East Bay Innovation Academy
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{primary sources|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = East Bay Innovation Academy
| logo =
| address = 3400 Malcolm Avenue
| city = Oakland
| state = California
| zipcode = 94605
| country = United States
| schooltype = Public School
| established = August 10, 2014
| district = Oakland Unified School District
| grades = 6th-12th Grades
| website = https://www.eastbayia.org/
|coordinates={{Coord|37.7461|-122.1414|display=inline,title}}
}}
The East Bay Innovation Academy, or EBIA for short, is a public charter middle school and a high school in Oakland, California within the Oakland Unified School District.{{Cite web|title = About|url = https://www.eastbayia.org/about/|website = EastbayInnovationAcademy|accessdate = 2015-12-04|language = en-US}} The school was founded on October 24, 2013, and opened on August 10, 2014, by Rochelle Benning and Laurie Jones.{{Cite web|title = Board of Directors and Founders|url=https://www.eastbayia.org/board-of-directors-2|website = EastbayInnovationAcademy|accessdate = 2017-09-14|language = en-US}}{{Cite web|title = What’s New|url = https://www.eastbayia.org/whats-new|website = EastbayInnovationAcademy|accessdate = 2017-09-14|language = en-US}} It is notable for merging progressive ideals like project-based learning with schooling.
Demographics
East Bay Innovation Academy has around 630 students. 36% of students are hispanic, 24.8% of students are black, 20% of these students are white, 11.7% of students are two or more races, 4.6% of students are Asian.{{Cite web |title=California School Dashboard (CA Dept of Education) |url=https://www.caschooldashboard.org/reports/01612590129932/2021 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.caschooldashboard.org}}