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Downtown Charter Academy


County Alameda
District Oakland Unified
School Downtown Charter Academy
CDS Code
01 61259 0129635
School Address
2000 Dennison St.
Oakland, CA 94606-5201
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Mailing Address
2000 Dennison St.
Oakland, CA 94606-5201
Phone Number (510) 535-1580
Fax Number (510) 535-1597
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Administrator
Adrienne Barnes
CEO
(510) 734-1555
abarnes@amethodschools.org
Chief Business Official
Adrienne Barnes
CEO
(510) 734-1555
abarnes@amethodschools.org
Status Active
Open Date August 20, 2014
School Type Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public)
Educational Program Type Traditional
Low Grade6
High Grade8
Public School Yes
CharterYes
Charter Number1661
Charter Funding Type Directly funded
Magnet No
Year Round No
Virtual Instruction Not Virtual
Multilingual Instruction No
Federal Charter District ID 0601493
NCES/Federal School ID 13752
Statistical Info Link to School Profile
CDS Coordinator
(Contact for Data Updates)		 Juan Du
(510) 879-5703
Request Data Update(s)
Last Updated August 20, 2025

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