Oskaloosa High School (Iowa)

Oskaloosa High School
Location
1816 N. 3rd Extension Oskaloosa , Iowa 52577 United States
Coordinates	41°18′34″N92°38′25″W / 41.3095°N 92.6402°W / 41.3095; -92.6402
Information
School type	Public School
School district	Oskaloosa Community School District
NCES District ID	1921870
Superintendent	Mike Fisher
Principal	Jeff Kirby
Teaching staff	40.76 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	620 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.21 [1]
Sports	Football Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Boys Tennis Girls Tennis Baseball Softball Track Volleyball Bowling Boys Swimming Girls Swimming Boys Golf Girls Golf
Mascot	Indians
Website	http://oskaloosa.k12.ia.us/oskaloosa-high-school-

Oskaloosa High School is a public high school in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA. It serves about 700 students. Courses include offerings through William Penn University and Indian Hills Community College.

Jeff Kirby is the school's principal. ^[2] The school has a marching band, jazz band, orchestra, and choir. It is the first high school to have a Pheasants Forever club. There is a Student Council and school newspaper as well as a robotics team. ^[2]

The Indians are the school mascot and the school has a fight song / battle cry. ^[3]

Athletics

The Indians compete in the Little Hawkeye Conference in the following sports: ^[4]

• Baseball
• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • 2019 Boys’ Class 3A State Champion
• Bowling
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Boys' four-time State Champions (1935, 1936, 1938, 1957) ^[5]
• Football
  • 1996 Class 3A State Champions ^[6]
• Golf (boys and girls)
  • Boys' four-time State Champions (1975, 1985, 1993, 1994) ^[7]
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Softball
  • 2016 Class 4A State Champions ^[8]
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
  • 2003 Class 3A State Champions ^[9]

Notable alumni

• Tyler Sash, former defensive back for the Iowa Hawkeyes at the University of Iowa and New York Giants NFL team
• Phil Jones (born June 6, 1948) is an American drummer, percussionist, and record producer. Jones played percussion with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the early 80's both live and in the studio, while also playing drums and percussion on Tom Petty's solo album Full Moon Fever, which included the hit songs "Free Fallin'", "I Won't Back Down", and "Runnin' Down a Dream".[1] His work outside the group includes playing on the Del Shannon albums Drop Down and Get Me and Rock On!. He currently runs his own recording studio in Los Angeles called 'Robust Recordings'.[2]

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Oskaloosa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
2. "Oskaloosa High School - Oskaloosa". oskaloosa.k12.ia.us.
3. "Oskaloosa Indian Fight Song - Oskaloosa". oskaloosa.k12.ia.us.
4. "WaMaC Conference". WaMaC Conference. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
5. "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
7. "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
8. "State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. July 9, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
9. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.