The Academy of Alameda

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Alameda
Charter School
Language(s):
English
Grades:
K-8
Capacity:
1,000 students
Website:
http://aoaschools.org/
Address:
401 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA 94501
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2 parent reviews ▼

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  • Academy of Alameda elementary school

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    Dec 19, 2024

    Seeking any recent experience with Academy of Alameda’s elementary school (specifically kindergarten). We’re considering it but haven’t found much online. Would love to hear from any families who have recently attended the elementary school. Thanks in advance.

    Dec 19, 2024

    I have two students at AOA (TK and 7th). We’re very happy with the culture, teachers, hands on curriculum, focus on social justice and restorative justice and the parental involvement.  The Admin does a great job of communicating updates to parents and it’s a highly inclusive environment.

    Jan 9, 2025
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    The Academy of Alameda

  • Middle school experience at The Academy in Alameda?

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    Sep 20, 2021

    HI there  -

    My daughter is currently enrolled at an OUSD middle school and we are not happy with the culture that is failing to have expectations for learning - she has yet to have a math teacher and we are a month and a half into the year. We are exploring as many other options right now as we can - private, charter, alternative.

    If anyone has experience with Alameda Community Learning Center or the the Academy of Alameda I would love any insight into your thoughts.

    Our daughter is arts-minded, having gone to elementary school at Walden Community Center and School and is not used to self-directed academic attention. She is highly social and very adept at weaving seamlessly into a community. I am hoping that the culture of any school we are looking at will have a baseline of learning expectations and inspire a sense of curiosity and interest. I am hoping for her to find a great social group who are motivated to be successful and love learning.

    Any help is greatly appreciated!

    Darci

    Sep 20, 2021

    Our firstborn went to ACLC for 6th-8th grades, and our younger kid is now at Academy of Alameda (started in 6th, now in 8th). Both schools did a good job of welcoming new students. ACLC's project-based learning worked well our for our daughter, from competing in annual science fair to working on projects in and out of class. They encourage & support student ("learner") initiatives. She really connected with several of her teachers ("facilitators"). In hindsight she says she didn't like her middle school, but at the time I think she did.

    At AoA it has been a challenge because of the pandemic and the school's/community's ability to adapt last year (we're back in person now - and it's going much better). The academics have not been as strong as we had hoped, but that was greatly impacted by the pandemic/distance learning. As a bigger school, AoA has a wide range of backgrounds and baseline knowledge of incoming 6th graders, so I think it's harder to reach all students at their current academic level (e.g., kids who pick up concepts quickly or already knew the concept are bored). Our AoA/second kid also is less interested in school than our ACLC/first kid was at the same age, so this is exasperated by lack of motivation/interest. Happy to chat more if you have specific questions.

    Sep 27, 2021

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RE:
Academy of Alameda elementary school (Dec 19, 2024)

I have two students at AOA (TK and 7th). We’re very happy with the culture, teachers, hands on curriculum, focus on social justice and restorative justice and the parental involvement.  The Admin does a great job of communicating updates to parents and it’s a highly inclusive environment.

Jan 9, 2025
Recommended:
The Academy of Alameda
RE:
Are Alameda schools safer than Oakland? (Jan 26, 2024)

I would suggest looking into Academy of Alameda. It’s a charter school so you don’t need to move. My daughter is a 6th grader and I think it’s a good environment. It’s not a utopia but it’ll probably have more of what you’re looking for in a middle school. 

Jan 29, 2024
Recommended:
The Academy of Alameda