakland School for the Arts. CoCoSPA seems very open to her attending, and we will visit soon. I'm not sure how difficult it might be to get her into OSA, so information on that is also welcome. I am most interested in hearing about experiences at each school.

I realize she would have a lot more opportunities if I had thought about this earlier in the year, in time to apply to private schools, but this is the situation we find ourselves in now.

Thank you!