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Oakwood High School

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 99% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Oakwood High School is a public high school in Dayton, Ohio, serving 668 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Oakwood City School District, which is ranked 14th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Oakwood High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 16th over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakwood High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. The school has a 4-year graduation rate consistently above 98%, significantly higher than the state average. Oakwood High School students also consistently outperform the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all subject areas, including a 97.3% proficiency rate in American Government, compared to 72.6% statewide. The school ranks highly among Ohio high schools for the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Stivers School For The Arts, David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, and Belmont High School, Oakwood High School significantly outperforms them in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings. This level of sustained excellence is noteworthy, especially considering Oakwood High School's location within the Dayton City School District, which generally has lower-performing schools.

656

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,886

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Far Hills Ave
Dayton, OH 45419-3118

(937) 297-5325

District: Oakwood City

Feeder schools for Oakwood High School:

Elementary:	Harman Elementary School
	Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School
	Smith Elementary School
Middle:	Oakwood Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (94% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

District avg95%

Ohio avg62%

7^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 828Oakwood City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	7 of 855	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	11 of 864	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	9 of 867	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	9 of 836	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	13 of 819	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	16 of 836	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	15 of 800	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	3 of 773	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	4 of 784	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	85.1	3 of 778	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	83.8	7 of 769	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	83.9	5 of 767	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	10 of 832	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.1	2 of 818	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	5 of 819	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	3 of 791	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	5 of 767	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	4 of 756	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.8	4 of 696	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	91.8	1 of 689	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	90.1	29 of 681	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	62.9	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	45 of 87	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	33 of 84	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	26 of 87	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	98.0	8 of 606	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	5 of 596	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	32 of 628	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	40 of 550	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	5 of 809	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	12 of 798	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	17 of 813	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	11 of 794	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	15 of 775	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	7 of 781	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	39 of 751	94.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	68.7	119 of 538	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	14 of 270	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	7 of 273	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	1 of 270	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	39 of 207	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	37 of 184	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	71 of 822	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	5 of 758	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	9 of 817	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	5 of 816	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	7 of 819	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	8 of 808	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	10 of 778	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	20 of 792	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	15 of 763	98.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	94.3	16 of 598	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	2 of 614	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	10 of 748	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	15 of 754	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	14 of 756	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	13 of 749	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	8 of 727	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	7 of 739	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	18 of 718	97.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2024)87th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)78th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2023)48th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History99%+28 vs state

Biology99%+33 vs state

American Government97%+25 vs state

English II94%+34 vs state

Algebra I89%+30 vs state

Geometry85%+43 vs state

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Schools Near Oakwood High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5325	656	35	18.7		516 (78.7%)	10 (1.5%)	49 (7.5%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	89.3	7^th of 855 public high schools	99.2%		88.8	11^th of 864 public high schools	98.7%	4		97.3	99.3							98.7	94.4	85.4		88.9	$16,886
Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	1529 Brown St	Dayton	45469	Montgomery County	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 229-5780	327	21	15.5		16 (4.9%)	291 (89.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63.3	282^nd of 855 public high schools	67.0%		58.7	354^th of 864 public high schools	59.0%	72		91.7	88.9							75.9	71.3	47.9		44.6	$12,270
Belmont High School	Public	7-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,153	58	19.8		352 (30.5%)	528 (45.8%)	188 (16.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	5.4	797^th of 855 public high schools	6.8%		5.9	787^th of 864 public high schools	8.9%	10	18.0	33.8	30.9		6.9	10.1		17.8	20.6	22.3	22.6	12.1		19.0	$12,630
Kettering Fairmont High School	Public	9-12	3301 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 499-1600	2,445	134	18.2	44.9%	1,848 (75.6%)	202 (8.3%)	157 (6.4%)	48 (2.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (7.6%)	63.1	284^th of 855 public high schools	66.8%		63.5	285^th of 864 public high schools	67.0%	1		82.2	82.5							71.9	69.1	75.9	9.1	70.5	$13,445
Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	837	48	17.4		244 (29.2%)	442 (52.8%)	94 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	62.1	297^th of 855 public high schools	65.3%		68.9	213^th of 864 public high schools	75.3%	84	47.9	90.2	77.9		49.6	22.6		70.3	47.5	69.7	68.5	58.3		55.5	$15,931
Mad River Local Schools Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	5-12	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 225-4598	28	0			19 (67.9%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (21.4%)								(n/a)															$2,560
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	741 Washington St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7180	785	41	19.1		87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%		10	733^rd of 864 public high schools	15.2%	2		56.7	35.7							28.6	32.3	9.2		14.5	$16,488
Dayton Regional STEM School	Public	6-12	1724 Woodman Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton Regional STEM School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 256-3777	801	40	19.8	17.5%	513 (64.0%)	68 (8.5%)	58 (7.2%)	63 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.2%)	88.7	12^th of 855 public high schools	98.6%		88.6	12^th of 864 public high schools	98.6%		92.7	100.0	93.5	38.7	71.4	72.1	77.9	87.3	87.0	96.3	90.6	85.7		92.2	$9,629
Dayton Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E 3rd St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 991-2130	145	9	16.1		18 (12.4%)	108 (74.5%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	2	847^th of 855 public high schools	0.9%		3.4	840^th of 864 public high schools	2.8%	7		0.0	6.3							6.3	0.0	5.9		8.0	$13,692
Dayton Digital Academy	Public	9-12	354 Mound St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 542-7090	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakwood High School

What schools feed into Oakwood High School?

Oakwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harman Elementary School
Elementary : Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School
Elementary : Smith Elementary School
Middle : Oakwood Junior High School

How many students attend Oakwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Oakwood High School.

What is the racial makeup of Oakwood High School?

Students at Oakwood High School are 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Oakwood High School a good school?

Yes! Oakwood High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 855 Ohio high schools.

What district is Oakwood High School in?

Oakwood City

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