| Oakland High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 3319 S. Adams Street |
| State: | Washington |
| Zipcode: | 98409 |
| Country: | USA |
| District: | Tacoma Public Schools |
| Principal: | John Jones |
| Teaching Staff: | 14.00 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 11.57 |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Mascot: | Eagle |
| Colors: | Black & Green |
| Enrollment: | 162 (2018–19)[1] |
| Homepage: | http://www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/oakland/Pages/default.aspx |
Oakland Alternative High School is an alternative secondary school in Tacoma, Washington. It was built in 1912 by a prominent local architectural firm and is located at 3319 South Adams Street (South End).[2]
The school's building, designed by architect Frederick Heath and George Gove (of the Heath & Gove firm), and was built in 1912.[2] The school served elementary students until 1988, at which time it became a high school. During 2009–10, approximately 250 students attended Oakland. OHS also added a middle school component in the 2009–10 school year.
The curriculum at OHS is the same as any Tacoma School District's comprehensive high schools. Oakland works on a quarter system, rather than a semester system. Student earn the same number of credits at Oakland per quarter as students attending comprehensive high schools do in a semester. Oakland has a three period day vs. a six or seven period day.[3]