EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
For families with children, the biggest attraction Oakwood offers is the quality of its schools. Oakwood City Schools have a century-long tradition of excellence and placing student success first. Today the district serves just under 2,200 students in two elementary schools, a junior high school, and a high school, as well as an early childhood center that offers preschool, kindergarten, and after-school care. With low pupil-to-teacher ratios and a high level of community support, Oakwood Schools shape young people for a future of limitless possibility.
Oakwood Schools receive consistently high marks on every measurement of quality education. Oakwood Schools are one of only 11 districts statewide to be awarded the Ohio Department of Education's Excellent with Distinction rating, in recognition of sustained educational excellence. Oakwood is one of only 9 school systems in Ohio to meet 30 out of 30 performance standards consistently. Oakwood High School's Ohio Graduation Test results currently rank number one in the state, with more than 95% of Oakwood graduates moving on to higher education. The high school has been named a National School of Excellence.
Of course, the real measure of a community's educational quality goes beyond test scores and outlasts the school day. Oakwood kids thrive on an education that embraces both rigorous science and math standards and the broadening, deepening power of the arts and humanities - equally necessary to meet the future's challenges. Oakwood kids participate in Destination Imagination, competitive speech, drama and music, and of course the full range of school individual and team sports. The Wright Memorial Public Library offers a wealth of print and electronic services to the schools and the community, from story time for toddlers to high-speed WiFi Internet connections.
This is a community fully committed to education, and citizens back that up by voting their support at the ballot box. Alumni and community members help fulfill the schools' wish list by donating to the Oakwood Schools Community Foundation, founded to assure that the excellence of an Oakwood education will be available for generations to come. Oakwood citizens recognize that their support of high-quality schools pays off in strong property values, an informed and involved citizenry, and a community and region that attract corporate investment.
Opportunities for Catholic parochial education and other private school options are also available in nearby, and the region offers numerous higher education choices from the Catholic University of Dayton to Wright State University. Nearby Sinclair Community College and a number of career and technical schools prepare a work force ready for the information and technology economy of the future-in the tradition of innovators like the Wright Brothers, who made Oakwood their home.