Summary:
Waldo J Wood Memorial High is the only high school in the East Gibson School Corporation, serving grades 9–12 in Oakland City, Indiana, with 226 students. Because the district has just one high school at this level, district figures for high-school-specific measures such as SAT scores and graduation rate are essentially the same as the school's figures.
The school's strongest results are in completion and attendance. Its graduation rate of 94.3% in 2024–2025 is above Indiana's 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, below the state's 16.7%, though slightly above the district's 14.2%. These outcomes stand out given that 53.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 and per-student spending of $14,035 in 2023–2024. Its most recent rank is 268 of 415 Indiana high schools (35th percentile, 2 stars), down from 172 of 432 (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024.
Academic proficiency has declined notably. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing fell from 52.83% to 40.43%, now 11.47 points below the state's 51.9%. SAT Mathematics dropped from 28.3% — above the state's 25.4% — to 23.4%, now below the state's 25.6%. Biology ILEARN End-of-Course proficiency fell from 30.91% to 22.22%, staying below the district's 30.16%. The district overall is ranked 212 of 374 (43rd percentile, 2 stars). In short, the school graduates and retains students at strong rates, but recent test proficiency is a clear concern.
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