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Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy

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Welcome to the Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy landing page!

Grades: 6-12
Sponsoring District: Oakland
CDS/Charter NumbersCDS: #01-61259-0130666 Charter: #465
Afterschool Program? Y

2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Ranked Aspire Lionel Wilson as one of the Best Charter High Schools

Student Information

Enrollment: 411

  • For more enrollment information, please contact the front office at 510-635-7737.

Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 93%
Black or African American: 4%
Multiracial: 1%
Asian-American: 0%
Caucasian: 0%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
Not available: 0%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 52%

Key Dates 2025-2026:

First Day of School: August 4, 2025
Labor Day: 
September 1, 2025
Staff PD Day (no students): 
September 19, 2025
Fall Break: 
September 29 – October 3, 2025
Staff PD Day (no students): 
October 6, 2025
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 
October 13, 2025
Veterans Day: 
November 11, 2025
Harvest Break: 
November 24 – 28, 2025
Winter Break: 
December 22, 2025 – January 09, 2026
Staff PD Day (no students): 
January 12, 2026
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 
January 19, 2026
Presidents’ Day: 
February 16, 2026
Spring Break: 
March 30 – April 06, 2026
Staff PD Day (no students): 
April 07, 2026
Memorial Day: 
May 25, 2026
Last Day of School: 
June 09, 2026
Juneteenth: June 19, 2026

Aspire families can report a bullying incident by completing this online form.

Homeless, Foster Youth, Bullying & Cyberbullying Resources

Homeless/Foster Youth Liaisons: Carlene Ervin, Dean of Students (MS), at carlene.ervin@aspirepublicschools.org and Angela Davis, Dean of Students (HS) at angela.davis@aspirepublicschools.org

School Address & Contact Information

Address

400 105th Ave,
Oakland, CA 94603

Contact Info

Phone:
510-635-7737

Fax:
510-635-7727

Principal’s Message

Dear Families and Community, 

The Aspire Lionel Wilson Prep staff, faculty, and I are excited to support your child during the formidable years of their educational journey. We are fully committed to ensuring the success of our returning scholars and are eager to meet our incoming scholars, ready to provide the same level of support and dedication. 

Our passionate teachers and staff continually strive to improve the learning experiences for our scholars. We exist in service of your children and deeply value our partnership with you, recognizing that your involvement is crucial to our shared goal of providing the best education for our students. 

Aspire LWP will promote three priorities: Education for Liberation, A Community of Belonging, and Good to Great. 

  1. Education for Liberation: Create high-quality liberatory instructional experiences that lead to accelerated, culturally responsive, deep, and transferable learning for all students, including our most marginalized, so that they are well-prepared to pursue their postsecondary goals.
  2. A Community of Belonging: Cultivate inclusive and welcoming spaces where all scholars, particularly our Black scholars, belong, enhancing attendance outcomes and fostering a positive, joyful learning environment.
  3. Good to Great: Align tier one Culture of Learning expectations and systems to continuously improve the conditions for materializing high-quality instruction.

We strive to create spaces where students feel a sense of belonging and where their voices shape the culture of their school. Our students will feel loved and challenged to do their best by succeeding in our focus areas. We firmly believe that all our students, regardless of their background, have the potential to excel. We educate our students for college, career, and community readiness, empowering them to pursue their postsecondary dreams. At LWP, we believe in the power of education to change lives—not just through academics, but through relationships, healing, and community. Join us in providing our scholars with the high-quality education they deserve!

With gratitude, 

Ms. Avington, Principal

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