Oakland Unified School District
Elementary (TK-5)
Enrollment Options Guide 2015-16
EnCompass Academy
1025 81st Avenue, 94621
639-3350
www.encompass.ousd.k12.ca.us
School Uniform Description
Students at EnCompass wear dark blue or khaki
bottoms, and a solid-colored shirt with the color
dependent on their grade level. The school
office sells at-cost uniform tops with EnCompass
logo. Families can also choose to purchase
their own tops, as long as it follows the color
code: kindergarteners and first graders wear
red (to represent fire, helping a seedling burst
open); second and third graders wear forest
green (to represent the shoot of a plant’s new
growth); fourth and fifth graders wear gold (to
represent the color of glorious bloom). Uniform
Scholarship Applications are available.
School Hours
Transitional Kindergarten - 8:45am to 2:00pm,
Kindergarten - 8:45am to 2:15pm, First through
fifth grade - 8:30am to 3:30pm
Before School Programs
No
Afterschool Programs On or
Near Campus
Yes. Kindergarten through fifth grade. Contact
School for hours
Special Education Services
Resource Specialist/Special Day Class w/mildmoderate classroom
Multilingual Programs/
English Learner Programs
Structured English Immersion
Public Transportation
Options
AC Transit lines 45 and 46 and the Coliseum Bart
Station serve our school.
Site Code 181 | Options Code 73
Elementary TK-5
At EnCompass Academy, we believe that education “Starts
with Self, is Guided by Families, Engaged in Community,
and Rooted in Ancestors.” Our Full-Service Community
School specialty is in seeing and building upon children’s
strengths, and supporting adults to hold strong systems and
relationships in service of children. We strive to teach and
reach the whole child; our students thrive through a safe,
vibrant, culturally-responsive, and caring school culture. We
teach students to: 1) provide claims and evidence across
subject areas using academic language and critical thinking,
and 2) use traditional and computer-based strategies
to maximize their level of learning in reading and math.
EnCompass Academy uses the school day in intentional,
rigorous, and meaningful ways to develop the whole child,
including science-rich learning, authentic family-school
partnership, and quality enrichment (visual arts, singing,
mindful drumming, fitness and nutrition, African dance,
technology and engineering, and social-emotional skill
development). Close alignment of general and special
education staff help students in the Resource, Autistic
Spectrum, and Special Day Class programs to accelerate
learning as integrated members of the school community.
Our beautiful campus oasis, with award-winning design and
green space, have rolling lawns, native plant-lined pathways,
garden beds, an outdoor amphitheater, and a multipurpose
auditorium. Our school library is the inspiring state-of-theart 81st Avenue Community Library, co-located on the our
campus. Community partnerships bring graduate studentteachers, counseling interns, and technology to enhance the
work of our highly-skilled teachers. A daily student salad
bar lunch option, fruit and vegetable snack three times
per week, and the weekly Oakland Fresh Produce Market
reinforce student and family wellness habits. Our pursuit
of providing a well-rounded school experience has yielded
the following Special Distinctions and Designations: Arts
Learning Anchor School, Reading Reward School, Blended
Learning Pilot School, Science and Literacy Cohort School,
SEEDS of Early Literacy Initiative TK Cohort, and the shared
campus California AIR Health “Award of Achievement.”
EnCompass Afterschool Scholars (first through fifth grades)
get homework assistance, balanced reading support, and
enrichment (sports/movement, typing, Drill Team, gardening,
art, environmental awareness, community service, and Rites
of Passage).
www.ousd.k12.ca.us
1st Choice 86%
EL % 55%
2010 Base API 742
African American % 19%
2011 Base API 751
Asian % 1%
2012 Base API 805
Latino % 72%
2013 Growth API 746
API Change ’10-’11 8
API Change ’11-’12 53
White % 3%
Pacific Islander % 1%
Native American % 1%
API Change ’12-’13 -59
Filipino % 0%
Weighted 3-Year API Average 764
Multiple % 2%
Total Enrollment 297
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800 1000
(800 = State Level Proficiency)
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