Oak Park Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 3 schools
from 91st to 96th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Brookside Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
Red Oak Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
Oak Hills Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
3Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 2 schools
from 74th to 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Medea Creek Middle: 95th percentile, Strong
Oak Park Independent: 74th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
1Strong
High · 2 schools
from 43rd to 98th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Oak Park High: 98th percentile, Strong
Oak Park Independent: 43rd percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 6 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
The average elementary school in Oak Park Unified had 5 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Oak Park Unified score highest?
Medea Creek Middle is highest, at the 95th percentile.
That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Oak Park Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Where does Oak Park Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Oak Park Unified spent $14,418 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Oak Park Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction63%
Instruction support8%
Student services9%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Other2%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$6.4 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 35 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 10% of its $65.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 126 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 62% of the money. The plan itself puts 91% of it toward staff.
Campus Cleanliness and Safety $2.5 million
CTE Pathways $796,179
Comprehensive Mental Health Support $700,382
32 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
7 of the plan’s 35 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name math, catch-up help or English learners
Math $80,446
Catch-up help $722,163
English learners $151,146
Largest of these
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)$579,995
Summer Remediation Programs$133,298
English Language Development (ELD) Instructional Assistants (IAs)$118,388
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $1.7 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.8 million and estimates it spent $1.7 million, $0.1 million (5%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$1.7 million spent (estimated)$1.8 million planned
Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.1 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
What changed
The total is $283,396 (5%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is CTE Pathways, which went from $661,449 to $796,179.
Largest cuts
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)−$43,105
Professional Development to Support Students with Disabilities−$42,509
Additional OPHS Assistant Principal Position$73,803
Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities$17,475
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Enhancing Academic Achievement for All Students
80%
79%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Enhancing Academic Achievement for All Students
73%
72%
down 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
7 in 100
7 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
1.1%
0.9%
down 0.2 pts
Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Campus Cleanliness and Safety · $2,493,730
CTE Pathways · $796,179
Comprehensive Mental Health Support · $700,382
The full plan3 goals, 35 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($6.4 million).
Where does the money go?
63% to Goal 3, Developing Global Citizens Prepared for Sustainable Futures. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Enhancing Academic Achievement for All Students$1.1 million18% of action budgets
“Increase academic achievement for all student groups, with a particular focus on narrowing achievement gaps and ensuring equitable outcomes” p. 15 ↗
14 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.2 million (−$84,521)
Largest funded actions
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)$579,995action 1.1 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Summer Remediation Programs$133,298action 1.15 · p. 83 ↗
English Language Development (ELD) Instructional Assistants (IAs)$118,388action 1.6 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
TK-12 Mathematics Program Enhancement$80,446action 1.10 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $74,851 is state funding counted toward those services
Categorical Programs Support$60,024action 1.4 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
9 more funded actions in this goal
Professional Development to Support Students with Disabilities · action 1.8 · p. 83 ↗$45,491
Homework Support 6-12 · action 1.3 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$38,463
Long Term English Learner (LTELs) Support · action 1.7 · p. 83 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$18,758
GATE and Advanced Placement (AP) Course Access · action 1.9 · p. 83 ↗$18,391
English Language Development (ELD) Monitoring and Instructional Planning Software · action 1.5 · p. 82 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$14,000
Meaningful and High Leverage Professional Development (PD) for TK- 12 Staff · action 1.11 · p. 83 ↗$12,277
Tutoring for 6-12 Students · $21,087 → $8,870 · p. 82 ↗−$12,217
Phonemic Awareness Professional Development · $9,102 → $7,078 · p. 83 ↗−$2,024
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 15 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 15 ↗.
Goal 2Foster a Holistic Learning Environment for Student Success: Enhance student wellness, safety, and school…$1.2 million19% of action budgets
“Foster a Holistic Learning Environment for Student Success: Enhance student wellness, safety, and school culture and climate to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment that promotes personal growth for all students” p. 41 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.2 million (+$5,590)
Largest funded actions
Comprehensive Mental Health Support$700,382action 2.5 · p. 84 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Student Engagement in Shared Decision Making · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 84 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 1 quoted
School Attendance Rate (CALPADS) (State A- Pupil Engagement)p. 48 ↗
Baseline
2022-23 All students- 95.2% …
Target for year 3
2025-26 All students- 97% …
8 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3Developing Global Citizens Prepared for Sustainable Futures$4.0 million63% of action budgets
“Equip students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become globally aware, environmentally conscious citizens capable of adapting to changing landscapes, while ensuring college and career readiness” p. 58 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.7 million (+$362,327)
Largest funded actions
Campus Cleanliness and Safety$2.5 millionaction 3.5 · p. 85 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 4,437 students
1White53%
2Asian24%
3Hispanic or Latino11%
4Two or more races8%
5Filipino2%
6Black or African American1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
12%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 547 of 4,437 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Oak Park Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 56% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (43 of 77 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Oak Park Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Brookside Elementary, 96th percentile (Strong). Middle: Medea Creek Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). High: Oak Park High, 98th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Oak Park Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Oak Park Unified good?
Oak Park Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. Oak Park Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 74th to the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Solid. Oak Park Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 43rd to the 98th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Oak Park Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Oak Park Unified had 5 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Oak Park Unified spend per student?
Oak Park Unified spent $14,418 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Oak Park Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Oak Park Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $6.4 million into 35 funded actions in 3 goals, 10% of its $65.0 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $4.0 million, 63% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Oak Park Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.