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At Oakwood City School District, excellence in education is our tradition.
We foster a nurturing and challenging environment to prepare students for success. Our dedicated staff, supportive community, and engaged students create a vibrant educational experience.
Our Commitment to Excellence
At Oakwood City School District, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional educational experience.
Our statistics speak volumes about the quality and effectiveness of our programs. Here are some key highlights that showcase our commitment to academic excellence and student success:
20
Average students per K–12 class
18
Advanced Placement courses offered
25.4
Average ACT Score
72%
of District finances are spent in the classroom
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After months of collaboration, Oakwood Schools was proud to unveil our Portrait of a Learner during the March 9 State of the Schools address. This framework serves as a guide, directing our approach to ensure students are prepared for life after graduation.
Reaching this milestone for our district required community input. Beginning last fall, our district leaders organized a series of conversations. They partnered with parents, educators, students, and residents to determine what skills and mindsets our students most needed to thrive. Through forums, surveys, and focus groups, we gathered feedback and listened to your priorities. The result is a vision that looks beyond test scores and focuses on the development of the student.
Our Portrait of a Learner rests on five competencies. Teachers and staff will integrate these concepts into the routines of our students from kindergarten through graduation. First, we aim to cultivate a Resilient Learner who overcomes obstacles and adapts to challenges with determination. Second, we focus on developing a Critical Thinker who analyzes information and makes decisions based on evidence. Third, we want to empower a Team Player who values differing perspectives and works alongside peers to solve problems. Fourth, we aim to nurture an Effective Communicator who articulates ideas and listens to others to build understanding. Finally, we strive to shape an Empathetic Citizen who demonstrates integrity and a commitment to their community.
These five pillars will shape our curriculum, instruction, and school culture moving forward. We thank everyone who shared their voice to help us define what it means to be an Oakwood learner.
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Oakwood City Schools is proud to announce that nine Oakwood High School seniors have advanced to Finalist standing in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Please join us in congratulating Matthew Drummond, Ethan Ha, Neil Heckman, Cameron Lindsey, Riley Robb, Ben Sayer, Anna Weaver, Emmanuel Williams, and Harry Zheng.
These seniors will now continue in the nationwide competition for roughly 6,900 National Merit Scholarships, worth nearly $26 million in total.
The final Merit Scholar designees will be chosen this spring. Selections are based on the students' skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in college.
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For the second consecutive year, the Oakwood High School speech and debate team has won the Ohio state championship. Competing against nearly 90 schools at the Ohio Speech and Debate Association's 2026 State Tournament in Canfield earlier this month, the team finished first in the team sweepstakes. A record-breaking 37 Oakwood students qualified for the state tournament, and every student earned sweepstakes points, contributing to the team's victory.
Oakwood saw strong performances across the board. Senior Cameron Lindsey was crowned State Champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate, leading a group of five Oakwood debaters who made up the final eight quarter-finalists in that event. Multiple other students advanced to elimination and final rounds across Public Forum, Congressional, Policy, and various speech events. During the tournament, Head Coach Linda Li was also recognized with the Linda Miller Award by the Ohio Speech and Debate Association for her work during her first five years of coaching.
The team's season is not over yet. This June, Oakwood will travel to compete at the 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament in Richmond, Virginia.
In addition to the team's success, senior Neil Heckman was recently awarded Premier Distinction, the highest degree in the National Speech & Debate Association Honor Society. Fewer than 3% of NSDA members earn this distinction prior to graduation.
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Creativity and teamwork paid off in a big way for Oakwood Schools last month. Thirty-four students across seven teams brought their best ideas to the Ohio Destination Imagination State Tournament at Lakota High School. Three of those groups scored high enough to punch their tickets to the Global Finals, May 21–24 in Kansas City.
The advancing high school team features Isaiah Myers, Avery Enseleit, Cammie Miller, and Thomas Keyes. Joining them on the global stage are eleven talented elementary students making up two teams from Harman School: Meenakshi, Charlotte, Margaret, Norah, Mary Frances, Reese, Alex, Graham, Oliver, Florence, and Isaac.
Destination Imagination is an educational program that challenges students to work together to solve complex, open-ended problems. Teams spend months preparing their solutions, which combine engineering, science, the arts, improvisation, and community service. Students present their projects at tournaments and are evaluated on their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
Making it to the international level is a huge achievement that reflects months of hard work and creative thinking. We are so proud of all 34 state competitors and wish our advancing teams the best of luck in Kansas City.