Bishop O'Dowd High School

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Bishop O'Dowd High School
Address
9500 Stearns Avenue Oakland , (Alameda County) , California 94605 United States
Coordinates	37°45′12.94″N 122°9′18.33″W / 37.7535944°N 122.1550917°W / 37.7535944; -122.1550917
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	"Finding God in all things"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1951
Status	Open
President	Kim Walsh
Principal	Doug Evans
Chaplain	Fr. James Sullivan
Faculty	125
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,250 (2023-2024)
Average class size	26
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Campus	Urban
Campus size	20 acres
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Athletics	15 interscholastic sports, with 57 teams, including rugby, water polo, and lacrosse as well as the traditional sports such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, and football. All students are encouraged to participate in the athletics program.
Athletics conference	West Alameda County Conference, Foothill League
Mascot	Dragon
Team name	Dragons
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper	The Crozier
Yearbook	Mitre
School fees	$1,100 registration deposit
Tuition	$25,340 (2024–2025)
Alumni	More than 13,000
Website	bishopodowd.org

Bishop O'Dowd High School is a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory school in Oakland, California, administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and named after the late auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, James T. O'Dowd (1907–1950). The school requires all students to attend school liturgies (Catholic Mass and prayer services), to enroll in religious studies courses each semester, and to complete its 4-year service learning program. O’Dowd is a Catholic high school community of 1,250^[2] students. The school has 129 faculty and staff members and more than 82 part-time coaches, teachers and moderators.