Oak Park High School (Michigan)

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Oak Park High School
Location
Oak Park High School (Michigan)
13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, Michigan

United States
Coordinates 42°27′54″N83°11′02″W / 42.4649°N 83.1838°W / 42.4649; -83.1838
Information
Type Public high school
MottoWe enter to learn, we leave to achieve
Established1954
School district Oak Park Schools
PrincipalCarissa Peterson
Faculty68.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,296 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.84 [1]
Color(s)Red, Black and White    
Athletics conference Oakland Activities Association [2]
MascotOak Park Knights [2]
Nobel laureates Paul Milgrom
Website Oak Park High School website
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year [3]
Change vs.
prior year [3]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %≤5 / ≤5
Proficient %– / –
PR. Proficient %7.6 / 57.6
Not Proficient %83.0 / 30.2
Average test scores
SAT Total778.2
(Decrease2.svg −27.8)

Oak Park High School is a public high school located in Oak Park, Michigan an inner suburb of Detroit. The school is part of the Oak Park School district. It serves about 1,130 students in grades 9 to 12 from Oak Park and surrounding communities around Detroit. [4]

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In 2010, as a part of the Federal School Improvement Framework, the school was identified by the State of Michigan as one of 92 schools with the lowest achieving, according to performance on Michigan standardized tests. Eligible schools were invited to apply for a grant of up to 6 million dollars over three years to support efforts to raise academic achievement.

Oak Park High School's grant application was awarded $4.2 million. The school was one of 28 schools that were awarded grant funds. [4]

The school colors are red, black, and white. The school mascot is the Oak Park Knights. [4]

Oak Park High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Notable alumni

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