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Oak Park High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Oak Park posts 58.2% exceeding the standard — versus 15.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

899 Kanan Road, 91377 (opens in new tab)·Oak Park Unified·Oak Park·Grades 9-12·1,483 students·12% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(818) 735-3300·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope8244
% Exceeded58%16%
% Met+83%36%
Grad rate98.2%87.6%
College readiness87.5%35.4%
Absence7.7%30.2%
Suspension1.4%3.6%
Scope Score
82
⭐ High Ceiling · Strong
ranked #21 statewide

Oak Park High scores 82 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 99th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.

Most rating sites would stop at “83% proficient” and call it done. Oak Park deserves a closer read. It sits at the 99th percentile of 2,160 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Oak Park's low-income kids hit 87.8% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has held the 99th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 83% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1192%83%91%90%92%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1174%65%76%73%75%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
83%
State 36%
Graduate
98%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
88%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 83 are proficient by 11th grade → 98 graduate → 88 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

87.8%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Oak Park's most underrated number

87.8% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Oak Park low-income: 87.8%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
98.2%
State 87.6%
10.6pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
58.2%
State 15.8%
42.4pp above state avg
College readiness
87.5%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
83.3%
State 35.7%
47.6pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
7.7%
State 30.2%
22.5pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.4%
State 3.6%
2.2pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
44.4%
State 18.0%
26.5pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Oak Park High in Oak Park, 87.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 68.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oak Park High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 19.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (69.4% Math proficient); White students (90.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 49 students tested.

All students at this school: 83% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 83%, district —, state 36%83%
MaleMale: this school 83%, district 77%, state 42%83% · +0 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 81%, district 71%, state 56%81% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 83%, district 76%, state 44%83% · −0 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 90%, district 90%, state 72%90% · +7 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 79%, district 63%, state 32%79% · −5 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 75%, district 69%, state 32%75% · −8 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 84%, district 80%, state 56%84% · +1 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 86%, district 86%, state 65%86% · +3 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 36%, district 36%, state 15%36% · −47 vs school
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
English LearnersEnglish Learners: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 7.7%, district 8.7%, state 30.2%7.7% · −22.5pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.4%, district —, state 3.6%1.4% · −2.2pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–126.7%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 25:124:1
Teaching staff69 teachers
Avg. experience19.4 years
Fully credentialed82%
First-year teachers1%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,900 – $128,669
Principal salary$141,577 – $174,292
Superintendent salary$270,968

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered62
AP exam qualifiers251 students
CTE pathway completers58 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $14,738, CA average $14,815$14,738 · spent at this school
Federal share$324 per student

$324 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$14,418 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction63%
Instruction support8%
Student services9%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$10,537 per pupil
2019$10,197 per pupil
2018$10,394 per pupil
2017$9,951 per pupil
2016$10,033 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White50.6%
District 53.3% · CA 19.9%
Asian26.2%
District 23.6% · CA 10.2%
Hispanic11.9%
District 11.2% · CA 56.1%
Other10.4%
District 10.7% · CA 9.0%
Black0.9%
District 1.2% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 12.4% (51pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$163K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.04M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+63% · CA 35%
ZIP population13,757
Median age43 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 76% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Oak Park High a good high school?

Oak Park High has a Scope Score of 82 out of 100, placing it in the 99th percentile of California high schools and ranked #21 statewide. 58.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 42.4 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Oak Park High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 83.3% of students at Oak Park High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 58.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 58.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 713 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Oak Park High rank in California?

Oak Park High ranks #21 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 99th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Oak Park High?

7.7% of students at Oak Park High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.4%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Oak Park High compare to other schools in Oak Park?

Oak Park High scores 82/100 (99th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,483 students. Use the schools in Oak Park page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Oak Park High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Oak Park High in Oak Park, 87.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 68.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Oak Park High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 19.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (69.4% Math proficient); White students (90.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 49 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
98.2%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 63th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
58.2%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 95th pctile
College readiness · 20%
87.5%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 80th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
83.3%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 84th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
7.7%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 68th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.4%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 60th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
44.4%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 96th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1135767%24%7%1%92%+44
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1135649%26%17%8%75%+52
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1135732%44%24%0%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged4987.8%+19+50
White17790.4%+14+29
Asian9793.8%+2+19
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Oak Park High ←8258.2%83.3%1.4%
Agoura High2.3 mi5927.0%52.0%1.0%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
98.2%
AP Exam Prepared
87.5%
A-G Completion
86.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
91.2%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20198398#3555.1%82.9%4.7%0.8%
20227698#4746.0%73.7%8.1%0.6%
20238199#2556.0%83.5%8.2%1.2%
20247999#2453.8%81.2%7.5%0.8%
20258299#2158.2%83.3%7.7%1.4%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female4.3%5.8%+1.5pp
Male3.0%7.6%+4.6pp
Asian2.1%2.0%-0.1pp
Black/African American0.0%6.7%+6.7pp
White0.0%14.3%+14.3pp
Hispanic/Latino2.2%13.5%+11.3pp
Two or More Races4.2%6.7%+2.5pp
Students with Disabilities20.4%22.9%+2.5pp
English Learners6.7%7.4%+0.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged7.4%13.7%+6.3pp
All Students3.7%6.7%+3.0pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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