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Why Oakwood?

THE K-12 OAKWOOD EDGE

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  • ACADEMIC ADVANTAGE

    The continuity of a K-12 school curricular arc provides a comprehensive and intentional learning experience and ensures that students are prepared to meet their next academic challenge at each stage. Communication between teachers at every level ensures that there are no gaps in a student’s educational journey.
  • LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS

    As a K-12 school, we have a long, continuous relationship with our students. We have time to focus on each child's well-being, social-emotional growth, and character development. Our students thrive in an environment in which they feel known and valued.
  • FRIENDS & MENTORS

    When it comes to extracurricular activities, K-12 students have a built-in advantage as they connect and engage with older students who mentor their academic, artistic, and athletic pursuits. Young learners benefit from positive interactions with older students that can help ease their transition between divisions. In addition, parents & guardians who join K-12 communities have many opportunities to be involved in their children’s lives, making long-lasting friendships with other families.
  • ONE SCHOOL, TWO CAMPUSES

    Oakwood functions as one K-12 institution, but we are uniquely positioned on separate campuses located one mile apart. This structure creates the optimal, age-appropriate, K-6 experience on one campus and 7-12 experience on the other. When the time comes for students to graduate 6th grade, they move forward to the secondary campus where the number of students in each grade level doubles. New faculty and programs await, and there is a palpable excitement to begin anew as middle schoolers.
  • NO TESTS, NO INTERVIEWS, NO STRESS

    There is no need to spend months preparing for tests or miss class time to interview and tour other schools because students do not need to re-apply for entrance to the next division. This relieves pressure on students and families alike, and, most importantly, it allows students to be immersed in the joy of their school life without interruption.
  • INCLUSIVE K–12 JOURNEY

    Building an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our youngest students strongly compels the realization of their full potential as advocates for human rights and social justice. In the early years, the development of racial literacy and an appreciation of people’s diverse identities is supported through multidisciplinary lessons in affirmation and empathy. The Oakwood curriculum lays this foundation and develops skills for studies of more complex concepts that follow such as immigration, the construct of race, and the danger of a single story. From the earliest grade levels, students gain the skills and knowledge to critically explore their own and others’ assumptions and biases to reach less binary, more nuanced conclusions, and to understand multiple points of view. Our goal is to connect, empower, and support students, as well as to promote the richness and diversity of their cultures within and outside of Oakwood School.

AT-A-GLANCE

Oakwood students enrolled from over 150 different preschools, elementary & middle schools.

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  • Faculty

    • Total Faculty: 89 (24 at the elementary school and 65 at the secondary school)
    • Part-time Artists-in-Residence from CalArts: 14 
    • Faculty with Master’s Degrees: 47 
    • Faculty with Doctoral Degrees: 9 
    • Elementary School Faculty-Student Ratio: 11:1
    • Secondary School Faculty-Student Ratio: 1:8
    • Average Length of Faculty Tenure: 11.2 years 
    • Faculty/Staff of Color: 41%
  • Facts & Figures

    • Number of Science Labs: 7 
    • Number of Art Studios: 7 
    • Number of Advanced Studies Courses: 21
    • Number of Jazz Bands: 8 
    • Number of 3D Printers: 25
    • Number of S.T.E.A.M./Technology Centers: 3 
    • State-of-the-Art Athletic Facilities: 4
    • Seniors Accepted to College: 100% 
    • Average # of Community Service Hours: 85 
    • Secondary Campus Town Meeting: Weekly all-school meetings run by Student Council
  • Sports Highlights

    RECENT CIF-SS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
    2018 High School Girls' Basketball CIF-SS Champions
    2019 High School Girls' Volleyball CIF-SS Champions
    2022 High School Boys' 200M Freestyle Swimming
    2022 High School Boys' 100M Butterfly Swimming
    2023 High School Boys' 200M Freestyle Swimming
    2023 High School Boys' 500M Freestyle Swimming

    CIF-SS PLAYOFFS 2022-2023:
    High School Girls' Basketball (Finalist)
    High School Boys' Basketball (Finalist)
    High School Girls’ Soccer 
    High School Boys' Soccer
    High School Boys’ Tennis 
    High School Girls' Tennis
    High School Boys’ Volleyball
    High School Girls' Volleyball
    High School Track and Field (5 individuals)

    RECENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS:
    High School Boys' Basketball (Undefeated)
    High School Girls' Soccer
    High School Cross Country 
    High School Swimming
    Middle School Boys’ Volleyball
    Middle School Girls’ Soccer 
    Middle School Baseball (3 years in a row)
    Middle School Girls' Volleyball
    Flag Football

    2022-2023 ALL DIVISION ATHLETES (31):
    High School Baseball
    High School Basketball
    High School Softball
    High School Soccer
    High School Swimming
    High School Tennis
    High School Track
    High School Volleyball

    Oakwood has won over 70 League Championships in the past 20 years.
  • Accreditation & Memberships

    National Association of Independent Schools
    California Association of Independent Schools
    Los Angeles Area Independent Schools
    Western Association of Schools and Colleges
    Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
    National Association for College Admission Counseling
    Western Association for College Admission Counseling
    The College Board
    Educational Records Bureau
    Enrollment Management Association
    A Better Chance
    Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs
    Private School Village
    Private School Axis
    Young Eisner Scholars

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  • 22

    Average K-5 Class Size
  • Grade 6

    Approximately 48 students
  • Grades 7-8

    Approximately 80 students per grade
  • Grades 9-12

    Approximately 90 students per grade

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  • 800

    Total enrollment for Fall 2023
  • 48%

    Students of Color, Grades 7-12
  • 46%

    Students of Color, Grades K-6
  • 20%

    Students Receiving Financial Assistance K-12

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